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PING CHAU MURDER TRIAL
Accused claimed Rice distribution Factories fined
Court
visits
crime
scene
The judge, jury and court
officials in ᄆ Criminal Sossions trial wont to the
at
attack by mother-in-law
A prosecution witness in the Ping Chau
murder trial said this morning that the accused had claimed that his mother- in-law had chopped him.
The witness. Chung Chong!
noises from the street early on Novermber 0 and when he
Yan Ngan-ching, n
witness.
the body of a woman was found, the accused had bought five
site of the now Quean ishing, sald he was awakened by suld some time. before the day Elizabeth Hospital King's Park, Kowloon, this morning, to inspect the of an alleged
scenc murder.
Last November 21 a woman,! Tse Ping, and her eight-month
ld daughter, were found scri- ously wounded in a fourth floor of the partly-constructed Juspital. The woman later divd.
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Mok Ma, 32-year-old fore-
not the site, piends 7722222 guilty to murder,
An earth colle, Leung Kee. toid the court this morning that she was clearing debris trom a fourth floor room the murning the woman was found.
she
her
and
Witness said that the accused earne ate the room where was working and detalled and another contie to go clear up the roof of a nearby bullding.
re-
He then went to the next You wil festant the unconscious
and child. Mok Wonnait turned and asked Leung why the woman was lying there
RAN' DOWN STAIRS
the
Mak ther ran down stairs, to raise the alarm, Leung safe.
Toy Mr Cress examined Oswald Cheng, defending the accused, Leung said she had or heard Mok before not seen he come 10 tell her to work elsewhere. She had not heard talking shouting or anyone kither.
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Hearing is continuing.
reached the street, he saw the cutties of cement from her. accused bleeding from the thigh. The accused hid also elaimed at he had failed in "catch" his mother-in-law.
The accused, Lam Man-hung,
The trial is before Mr Juice 1. R. Nactee, Acting Pulane Judge, and a Jury of four mes and ihrer wonen.
The accused is represented by Mr Chades CT, and Mr Denis Rerge-
shop proprietor in Wing Ondow, Crown Counsel, is prosecuing. Street. Ping Chau, is accused of mother-in-law, murdering his Wong Tal-mul, on November 0.
Wong's mutilated body found under a cooking stove in the shop un November the prosecutor said.
Food shop
wan
lestifled this morning Chunk That he was the landlord of No. 14 Wing On Street, and the ac- cused ran a cooked food shop on the ground floor.
About 11.30 p.m. on Novar-!
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Suzie. Wong
Sir- am quite sure thut ber 5 last year, he returned Richard Meson, the author of home from a Alm show and as "The World of Suzie Wong" be one of the most con- Tafs quarters he must he went to
the
bollingered writers alive today, und noticed
accuseri
more so since his recent visit noodles on the groun Boor.
to Hongkong and the spate of Chung said he went to sleep shortly afterwards but was dis- publicity over the Siming of his turbed by some notees from the wook after his departure.
were to tell him "please do not street. I was then 2,30 u..
ity and cmulate Shakespeare on November 6.
love time you write a next story" I can well imagine what his reply would be!
Ife said he looked into the strect arki laber went downstairs where he saw the
with another
man, PCCUSKA
Fong. He noticed Chow wide
accused's wound on the thigh, just above the knee. was bleeding.
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Cheng said he then heard the accused say, "I was chopped by iny mother-in-law once with a knife. 1 failed to catch her and she ran away."
Chung sald he then returned to his quarters, fetched some powder and applied it to the wound.
Mr Cheung Then asked
Saw blood Justier W. A. Blair-Kerr if the
he noticed Court night go to the hospitat
added that He site, so that the witness could point out the room in which she some blood on the ground floor. Another witness, Chiu Shul- was working, and the room in ting, who also lived in Wing On
said about 2 am. which the woman was found.
Street, November 6, she heard a wo Iman's voice shouting "Save Btc." prosecuting and Are Cheung is in-She then awakened her husband out to investigate. structed by Me M. Work of Muss who went
She said she could not recognise Deacon".
the voles.
Mr D. N. Jtra and Mr W. S W. Barkin, Crown Couarel, are
The bearing continues.
Gowns
of
On
distinction
at Paquerette's
"Oriental Boutique"
Room 321 Gloucester Bldg.
9 a.m. to 5.30 p.m.
To the modern The World will косп
generation
of Suzie Wong" classified s bu
“lioratre** Ind ko.r.co a Juliel
an unread, forgotten pornographic love story wriven by rn ancient libertine.
Ex-director Jean Nazulesco is now quoted as saying "This book of Suzie Wong is a full, beautiful story-but above all R's earthy
the and that's what pubile love-earthiness.
The plty of the book has been described as a bad, immoral play because it only pretends to challenge the ethical's.o.dards of the majority
for the sake of acnsationalism, but apparently Translated Into a film it all becomes "beautiful."
In the name of heaven, let us keep a sense of perspective as to what is a classic and whet la not. Of course the publle kes "earthiness" or
"sex"-call it what you will otherwise half the cinemas in the world would but black is still be emply, black except to the colourblind.
THOMAS CRISP.
Sir-Whatever "The World of Suzle Wong" will turn out Lo be, it carinot be more diverting than Mr Steve leavy's report.
Dun-
Mr Jean Negulesco's "crown prince of movie directing" lag
la presumably based on his "declaration of ability", and Mr Ray Stark's "almost idealistic millionale" one presumably on Mis unearthy conception DI Suzie's character.
earthiness,
The public love Docs Mr Negulesco mean the "A Certain Smile** brand earthiness? And who is this man James Patrick?
N, T. CHOW.
Superb effort
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Mr Bhagwant M. Hiranand handing rlee to an old woman at the Hindu Temple this morning. The distribution was made in memory of Mrs V. Iranand, Mrs F. T. Melwani is at right-China Mall Photo.
Big compensation
asked in
tenancy case
The managing partner of a women's store asked for compensation totalling more than the rent paid since 1945, Mr Leo d'Aimada, QC, pointed out during exemption proceedings before Tenancy Tribunal this morning.
During cross-examination of [
Mr d'Almada rakt he had en- the client of Mr R. W. S. Winter Joyed very low rental thanks to
Landlord anci Mo and the by Peter
Tanni (Instructed
Ordinance since 1945, but that if he had started in business during the past few years he would have had smaller pre- mires et much higher rent
Co), Mr d'Almada said that even if the rent of the ground Iloor premises of Man Shan store at 35 Nation Road had buen $625 menthly since 1945, and in fact it had been less for
mony years, the compensation usked was more than the total rent pald.
for contravening labour laws
From the Filos
25
years AGO-
February, 1935 ¡ȚIDESPREAD regret W will be felt at the
death of Mr John Edward Mitchell, Stoward of the Hongkong Club, which oc curred at the French Hos-
A 13-year-old girl lost the tip of her right indexpital. He was 42 years old.
finger performing a job in a
metal factory
which Labour Officer Dennis Chow said should have been done by an adult.
The accident, which occurred last August, resulted in the proprietor of the works, the Wing Lok Metal Faclory of No. 11 Tal Hum Village, Kowloon City, being summoned for con- travening the labour laws by employing a child in an indus- trial undertaking.
The factory proprietor was fined $400 by Mr E. "Corbally at Kowloon Court this morning. in The defendant picaded mitigation that his was a family bustness on a small scale and he had only just entered the trade.
Rest period
Fined for
overstaying
in Colony
Mr W. H. Nec of Shanghai who is believed to be the first person to havo travelled all the way to Canton by motor- car, arrived last Sunday in his Raby Ford, 11 days after wear- ing Shanghai.
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MR G. B. Gifford Hull, re-
Msident engineer of the Shing Mun dam scheme is leaving for London today by the P and O liner, Raj- putana.
A husband and wifo, Li Hain, 56, and Chang Ming- niang, 35, were fined $50 each by Mr Derek Cons of
From the SCM Post 25 Contral Magistracy this
Apo column: "A morning for overstaying Years in the Colony.
northern contemporary calla attention to wants, both of Sub-Inspector K. P. Clark, prosecuting, said that the de-which equally apply to Hong- The first is the ex- kong. fendants were arrested yester-
|tablishment of + women at day at 28 Ming Yusen Street firm of bill collectors and the reputable West. They were granted a
of the army airect transit vien by the Bri- abolition
in Matao Consal
and shroffe who falten on the pro- arrived here on the my Fatshan fila of commission and ex- on Saturday.
Another factory fined for breech of the labour laws was the Koon Chuen Kow Keltting Factory of 318 Un Chau Street. The undertaking was summoned for employing 48 work during the rest period on November 23 last.
Mr Dennis Chow explained that the factory proprietor had been permitted to have a dif- ferent reat perlod, bur when the Lerm expired, he failed to renew his appituation.
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Inspector Clark added
to
leave
by
IC-
change.
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"The second is the collec the defendas wire pantion of all waste paper and 10 land and rumain have all the establishment of a course Monday when they were
the paper mill for ite remanufac quired
quantity my Twang. They failed to fire. An immense
at which lett
waste could be turned to 2 p.ro. that day for Djakarta. good account."
Inspector Clark also Inform-
The defendant firm, according or Chow, had one previous join the stip conviction for employing 75 women worlding after a last December."
p.m.
The proprietor pleaded gufity Iced was fined $250.
The Sun Sang Hop Ket Weaving and Dying Factory
or 615, Shun Ning Read, ground floor, was fined 3300 when the
roprietor pleaded guilty
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we summonses for employing
more than 20 women at work after 8 pm. en separate nights last November.
Were
The witness replied that
recommended exemption were he would suffer a great loss as
Ten others he had been in business a long the "You
Ten other Deloris la Kow- must have & ground me. Mr Dargan asked i
over- loon were floor shop facing Nathan Roadt landlord had made any
summoned and the of the
dimensiers you tures regarding offer of accem-
propr.ctors
ined 5m3 samc
Mrmodation in the new structure. | ranging from $60 to $200 for asked Dow Occupy."
Mr d'Almada produced coples | breaches of the regulations by d'Almada. "Yes, that would be
at best," replied the businessman of letters sent to all Counsel of employing young
Persona Ilating pre- werk after opposing tenanta
Dm allowing mises available at 20 per cent women at work after 8 pm, and discount.
employing children in industrial undertaking),
The worst?
"We can't always have the best. How much do you want in eczupensation. for these pre- mises?"
"$200,000 would be the bem." "And the worst?" said Mr d'Almada.
"More than $100,000," came the reply.
for When the proceedings the proposed $14 million "Teinshutsut Mansion scheme opened today, Mr C. C. Cheng, architect, was in the box for n furthur bour answering questions about proposed amendments to enlarge flata and decrease the number of flats per floor.
Sir-With
respeel 10 furrin' powers who have been Mr Winter suggested That shamefully lampooned, may I considerable structural altera- congratulate your cartoonist Jaktkes wrer:d be caused, but Mr¦
for yesterday's superb effort. J. E. Dargan, President of the
Au- Major
For once he has surpassed even | Tribunal comprising Mr the great Giles,
Yeung Yick-funga BOSUN'S MATE. A. N. Braude, zald that struc-
Treacly style Sir-I can't help wondering if the famous men and well-dressed women whom "I at the Keyhole" describes each Tuesday are as nauseated by her treacly style of writing as I em.
PATRICK KNOX.
Thefts from premises
The case continues.
Child beggars
to get
special cards
Hongkong's card scheme for beggars has been ex-
tended to include special cards for child) beggars.
This was announced this morning by the Secretary of the Hongkong Council of Social Service, Miss C. Madge Newcombe.
tural alterations Woul not arise it the plans were amended
The ends are coloured orange | anyone to beg in the streets of before the premises were built.
and yellow,
Hongkong. When the case for the appli- Miss Newcombe said they had
devised so
!The social that child
services hero, cants, the Ming Man Land In- been
Government and tho was com- beggars could get help and ad- both vestment Company
his vico.
voluntary agencies, are capable plete, Mr Winter called
organisations? (p clients to give evidence of their Welfare
of supplying the kind of help circumstances.
perling the netteme inclufo that anyone who la really in the Family Wellere Socialy, distress muy need, and they are The managing partner of the Lutheran World Service, Salva | anxious to do so. store at No. 35, ground floor, tion Army, Yaumall Welfare "Please do not bo miated ta trading as Lampson Tallor, said Centre, .Shamshupo Weltaro
or
cd the court that the next ship was due to leave on Friday and
the defendants would leave by HE Chief Justice's court
it.
Emergency
operation
Tyesterday presented the
appearance of a counter- feiter's shop with all the materials and apparatus for the manufacture of fake Hongkong ten-cent pieces spread on the floor and solicitor's table.
-Mrs Roberi Lehman, wife of
Mr A. Jackson, the Govern- a partner in the New York
ment Analyst, said a ladlo he Arm of banking.
Lehman had discovered in the room of Brothers, underwent an emer the three accused contained tini, geney appendectomy at Matilda
antimony and lead which was Hospital last night.
suitable for making counterfeit coins.
Moulds had been mado from
of paris, coment
Mrs Lehman was stricken yes- terday and taken 10 hospital afler doctors diagnosed an al-
吋 lack of acute appendicitis. She plaster
limestone which was in was reported
satisfactory burnt
tho found by
and condition today.
polico, Mr Lehman is one of the cyanides containing silver solu- original directors of Pun Areal-tion had been used in conjunc- can World Airways. He and his lion with zine to effect the silver wife arrived bere op Monday deposit coating.
with other members of the PAA All the materials were present board in the course of an for making imitation coins. around-the-world trip. The The three men were convictod, group was scheduled to leave two sentencod to six years" for Japan today.
hard and one to four years,
This funny world
he had 32 employees whose Centre and Kowloon City Wel-pity by tanding dut money to families would suffer if the shop fare Centro, Kowloon and child beggars, many of whom were closed. He said that the Family Welfare Society, Happyro caly being used by adults, store made. European – s'yle | Valley __ Welfare Centre, Shau-.
to any street beggars of A portable radio, valued at clothing, mostly for the tourist dwan Welfare Contro, Western house callers." | 3210, wad stolen from 60 Kün- trade and it was Impossible to District Welfare Centre and Si Ming Newcombe said cards borley [tead, socond floor yester-find alternative premises sult- James Settlement in Hongkong. could be given to sfreel_beg- day afternoon.
able for that type of business
gars, people who beg at dooza, cleaners, children and Eariler in the day, a Funnlity in the locality. of clothing and a sum of money He had a verkshop at
lenfict complaining the
adds: "Please do not Printed and published by Tamuner Gordon NewLANDS. Pearch to a total value of $124 were Nathan Road, third floor, which
Inchiney Miss Newcombo tend out money, but tire, the for and on behalf of Bouth China Morning Post Limited at 1-3 inlesing from Wing Les Stre, was inrger than the courtroom
for which be pela 4206 rental. Į De/s: "Thero las no need for estils 'ixzslam);" and floor,
| Wynddian Street, City of Victoria in the Colour of Hongkong.
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"I'm very comfortable here, you-folka go ahead
whatever you decide is okay wil) me."
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