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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 1960.
PING CHAU BODY-IN-THE-STOVE CASE
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SENTENCE APPEAL nought
DEATH
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Prominent American
The Full Court of Appeals this morning dismissed an appeal scientists
against the death sentence by Lam Man-hung, 31, convicted
in the Ping Chau “body-in-the-stove” case.
Lam was sentenced by Mr Justice K. R. Mcfee on March 1, after a jury had found him guilty of the murder of his mother-in-law, Wong Tai mui, at his cooked food shop on Ping Chau island on November 6, 1959.
Wounding charge:
man sent
for trial
that
Lin
Medicine shop man fined $3,500
a police penetration patrol two days after she
with been hacked to death chopper.
The dead woman was found jammed under a stove in shop by
the
hnd
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Mr.Charles Chlag, for the up- pellunt, suld today that he was asking the court to reverse one or two findings of fact in respect to a statemen: alleged to have been voluntarily given by
sed.
No questions
snid Mr Ching A medicine shop proprietor
was fined $3,500 with the cross-examination the
who had taken down the alternative
months'
nic-
that under corporal
state-
no
and
of threement claimed he had asked
by jull
Mr questions of the accused
"The accused has said that he
.
in Colony
Two prominent United arrivad States scientists
this morning by air from Japan for a three-day visit to the Colony undor the auspicos of the Asia Foundation and the American National Aca- demy of Science,
They are Professor Farrington Daniels, Vice-President of the National Academy of Science and on authority on solar energy, and Professor Ralph E. Cleland, Professor of Botany, Indiana University, and Chair- man
to
of the Academy's Com- mitice for Science In Unesco. The two scientists were arrive fast night by air, but be cause of their delay, their scheduled visit to the University of llongkong and the Unlied College was postponed.
ot
1.in Ting-kai, 32, shop faki. of 100 Canton Road, first
K. A. S. Phillips at Cen- that the accused had agreed that
no questions were asked. floor, was committed for
Iral Court this morning.
This evening they will speak trix at the next Criminal
He pleaded guilty to posses-
the Association's Session by Mr A. J. San- zion of Part 1 Poisons, penicillin did not say anything to the to the Hengkeng Teachers As-
corporal, but that the corporal sociation guinetti at Central this substances, and dangerous drug had sat down and written in premises in Taimahaisul, Pro- The man was Cheung Bings notebook for almost one
on "Using the fessor Daniels morning.
48. of 131 Johnston Road,
energy," and a half hours and then ask-sun's
and Professor ground floor.
Cleland on "An example of how allege T'pilce
A total of 30 counts of possesed him to sign it."
this selence can be organised." Mr Ching
that wounded Kee Tanz-on with psions of Part 1 Poisons and peni-
said
041 ccncocted 82 Canton Road, itin substances were taken into statement had chopper at ground floor on April
from a talk with the accused consideration.
Detective Sub-Inspector A. T.
the previous night year.
statement Shelley of the Criminal Investi- therefore the iration Department, Police Head- been cliclled by the corporal,
quarters, said a large quantity
"The corporal said to the ac- 1 Poisons, penicilin eused after he found the body of Pari
the eighth Substances and other dangerous on the morning of
what do you have to say?" in- runs were found in a cabinet
stead of the usual caution of
23 lost
In mental hospital
Dr Chung Cho-man, Medical at the Mental Hospital, Ofis who testified this morning, sald in was admited to the Mental Hospital o April 23 1st year and was certifed to be insane on April 29.
Lin
was
on the cockloft.
on
and had
Defendant admitted the posave you anything to say? and assion of the drugs adding that be bought is from brokers and ased it for sale to the public.
"This means members of the public can obtain these danger-
then did not arrest him until one and half hours later," he said.
No grounds
Jr Chung raiti
The court least three out: drugs without doctors' pre- mentally ill for at months before admission. After, sertions and it is dangerous," Elament, he bean In show Inpector Shelley added." zips of Improvement,
Approximately $6,000
worth
of drugs seized were ordered to
Mr Sanguinet! usked Lin de confiscated, whether he would like to make! Defendant had one previous
for possessiun in application for bail, but he conviction said he preferred to be detained, penicillin substances
when he was ned $300. study.
in quit
of
In
1957
were
ruled that there no grounds before it in which it could reverse Badings of fact and dismissed the appeal. The Court, which consisted of the Acting Chief Justice, Mr Justice J. R. Gregg, the Acting. Senior Pulsne Judge, Mr Justice C. W. Recce, and the Acting Puime Judge. Mr Justice W. A Blair-Kerr, also dismissed six
* * * Dther appeals against sentences and one appeal against convic- tion.
Sudden warm change predicted
Hongkong enjoyed ane and dry conditions once again today. But the Ob- servatory predicta a sudden warm change tomorrow.
This morning's loweat readings was 61.3 degrees slightly below the aver- age April mirismum.
Ai 11.30 am, the ten- perainre was 68 degrUEN and rising steadily.
A depression over Japan which for the past two weeks has kept tempera- tures low has now moved.
Still time to book 1st RTR farewell
for
Paquerette's
"April
Affair"
- Fashion Flashes for 1960-
to be held at
the
MIRAMAR HOTEL
TO-DAY — APRIL 6th
at
5.45
P.M.
Tickets obtainable at P.A.A. & Jardine - Airways Town Booking Offices or at the door.
Proceeds to the Hongkong
Jaycee Refugee Year Project
parade
Kong
at Sek
The 1st Royal Tank Regiment, which is shortly leaving Hongkong, held a farewell parade at Sek Kong airstrip this morning.
Brigadier D. D. M. McCready, His eldest son, David, is now Commander 48 Gurkha Infantry Brigade, took the salute as the Begiment's 30 Centurion tanks and I scout ears rumbled past the saluting dals.
The salute was to have been taken by the Commander Brl-
Ish Forces but he was indispos
ed.
A surprise for
•
visiting
Sydney beauty
Beautiful 18-year-old Hazol Halloran, Australia's "Mits Lovely Legs" gat hor first big shock sinco the arrived in Hongkong, today.
"My goodness, look at the length of the slit in that cheongsam," she gasped as a young Chinese walked past her.
HER PRIZE
Miss Halloran won the contest for "the shapollast bost in a legs in Sydney which would look cheongsam."
Her prize, valued at more than £600
included a
luxury flight for her parents to and from Hong-
kong by Cathay Pacific Oriental jet.
She also receives free hotel accommodation and
£40 spending money.
Miss Halloran wont sight-socing with her parents today wearing a beautiful cheongsam -"but this is the Sydney style.”
"The slit of my cheongsam is only five inches," sho
said.
CAUSE A RIOT
"If I wore the local cheongsam in Sydney, I'd cause
a riot," Hazel said with a milo. While in Hongkong she hopes to buy a specially do-
signed 'hopo' chest.
"However, I have no plans for an early marriage. But it should come in handy for the future," the said. Despite her admiration for the local cheongsams, Miss Halloran could not be tempted to buy one. "Wearing anything like the local garment back home the police for would got me in trouble with stopping the traffic so until I roturn to Hong- kong, I think I'll stick to the Sydney style."
I
Film censors blamed for lower revenue
Sir Tsun-nin Chau, Chairman of China Entertainment and Land Investment Company Ltd, this morning attributed the slightly decreased revenue from the King's Theatre during 1959 to the ban- ning of two good box-office films.
MACAO -NEWS
to
recital
Macao, Apr. 8. a boy scidier with the Junior The general public of Macho
Royal had the Regiment,
opportunity Leaders
11 good Armoured Corps, and will join appreciate the 1st Royal Tanks in due through the Vila Verde: broad-
casting station last night.
course.
During the parade, Brigadier CRASH HELMET
McCready presented the Meri- torious Service Medal to 40- year-old Warrant Officer Class 11 Horace David John Rose.
Addressing the parade, Bri- gadier McCready said he was very proud of the Regiment's record in Hongkong.
He said though, the ComUTIES→ der British Forces could not at tend the parade, he hoped to be able to visit the Regiment at a later date to say goodbye to them personally.
Squadram
Record
Mojor Scrgoont Rose, who receiveit the Meri- soricus Service Medal, joined
SAVES LIFE
Melbourne, Apr. 5.
the
A crash helmet saved
life of a police motor * cyclist whose head was run over by a heavy semi- trailer yesterday.
This
The famed French cellist M. Bernard Michelin gave a recital at the studios of Vila Verde after his second concert in Масло
Sunday (1) concert
by the sponsored Circulo de Cultura Musical was only for members of the circle. The French virtuoco was ably accompanied by Italian plantat, Alfredo Rossi.
M. Andre Cartel, the Cultural Attache of the French
too many?
The hearing in which tho!
head man of Choi Won Village faces nino for- gory and false protonces charges, was adjourned
From the Files
25
years AGO
April, 1935
MAN who won £1,000,
until Friday, at the Vic As free trip around the
toria District Court this
morning, to give counsel world and £5 a week for life time to prepare their final passed through Hongkong submissions.
on the Empress of Britain. Asking for the adjournment, He was Mr C. H. Turner who Mr Simon Ll, Crown Counsel, won his prize in a competition prosecuting, said the case had run by the London magazino, been a long and complicated one, John Bull.
Mr Turner told pressman he It started on March 21.
The accused, Shing Kwai, 51, had been trying to win the big in the pleads not guilty to forging a prize for eight years
competition called number of documents and titles popular.
of land assignments of lease and "Bullets" under which a sentence memorials relating to several is provided and the winner is Crown and lots in Chat Won the person who can supply the In 1948 and 1949..
best responalve sentence.
A further Indictment alleges he obtained $3,400 from a Mr Fung Yau-yon by falsely pre- tending he had acquired á lease of property assigned to Fung in October, 1949.
He won a number of consola- un prizes but never one of the big prizes which were awarded only twice a year.
His prize-winning entry was in response to the magazine's Continuing his cross-examino- sentence "Terror of Future", tion of the accused this morn- At the time, droughts and ing. Mr L referred to a stale- disarmament were foremost sub- ment made by Shing to thejects, so Mr Turner submitted police.
"Rusly Tanks' Grim Warning." Counsel said Shing had said in He explained that in every his statement he had paid $6,000| villago there were two types of in a land transaction.
tanks during the drought-army Accused said this should have tanks in the village squares as the land souvenirs of the Great War and been 5000; $700 for and $200 for a middlemon. He empty water tanks. lad written down $0,000 by mistake, because he had been upset, and menaced by the police.
Mr L pointed out to him1 St John Ambulance Brigade that when accused had weltten acknowledges with sincere and the statement he had used the grateful thanks the donation by Formal Chinese character to re Mr and Mrs Fung Ping Fan of present "thousand", and had not 800
material for yards of ased the abbreviated form. This making clothes for babies and be submitted, suggested accused chlidren in the New Territories. had taken great care in writing
the statement.
THE Hon. Secretary of the
✩ ✩ ✩
Shing is represented by Mr Patrick Yu, instructed by Mr It is officially announced Y. H. Chan, of Messrs Lau, that Mr John Buchan, Con- Chan and Ko. Hearing is beservative Member of Parlia- fore Judge B. J. Jennings,
Engaging
seamen in
ment for the Scottish Univer Bities. Lord High Commis- sioner of the Church of Scot- land and well-known novelist has been appointed Governor General of Canada, succeeding the Earl of Bessborough,
*
HK questioned WITH r J. D. Butcher's
Mr
departure for Home
In his carly days In the Colony,
by the Blue Funnel liner London, Apr. 6.
Agamemnon on Wednes- Ernest Thornton day, Mr V. Sorby has as (Labour) asked in the sumed the position of House of Commons today Manager of the Hongkong to what extent the Gov. Electric Co Ltd with which ernor of Hongkong had he has been associated for exercised his powers of more than 30 years. control over the system of Ils promotion to this respon- engaging seamen under sible post well-deserved and Part III and Section 114 he has received numerous con- of the Merchant Ship. Aratulations on the appointment. ping Ordinance 1953. Mr Sorby was a keen volunteer. The Colonial Secretary, Mr He fought in the Boer War with Iain Macleod, said in a written the Imperial Yeomanry, and reply: The traditional method of served as a gunner of the Auxi- He said at the annual mect-recruiting through agents is liary merchant cruiser. Empres ing held at the King's Theatre favoured by the majority of both of Russia In 1914-15, that these two Alms, one seamen and shipowners, and Mr and Mrs Sorby have three starring Brigitte Bardot and enforcement of the low is dif- children, two sons who are at the other Gregory Peck, would sult because local custom can present at school in England and a daughter who is with them in undoubtedly have brought in not readily be changed.
Despite these difficulties how- Hongkong. more income if exhibited,
Both Mr and Mrs Sorby have He spoke of the plans to ever, the Hongkong Government
is doing all it can to get the made a wide circle of friends i develop the properly with a
practice of direct recruitment of Hongkong, amongst whom they modern theatrẻ and shops.
seamen extended.-Reuter.
enjoy much popularity.
An offer ado by Mèstrs Li Shiu-ching and La Che-kong ot az annual "rental of HK$300,000 for a lens of the building was not neceplod because of im peading demolition,
Distribution
The total proẞt for distribus tion was given as $444,475, and a dividend of 50 cents a share on paid-up capital, and a bonus of $1.15 an ordinary share, were incorporated in the propo- and to adopt the report aid ac- counts put by the Chairman. Mr Chang Kwai-chong Mr George Y. K. Suns were re- elected directors. Messrs Peat, Marwick and Mitchell were re- elected as auditors.
Ceylon editor
Grass fires and
accidents mar Ching Ming festival
and Five grass fires and at least two traffic accidents, one fatal, marked the end of the Ching Ming Festival yesterday.
| A 26-year-old man, Tseng Foon, was running across the road to a bus stop in Shatin, when he was knocked down and killed by a lorryʼat 4.25 p.m.
A prognant woman, Ma Tak- | acres of hillside near Hips Woh
visiting Colonyul, 27, was hurt white struggi-Road, and Ming Tok School in
He is Constable Ernest Luint, Consulate-Generat in Hongkong 28, of the mobile traffic squad bald a three day visit to this
elty.
to got on board a No. 11 bus Chal Wan, Nine-and-halt Miles, Lunt escaped with a bruised His visit was partly connected
or Wong Tai Sin at 1 pm. Castle Peak Road; Sandy Ridge Tho Asian representative of
Cemetery; and Fu Shan Rond în buck, abrasions and light con- with the establishment in the
Press In- She and her husband had He was taken to the near future of a branch of the the International
a Diamond Hil the Army in 1932 at the age of cussion.
P. Villachi quarrel with the bus galoman Alliance Francalse here for cul- 'villute, Mr A. G.
The grass fren, which broke 10. He enlisted in the Welch police hospital for observation, Regiment and two years intor
He returned arrived by air yesterday after who refused to let them on. A out in the afternoon, were at- Police said that he was ex-tural exchanges.
attending the IPI conference in Aght ensued and the woman was tributed to smouldering rem- moved with that Tegiment to corting a wide load when his, to Hongkong today-AFP.
Tokyo.
kicked in the stomach. She was nants of burned sons paper, or and the India where he remained until motor cyclo skiddod
Editor of the 125-year-old ndimitted to hospital,
candles left behind by Chiar 1944. He then returned to the trailer wheel passed over, his
|English-language Ceylon Ob- Fires swept through many Ming pligrims. United Kingklom next,, 'took part bead.
morver and author of "Emor the mak of saft Quartermaster made of Abre glass, had saved Derrick Ward: Please give '68," Mr Vitachi will
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since your Uhren Ivda
residential address, not stay a few days and will visit transferred to the 1st Royal, their Introduction by pollen--| necessarily for publication” but
going local newspapers before Chine Mall Apecial,
home, 'Tank Regiment,
sa a sign of good faith.
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