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THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1960.
NEW TURN IN CORRUPTION TRIAL
Judge questions ethics of using bait to trap
trap people
Detective Sub-Inspector William Ross, a witness in the `con- spiracy and corruption trial at the Victoria District Court this morning, agreed with the trial judge that "at least at one stage", he was tempting one of the accused and her associates to enter into "any form of corrupt transactions' with him.
police officer acted in
which
Insu. the capacity in Ross did. "You have the type of cases where a police officer with a corrupt is approached
After furlhot questions put where
11. to Insp. Ross. Judge R Mills-Owens said he was bound to say he would not take a very cerlo view of the case in ...view of what had been said, suggestion and where if he is
to uere! not.
trapping the
sit here as Judge and people no mast show himself Jury and have rights of both;
unreluctant to join and 1 think I have made it
then If
every police officer with a corrupt plain from my questions to Mr
is approached Itons that there is a very great
say, were to between
Police suggestion and difference
'Don't you dare say any such officer who was approached
probably thing,
no person with corrupt suggestions,
would have ever been caugh! making it clear that he is not averse to that is one matter with that." He asked if at least
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it is a very different in the early plages of this case,
there matter, in my opinion, for a
pollee ailleer
to assume, even nature.
WIS
nothing
of
that
an ifstructions, the role which Witness replied that he thought Invites people -10 Enter into the inftthi mproach by the corrupt transactions."
woman that, she, and himself lot of money could make
that cate would "fall within gory."
Adjournment
At this stage, Chier inspector
Judge Mills-Owens: From then
C. 1. Smith, prosecuting, asked for an adjournment for Instruc-on you were holding yourself an
in bult, for whatever corrupt nd-
Vaners may be made to you?
tions from Crown Counsel. The hearing was adjourned to 2.30 Yea.
p.m.
men,
Szc On trial are two
And you in turn were holding Chinchun, and Pro 'Chi-cifung, nut the third accused as a bait Unde woman,
Wong Ying, to anyone who might approach alias Lily Wong, who pleat not and make use of her:-Yes. guilty to charges of Conspiring
The point I want to make is: to offer $20,000
Russ lo Insp.
menit is one thing to trap a person for the release of two detained
Read who initiates a corrupt transte- in Chatham
tlon, and it is quite a Terent Camp, and corruptly offering u cheque for $2,000 to Insp. Ross.thing to lempt someone to enter into a corrupt transaction with you.-Yes,
the
At the commencement hearing this morning, Insp. Ross, who was cross-examined yester- by the deferre counsel
day, replied to questions by
the Bench.
Judge Mili-Owens mid he was not suggesting Insp. Rosy had done anything wrong as he was acting under instructions. He naked if it was Insp. Ross's où- Jest to make it appear that he We corrupt officer.
Original object
Insp. Ross
Agreed
And it is true to say. I think Mr Ross you will agree, at least at one stage in the proceedingsTM you were in fact tempting the third accused and anyone who might be associated with her to enter into any form of corrupt with you. Isn't transactions
Yes. that so
Insp. Ross agreed that he was in a very equivocal position. He
sold he did not receive written
At this stage, his Honour re-
marked that he would not take a very serious view in this case.
zaid the original | Instructions to carry on what he object was to obtain evidence had done. All instructions were against the Worum and herverbal, he added. Associates. "Eventually it ap peared we were not able to get an conerele evidence against Wong and her associates, and we were instructed to continue as- sociation with these persona the because of smuggling un vessel and because "el
SCRIVE political setvities of members of crew of the vessel. We had to accept gifts in order to do that." He said the gifts started in February, last year,
the
Judge Mills-Owens: In early stages at least, you made yourself appear as if you were open to corrupt advences.
Insp. Rose "Yes, after the initial approach.
His Honour sald what he was getting at was; one could have two dislinet types of cases
LETTERS TO THE
EDITOR
DELIGHTFUL
ART
EXHIBITION
first painting exhibition Dr R. H. S. Lee opened the Sek-woo, who of Mr Leo specialises in floral and animal study aspects of Chinese art, at St John's Cathedral Hall this morn- ing.
writes fashion news".
NEW
Lady Sheaffer
OKRIPURNT POUNTAIN PÈN
VNITED PAPER COUNTER
"The Strong are Lonely”
THE CURTAIN
Heroin found Disqualify man RISES ON YOU!
in woman's
A
stockings
30-year-old housewife, Yuen Chung-wal was senten- ced to three months' jail and a fine of $9,000 or six months by Mr P. F. X. Leonard at Kow- for loon Court this morning possession of heroin.
Revenue Inspector, Mr K. K. Leung prosecuting. told the court that yesterday Revenue Officers went to defendant's ad- dress at 2 Poriin Street and
waited for her return.
When defendant arrived they searched her and found three packets of heroin weighing 8.4 grammes in her stockings.
Defendant admitted the offence.
Student remanded
A 17-year-old monning
student
this
appeared before Mr T. 1. Yang at Central Magis- tracy or two counts of obtain- nx credit by fraud and a charge of simple larceny.
Jus Ma Chung-cheong, The young painter who has
Mu,
134-136 ut studied intensively for the past Frederick
Afth Boot, exhibited in Argyle Street, 10 years and has Japan and other parts of South- alleged to have obtained cast Asia, is putting his work total of $424 from Leung Kin- on public view for the first time chiu on December 3 and 4, at Theatre in Hongkong.
No. 19, State shop
Ferocious tigers, benigh whito rabbits, busy bees, delightful trupteal fish, comical cats and cherming bird studies are among scrolls depicting the varied animal life.
His floral works include the
tints ever-popular bamboo, chrysan- themum, roses of many and types, peonies, pomegranate, plum, orchids and lotus.-J.D.
No Ulster-
horses for
Europe
18
д
Anode King's fond.
He is further alleged to have Loung watch from Kwok-chiu on December 15 at 533 Loeldtart Road, ground
stolin a
floor.
cating was fixed on Febru- ary 3 at Mr E. Corbally's court.
SPC New Year
distribution
Some
ci
70
200 children families, were given food parcels and cicining of the SFC Centre, Shaukiwan, this morning, the fourth day in the SPC Chinese the New Year distribution to poor in the Colony.
In charge of distribution at Shalkiwan this morning was London, Jan. 20.. Mrs Joca Colton, Branch Serre- Northerntry of the Shaukiwan Centre. Lord Glontoran,
Ireland Minister of Com-She was assisted by two volun- lery helpers, Mra B. Gregory merce, denied here today and Mrs D. Wedgwood as well that his country exported as two reguler staff workers. horses to continontal Europa.
He was commenting on sug- gestions here that Irish goodly should be boycotted as a protest against the much criticised trade In live Irish horses being sent in allegedly inhumane
conditions for
to France and Belgium slaughter.
Dangerous fireworks
from driving
for 20 years
PROSECUTION REQUEST
man
A police officer this morning requested a Central
Magistrate to consider disqualifying a who admitted to three traffic offences from holding a driving licence for 20 years.
Sub-Inspector B. Webater was prosecuting before Mr I. T. Morris a case against Hung Lui- ching, 24, unemployed, of 330 King's Road, fourth floor, "A" Block, Hongkong.
Defendant pleaded gulity to driving while disqualified, driv- ing without a valid licence, and driving without third party in- surance.
Insp. Webster told the Court that at 3.15 pm. cn January 18 defendant was driving his car alang Java Street. When prouching the junction of the Suvet and Tong Shui Road, the car kneeked down a 13-year- old boy crossing the road.
A fracture
The boy received a Polts fracture of the foot and is still unable to wolk, Inep. Webater said.
ها.
Defendant admitted to the police that he had no licenc: us he had been disqualified from holding one due to a traffe accl-
dent last year.
Defendant was disqualified by
Kowloon Magistrate ΟΠ August 13, last year, on a gum- mony for careless driving. It found that he was was also not in possession of a provi- sional cence.
Insp. Webster said further In- quiries revealed that defendant had taken out a third party in- Aurance on his car two months after being disqualified. He did ot laform the Insurance com- _many_of_his_diequalification and they were therefore the Innocent party to the issue of the policy. Insp. Webster, told the Court that the injured boy's father wos asking for $1,000 compensation.
Four convictions
CONSPIRACY
CHARGES
AGAINST 2
Abdul Aziz Rumjahn, 56, and, Ho Hit-po, 29, on charges of conspiracy to bribe and conspiracy to remanded to forge, wore
By: JOHN LUFF
LAST night at the Loke Yew Hall, the curtain
fell upon what must be one of the most unusual
nights in Hongkong Theatre.
There was a burst of applate | Had the presentation, of the which died away almost kavas play faults? Yes, many. It diately. The audience remained was obvious that the big scenes scate Then, as if at a given and principals heel received an signal, the mood was changed much attention that the crowi The world was the old werid menta, extrüs and bike parts yet, and people left to take up aufered from under-rehearsal. their affairs where they had left The finale, scone 2, Act 1, wonderful line; "The them before entering the thostre. has
"The Strong Are Lonely," pro Kingdom of God has gone to duced by Fr. 1 Sheridas kell," or something like that. play which deles every theatre it was mistened. The actors convention, yet sucecodis because were disturbed by, too eager of the enormous strength within itself; not only in construction, and audible prompting
1 um sorry about that, but out in theme.
In the first case, it has an all there it is. A little more male cast; secondly it deals tenien to detail here would
Established
greater with a religious order which set have out to put into practice the night.
But I do not retrpet one word teaching of the Sermon on Mouni The curtain falls on
from what I say at the” ben It is great theatre, ginning. death and utter failure.
I angure, every- You could well Imagine that strong theatre. such of play would hold only one that within two hairs or thore nicoly Interested in such so, the greatezi, issues of mad- makters. But such was not kind are fought over, the cast. The audience was The curtain rises, not on
fascinated during this play, but on you. ,Feld
sirgele depicted upun the stage, from
merges an easy winner.
Strong
the
which MomMÓN
*
Are Lonely of the last day of the Sveicly of Jezus in Paraguay.
Saturday by Mr T. L TŠLE
at Central Mogis- | tells Yang tracy this morning. They are alleged 14 have Spain had conquered thål ter- conspired together on or about try. The September 30 to bribe Hillary Khs Duppa Miller, District Omeer, New Territories Administration, to write a letter showing that certain Bgricultural land at District Demarcation 440 NT, was available. for conversion to industrial land.
colonists treated Indians dreadfully. The Jesults, Indignant, had taught the Indians to live in protected villages, and
to defend themselves, against the slave ralders.
They are also alleged to have conspired tegether on Septem- ber 30 to forge a letter pur- porting to be issued by Mrt Miller.
OTHER COUNTS Rumjahn also faces five other counts of corruptly offering Mr Miller a total of $210,000, being the profit on the sale of land Mills Mayer Silk owned by (HK) Lid in the New torics between August B December 12,
Terri
to
how
4
From the Files
25
years -AGO- January, 1935
The colonists sent complaints buck to Spain, and the subject of the plas is the trial, verdict, and consequence of the verdict. Where the play grips is that
His Excellency the Governor fights out a battle still going
has on around us. The struggle.be.
appointed. "Mr G. 8. tween Christian idcals and the Kennedy-Skipton to be "Dia- demands of modern rostety, trict Officer in the southern Obviously, the casting of such district of the New Terra
"weakness. | tories. a plny permits Ronald Strahan was given the role of the Provincial of
al the
a
21
the Jesuits, and as I saw it, he hadHRICE married, Mrs to be a man aflame with a
Aimee
Semple Mc- sense of justice, and Ho further aliget to have came time his Order demanded Pherson, described in
Morning Post headline, as a obtained $50,000 from Mr Wong absolute obedience,
There was the contradiction, "hot gospeller" is planning Po-on, a Director of T. Q. Wong
the terrible and Co. Lid, between October and
exhausting another visit to Hongkong. 20, and 30 at Prince's Buliding.
struggle of a man who had to
She was recently divorced He is also alleged to have on make a decision, uncertain that
from the radio crooner "Happy" Insp. Webster said defendant had four previous convictions, October 29, with intent to deelther was right
Hutton Mr Strahan handled this role dangerous celve, uttered to Mr Wong, a Including one for
Her first husband whom the He allowed married when she was only 17 driving, causing grievous bodily forged letter purporting to have with intelligere.
the audience to see something of
of age, Wag
late harm and one for careless driv-been written by Mr Miller,
the No plea was taken.
terrific emotional battle ing which involved the death of
Robert Semple, a boilermaker taking place within his sout,
turned masionary,, and who His neat moment was when he
who came to China, grasped the Crucifix which broke within his grasp ng be echoed the words of Divine was buried at Happy Valley.
a person.
He asked the Court to take a very serious view of the case and also disqualify defendant from holding a licence for 20 years.
Mr Morris reserved judgmont until next Tuesday.
Police car hits eyclist
New wide
screen theatre for Kowloon
The Royal Theatre, Kowloon, the first cinemy to be equipped Lon Man-kwong. 31. lying
To take the Todd
A-O process or the staircase of. No. 34 Pak
will open on January 26 in time Lord-Glentoran told a Press Thi Street, Kowloon, admitted
A 34-year-old man, Cheung for Chinese New Year, conference that
of fireworks and Shing-in, of
The Royal will not open with possessiory
107, Thomsoni And now, please, Irish sausages and Irish bacon, hawking reworks without a Road, third floor sustained in- a big fim, but will be screening # Teleshen Supply Inquiry mentioned in the suggested by licence and was fined $20 by Mr juries when the bicycle he was "They Came to Corin" stil
coil, were all exported
Cooper and from P. F. X. Leonard at Kowloon riding was involved in a colli-ring Gary
Slr-
Commission.
"TSIMSHATSUI"
This funny world
"Who over iword of a horse golting his tail caught in the starting gata?”
Unen, Irish
Northern Ireland.
This was part of the United Kingdom and was not connected Irish way with the In any Republic,
"No horses are exported from Northern Ireland to the Con- tineat," he said, China Maii Special.
for treatment.
ngony.
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Opposed to him, his reluctant only 2,500 miles, like new, ency, was Rei Oblitas. Here $1,800.
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was a mor just as anxious to so justke done, but as loyal to
the his Emperor as was the Jesuit to Christ.
Colitas admits the charges are Navy Petty Officer and two false, and Straban sees triumph funter ratings, who were prob within his erup, only to be told ably insulted by a European, by Oblitas that expediency wine on the Star Ferry travelling the day. This was the great to Hongkong late on Sunday monsent of the play, and fur-night last, please accept apo- Bilother evidence of Mr Obiitas' vertegy from Same?
satility.
court this morning.
sion with a Police car in Talpo Hayworth. Sub-Inspector W. Elias Noad,
The first super wide screan near the 13-milestone {
Noci de Guingarià is cast in a will be Dlancy's "The prosecuting sald, "This kind of yesterday afternoon. The man Alm
FROM the SCM Post's 25 good churchman no doubt, but Artworks will explode on in- was taken to Kowloon Hospital Siceping Beauty," a Technimara, cynical role. Loyal soldier and
screening which will present all
column: the enafest way
Years Ago of selling mi pact and it's very dangerous."
that is latest in film,technique,
problem is to fall in the fring "When old China hands for squad.
gather in London the con Colvyn Haye, as Father Oros S.J. was the Simon Peter of versation generally reverts the Order. He knew that his to the good old times and disciplined Indians could win there are no more expert An Amy bomb disposal unit, the day. When he is charged to and interesting raconteurs In conjunction with civil au surrender, his amazement and than the two Sir Thomas's. thorities, is still examining the disobedience took the play to
At the annual -reusiona · di unexploded 600-lb American mounting heights. bomb which was drydged, froen
the Bank, the P and O and the With the largest cast ever the sea-bed off Kowloon Dock assembled, I can deal only with China Association, Bit Thomas Sir Thoms yesterday,
the principals, No decision has yet been taken remains to bo told. Qite Jager Jacksons appear and one yet Sutherland and
tovio with about the diaposal of the bonib
as the Calvanist Dutch Mer Cach other as to who will spin An Army spoken old this cheat speaks for the audience, the beat yarn.
Both are so good at this that
SPECIAL SHOWING Bomb not moved
H-bomb shelter OF HK TOURIST
in new home ASSOCIATION FILM
London, Jan, 20.
Mr Dorothy de Rothschild hng built an II-bctmb shelter of atcel and reinforced concrete in her new home at Eythrope Pavilion, Buckinghamshire, the Daily Mail reports.
The newspaper mys the loves it would withstand but a direct hit.
be
plode.
religiously, 26
The Governor, Sir Robert Black and Lady Black attended morning there is no immediate Unsympathetic.
a special showing of the Hongkong Tourist Associa-danger that the bob will ex-judges the Order by its work! tion film "A Million Lights Shalt Glow" this morn- ing.
:
1.
The film was screched at the New Year and will Jater Boi
4 world-wide Loo Theatre before a large distributed all gathering of people Including basis,'
The flm la A travelogue
which cost the
Executive and Legislative Mr Council members, Consular Corps
James do Ruthschild, the representatives, Judges of the documen.ary
She is the widow of
banker, sportsmon, art
honours are even
Hie contempt for expediency. Proposing, at the dinner of and the gilb asscoament of the Hongkong and Shanghai values, leaves him' 'cold. Ho Bank,, the toast, of the Staff at
good men being' ¡ll used. "His and ever, genial · Chaleman..of
Woman suspected speaks for humanity. Here are Home and Abroad; the voterans
A Chinoso woman was ar- performance was just excellent, the P. and O Company made a rested by the Police yesterday
recta which not only warmed Khin hourts of the old hands morning on suspicion of steal- inf47 from a woman podesiclata The surprise angio is with a once more to thin wat, but held in Tua Chung Road, Taun Wan. visiting Italian, Dennis Duncan-is youthful, inheritora of, “a son who did not qulle autorood mighty, fabric of credit" spell- In his role of the visitor hoog bed for it was he who laid
Ube Jesults
banking, enterprise in the Eart”
who left £11,500,000 when he and of the Tourist Association at yr ariat mureve the Colony Gold chain stolen to an if the decret of the foundations of the watest
and others.
con-Bureme Court. Government Association. $120,000. nolescur and Liberni politician, officials, members of the press
It was dimod in Hongkong
trom práctically every angle, beginning with a superb scene of the New Territories as the sun rises above the mountains, of Tok Harbour.
died three years ago,
Mrn de Rothschild has been on Buckinghamshire County's Civil Defened committee sire the beginning of World War II.
Neuter.
The sim, made in colour by Athos Film Production Co. of London, leste 20 minutes.
It will be seen in some Hong- kong cinemas during Chinese
A gold chain, valued at $500, war stolen yesterday from the third door flat of 9, Cameron |Road, Tsimshatsui,
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