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COUNSELS' SUBMISSION IN HO-RUMJAHN TRIAL HEAVY FINES
Plea to quash conspiracy
charges
Counsels for the defence in the Rumjahn and Ho conspiracy trial, submitted in the Victoria District Court this morning that the conspiracy charge against the two accused was a bad one, and that the indictment should be quashed.
Mr Gerald de Basto, jointly obtaining a total of $50,000 from defending Ho with Mr Henry Messrs T. O. Wong and Co. Ltd,, by a forged letter supposedly Litton, in his submissions on points of law, said the particu-issued by Mr Hilary D. Miller, lars of offence in the conspiracy the District Officer. Tsun Wan.
He also faces a charge charge had two possible inter-
altering the letter. pretations.
of
Abdul Aziz Rimjahn, 58- The prosecution alicge Rum-year-old broker
Lee of 31 jahn and Ho conspired, by Garden Road, third floor, forgery or corrupt means, be additionally charged with cor- tween September 24 and Novem-ruptly offering money to Mr with the ber 24 last year, to obtain's
is
milar in connection
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SIDE BY SIDE
the Oronsay has a tapering | Accompanied by his wife, he la modernistic single mast on the į - kaving a holiday trip to Japan bridge whereas the Orcades and Singapore, has a tripod mast.
Australian
Twin ships are today lying si~; mos, alongside one another si Kowloon Wharf. They are the 28,000-top liner Orcades, which arrived this morning 'The Orcades has 810 passengers | Antiher passenger was Mr A. and the 28,000-ton Oroimy. The Orcades arrived this morn- ing from Sydney, Australia. The Otonssy · arrived yester day and is on her way to Aus- tralia, de
Both Inery, which were com- pleted within three years of one another, one in 1948 and the other in 1951. belong to the Orient and Pacific Lines. Both feature modern lines with a single buff tannet and a black chimney slack" on
letter isaing or purporting to land conversion. issue from the District Officer. Both accused pleaded nol Taun Wan, to the effect that verguilty to all charges. talo form lands in Tsun Wen, the property of Mossrs T. 0: Wong and Company Ltd. could be converted to buliding lands.
Mr de Basto said he and Mr Litton had had great difficulty
top. Mr Sneath, Crown Counsel, is
prosecuting assisted by Super- intendent F. G. Jenkins of the Anti-Corruption Branch.
Mr. Yu, representing Rumjahn. is instructed by Mr D. Q. Cheung of F. Zimmern and Co.
in finding out exactly which i Ho is represented by Mr de way to Interprets the charge, in Basto and Mr Litton, both in- order to conduct their defence,alructed by P. L. Lam and Co.
The word "purporting" in Mr Terence Shurlock, Instruc- ferred that the letter was forged,ed by Mr F. G. Nigel, is holding he said.
The charge could a watching brief on behalf of therefore be interpreted to say Tsun Wan land owners. that they conspired by forgery
or corrupt means, to obtain a
forged letter.
Contradictory
Mr Patrick Yu, counsel for Rumjan, maintained the charge was contradictory and asked that if Judge W. F. Pickering, who is hearing the case, agreau with him on this, then he should quash the charge.
Judge Pickering said he was not sure if the charge should be quashed, and directed Mr G. R. Sneath. who is prosecuting, to make his Anal submissions on the evidence. The judge said he would then consider both points separately. If he felt, after con- sideration, the charge should not be quashed, he would give his verdict.
The hearing continues, Ho Hit-po, a land broker of Apt. 24, 16-18 Conduit Road, faces two additional counts of
The
Tankers
collide
Tunis, July 4. Norwegian tanker Rondefjell (15,087-tons) was towed into the Tunisian port of Bizerta today after being in rollision off the coast with the Russian tanker Pekin carrying oll to Cuba, according to reports here tonight.
The Rondefjell, bound from Cadiz to Pori Seld, was taken in
one of the few differences be- tween the two immers is that
and Es in the course of her round-the-world cruise, She is commanded by Captain
J. D. Birch. Among the Orcades passengers was Mr Abram, Landa, Minis- ter in the New South Wales | State Parliament for Housing- and Co-operative Societies. This la ́Mr Landa's third visit to Hongkong. "Hongkong has made a lot of progress in building since I last visited here in 1957,” he said, Member of the Parliament for 25 years, Mr Landa was Minister for Labour and In- dustry for three years prior to his present port.
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HIT ILLEGAL
SCHOOLS IN HK
The number of unregistered schools in the Colony is slowly diminishing because of substantial fines imposed on people connected with them, Detective Inspector R. P. Style told a Central magistrate this morning.
Appearing in court were three women summoned in connec- tion with an unregistered school kaown as the Shing Kwong Children's School in 80 Kow- 1000 City Road, 3rd floor.
a.
Ko Shau-chan pleaded guilty to two summonses for acting as supervisor without lawful Day, Senior
authority and managing an un- Government Trade Commis-registered school, sioner to Japan, who is on his She was fined a total of $800 way to take up the new post. or one month's jail by Mr I. T. He is accompanied by his wife, Morris.
Lady Black visits Red
Cross
groups
From the Files
25
years
-AGO. July, 1935
the SCM Post's
Fyears ago column:
"There is now nearing corn- pletion at Yaumati a very
excellent hospital for
Chinese. The buildings, which are quite modern in design and are lightsonie and airy, are to cost some $60,000. All the brickwork is practically completed and there ouly remains of course the interior furnish. Two working parties were ing. It is expected that the today visited by Lady Black, new hospital, which is pure-
Hongkong
ly a Chinese enterprise. Red Cross
controlled by the same member of the Legislative registered teacher and teach-Society.
ing in an unregistered school
board of directors and was fined a total of $400 or Escorted by Mrs J. R. Gregg managed the Tung Wah, a week's jail.
Deputy Director of the Hongkong hospital, will be ready for Tang Man-ching pleaded Branch of the Red guilty to a summons for being Mis
Among the round trip, passen- fers from Melbourne was Mr W. J. Beckett, who was
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Council for nearly 40 years. He retired in 1932 and celebrated his 90th birthday on June 10,
The Orcades will continue her cruise to Japan and North America at 4 p.ro, on Thurs
day.
Beauty contestants met by
HK girls
Six of the thirty Hong- kong contestants for the Miss International Beauty Pageant went to meet the "Orcades" this morning.
Joan
Stanbury of Australia, and Miss
They welcomed Miss Edita Vital, of the Philippines, who have been chosen by their countries to take part in the Finals at Long Beach,
Their bright eyes sparkled as tow by the deep-sea tug. Belier, they looked at Hongkong's lovely after radioing that she was lak-coastline and talked of their ing in water in the engine recen. hoped-for trip to America.
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their
Both girls joined 'the, ship in Manila, since Miss Stanbury was detained in Australła and flew to the Philippines to join il.
chosen by They were national committees to represent their countries not only for their looks but their personality, gene knowledge and other quallties,
Miss Bianbury said "I first became interested in the con- test since it was for raising funds for spastic children.
"One of my friends har a spastic child, so I though I might be able to help."
Miss Vital is taking an Arts course at St Thomas University In Quezon City. She is fond of dancing and reading.
Miss Vital's photograph in a University group picture was seen by a press studio who, in- vited her to join a press photo- graph contest, which she won; from there she was asked to compete in the beauty contest to go to Long Beach,
teacher
The committee which chose her works for Manila Boys'. Town, a welfare project for poor boys.
Miss Stanbury is a teacher in commercial subjects at Har- vey Agricultural Junior High School; her bobbles are farming, debating and reading,
She lives in a small town in West Austraila,” near Bunbury; where she is a member of the Junior Farmers Club,
"I lover
ilving in Australia,” sho: suldig und am interested fîî fistering public relations, et behalf of mig. Domplry; not enough is known about 11.”
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Miss Edita Vital of the Philippines (left) and zelan förü Blanbury of Austeskia" (right), – Chirs Mail Phole,
Pleaded guilty
Wong Lal-hing pleaded guilty President to two summonses for being an Branch
said
of
of the
the
Cross and
as
Robin Hurst, Hongkong occupation in about three an unregistered teacher and was Branch Officer, the first visited months. It will be conducted fined $200.
the Red CrDSS Working Party under Government super- Inspector Style Education Department officers where she saw twenty workers felt want on the other side
two
at the Hongkong Cricket Club vision and should fill a long inspected the school on January busily 18 and found two teachers on the gauze swabs.
of the water. premises.
The teachers were warned and told to register or cease work-
ing
making bandages
and
Later, she visited the Young Women's Christian Association
Twice champion of the
The following day, three at Duddell Street where she was Colony, U.M: Omar took his warning letters were sent to the and Mrs Chan Wal-cheuen of Bowls Championship when he met by Mrs Cheung Ying Wah erit from the Open Singles teachers and the supervisor; who was named as a
the YWCA who, presented her to man called
partment applying for regis tration of the school, stating that she was the supervisor.
bea.
· Besides making swabs and bandages, these working parties also make clothes for convales cent homes and novelties for
Young Ping-sum by the two members of the association be- was beaten by J. V. Ramsay of teachers,
fore joining them for morning Kowloon Docks by 24-80. R. On February 15, Ko Shau-
Duncan of the Kowloon chan wrote to the Education De-
Bowling Green Club eliminated A. O. Brawn of the Civil Service by 21-5. On the Talkoo Club E, el Arculli beat J. K. Sloan, the score being 21-13. On the Civil Ser- vice Club Green, G. N. Mitchell gained a decisive win over W. B. Muskett with 4 score of 23 to seven.
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Warning letters sale at bazaaru,
The school premises were in- spected by the Building Au- thority who found the place to be unsuitable for use 66 a school. The school was informed, Warning letters were sent .on April 27 and May 6, and on May 10 the same, inspectors visited the school and found it to be still in operation,
The school consisted of a large room divided into Lour classrooms. There were Ga pupils, their ages ranging from 14 to 18.
Passengers hit ceiling
Passengers
made
Chicago, July 4.
of
s... plane
that
an emergency landing
here after encountering strong
·winds todar described how
Sold
mahjong
sets and
table-tops
East
Training School Ltd are giving residents the opportunity of making short trips in the air and viewing and ap preciating the beauties of
A man whose interest in the Colony from the air for
mahjong only extended to as low as $6 a ride. "acquiring sets of
"cards" and table-tops
and not playing the game Among the Progress prize was sentenced to a year's winners at the Diocesan Girls fall for stealing by Mr School at yesterday's prize. E. S. Haydon at Kowloon distribution ceremony were Court this morning.
the following. Class Vil Margaret Moraes, Class VI, Yuen Pang of Hut 508, Vivienne Churn, Class V the craft was tossed up and Section 13, Ho Man Tin village, Lower, Eva Churn (History), down for five minutes and went to three stores and asked Class V Upper, Daphne Ho,
Owners prasengers were hitting the the
to deliver nine (steady effort), Marie Spen ceiling:
tabic mahjong sats end nine
cer (scripture), Beatrice The United Airlines Douglas tops to 74A Yen Châu Street, Greaves (general work), Class DC-8 jet, non-stop from New 4th floor,
VB, Betty Chan and Molly York to Los Angeles, hit an air
Sub-Inspector I. W. Elias
Lau, Class III Marjorie Anderson (English essay), night and landed at Chicago's told the court that when the Audrey Ho (English essay),
turbulence over New York last
O'Hare field.
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owners went to collect their
The plane carried 77 passen- gckly they discovered that the Class 1 Science, B. Katewall gers and eight crew members. residents did not hire them and P Grose, (French) Joyce
Anderson, Two passengers, a mother and
"English essay, daughter, were detained in hós-
Defendant was arrested on Phyllis Grose, General con pital and two other passengers July 3 and admitted that he duet, Joyce Anderson" and refused to fly farther-UPL had sold the articles for $240. |Progress, Bobbie Kotewall,
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