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FRIDAY, JUNE 16, 1961.-
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Succeeds in appeal against imprisonment POLICE INSPECTOR ALLOWED FINE
Factory owner illegally used
electricity
Chung Tong, 26-year-old owner of the Hung Kwong Plastic Factory at 14 Chun Fat-street, ground floor, was bound over in $500 by Mr T. C. Chan at North Kowloon Court this morning when Chung admitted extracting electricity produced by the China Light and Power Company.
He was also ordered to pay in May this year as the defen- $11.77 to the China Light for the dant did not pay his electric bill cont of legal use of electricity. to the China Light and Power inspector Wonk Hel-man Company, electricity had been prosecuting sald that sometime stopped. At 10 am on June 14 an engineer of the China Light Inspected defendant's factory and discovered that he had been extracting electricity from the wire which was lyleg on the wall of the staircase between house 14 and 10 Chun Fat-street.
OUTSTANDING
dear
Lower Levels
When the supply was cut of, the defendant had an outstand- uf $320.34. His ing account deposit of $285 was used as part payment, leaving the balance of $41.34 unpaid.
K Mr Rupert Ratcliffe does not go to movies, but reads the reviews (including the movie reviews in "China Mail". of course), he must know "Never
The inspector said that the On Sunday" is a good movie and has a good script. He is estimate of the amount of clec- telefly illegally extracted since therefore not
being very bright when he says he is was $11.77. He sald that the
defendant had a clear recurd. wracking his brains for a good movie script which will Asked by Mr Chan whether
its counteract
evil effects. he bad anything to say, the Surely the
of defendant replied that he was obvious way
to refund The Chinu counteracting is evil effects a willing
Light with the pmotni out. to write a bad movie script. Come to think of it, Ar standing for electricity used. He Natellite's column often reads also asked the magistrate to give him a chance so that he could like a movie script itself.
turn over a new leat
N. T. CHOW,
Police rank and file to have flats
Six blocks of flats, to serve will lead to a stairense giving as quarters for police rank access to the floors above and immediately below. Access to and file, are to be built on the first four floors of there
a hillside adjacent to Tin blocks will be by a staircase,
Each flat will Kwong-road, in the Ma
consist of a Tau Chung area of Kow-combined living room and bed- loon.
room,
kitchen, a
" small verandah and toilet amenities,
A guard room and a small The buildings will consist of
will be incor- four large 11-storey blocks and barracks
Juto the build- two blocks of five sloreys each. pornted The slope of the hill has been ng scheme. Provision will also utilised in designing some of the be made for a number of co-
operative drops. buildings.
Construction work on the new Lifts will be installed in the Police quarters will begin in 11-storey blocks to give access August and the
to the sixth Roors. A promenade peated to take on the sixth floor of each block 'complete.
Summer
work la
10 month
to
Commodore A. R. L. Butler (left) presents a medal to sick berth Chief Petty Officer Jane da Silva Ferrez. The ceremony took place at HMS Tamar this morning-Stal photo- grapher.
Government Snatcher jailed appointments
5 years for gazetted
The following
appointments,
promotions, transfers und post- ings have been announced th the Government Gazette this morning:
Mr J. W. Ferti has been ap pointed to act as Organisation and Methods Omeer, Colonial Secre- Jariat.
Miss Qian M. Oliphant has been appointed to be Mistress, Education Department.
Ma-Oweni,
Mr B. H Judge. ceased Judge,
the Puline
Sentence harsh
Chief Justice
From the Filos
25
years -AGO.
YAS
Geoffrey Howard Cox, a 23-year-old police sen
Juno 1936
7ASUJIRO WAKINO, an Akashi diver, who has spent over 20 hours of cach of 14 days under the of Higashide-cho, inspector who had been sentenced to Kobe, in order to cure the six weeks' imprisonment in a magis- after prolonged diving
"benda"-had a bad attack tracy for assaulting a taxi driver, was has died. allowed to pay a fine of $500 instead, Wakino, appeared to be in an appeal before the Chief Justice, making good progress Sir Michael Hogan, this morning. much so that the doctor
Mr Leslie Wright, appearing temper, and had no repulation for the appellant, submitted of swinging his weight about," Bat the magistrate, Mr T. L. Mr Wright sald. Yang, had been wrong in principle in his approach to this case. He sulmkted that Mr Yang had imposed a more severe punishment because the appellant was a police officer. He added that a policeman was entitled to be treated before the court in the same way as any other citizen.
Mr J. Bodilly, Crown Counsel, supported Mr Wright's conten tion.
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allowed him to eat a little 13. rice and beef on June On the following day he WOR able to walk. While
Another mitigating factor, was that assault on taxi drivers were in the water the same not prevalent in the Colony, so afternoon, however, ho that there was no necessity of a complained of feeling bad deterrent contence to be imposed. again. He was again taken
With regard to provocation, Mr
of out
tho Wright submitted that the taxi
water. By driver. put up "a very
UB- evening he Was uncon- cooperative aitliudo. Mr Wilght acious, and he finally died. also said there was no promed!- tatlon on the part of his client, "Premeditation WOS absent. but the accused was a young man who lost his temper and thus the assault took place."
HK
VERY FRANK
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Replacing the Imprisonment sentence by a fine, the Chiet
The Legislative Council Justice reviewed the facts of the
yesterday passed the first case and appellant's application
reading of a Bill prohibiting for a review in the magistracy.
client was throughout dogs from bathing beaches un- "It was quite plain, Sir very frank and had admitted loss on a leash, and also pro- Michael aald, on review that tho to the magistrate that he was hibiting the construction of magistrate had felt considerable sorry. During the enquiries his private tenta except in special.
bearing was one of remorse, alloted areas.
sympathy for the appellant.
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Sir Michael said there was counsel said.
It was stated that Gover- sometimes possibility when Mr J, Bodlily, Crown Coun- one felt in danger of being over { set, submitted that if the Chietent had no intention of allot- sympathette, that one might tend Justice felt disposed to makeing such an area at Repulse to overcorrect that tendency by the sentence to one of a fine, Bay, where there is already accommodation for than otherwise.
jection.
bathers. LONGER VIEW
woman Sosing a more sovers porally the Crown would have no ob- ample
stabbing woman
Mr Justice W. A. Blair-Kerr at the Criminal Ses- It was also true that it was
Casy to be The pain and the loss
sions this morning sentenced an unemployed comparatively
lenient. man, Wong Ping, to five years in prison on that must flow from the punish-
Wherever you are going, the first thing to pack l
charges of larceny from person and wounding.ment inflicted on an individual MODE ELITE'S TRAVELLING COMFORTS
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Wong admited stealing purse, containing $10.80, from a woman, Lau Po-chill, at Pak Ho Set on April 4 this year, and wounding her,
However, when
very apparent, but the acccused damage that could result to the
broke away a fragment of his community in failing to let Women who have travelled all over the Globe, tell us, there packet remainest in Lau's hand. Danishment required or are simply no better travelling companions afoat then "The
finally deeper insight and longer view, these three classics... JOYCE, DELISO and HAY- trnced, with this torn pocket," Sir Michael added, said Mr Morley-John,
accused
Wax
DF A. V. Pelgura has been ap pointed Medical and Health Offeer. hir 1. R. Allen, has been ap peintes Deputy of has been ap
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Mr M. Morley-Johm, Crown
Mr Morley John said accused peinted to get as Assistant Director Counsel, told the Court that on had a bad record of six previous
Mr Wong Ting-tual has been up- April 4. Lau was walking along,convictions, pointed Danald has been ap
as Chlef Architect, Pak Ho-street, carrying hier Mr B. W. pointed to act as Assistant Chief baby on her right mm. Architect.
of Public Works.
Mr Chiu- Wal-ming bes been ap- pointed to be a Sub-Inspector Schools.
"Nevertheless, in the present MAKERS. Here's all the shoe-ing you'll need for any for- case, I am satisfied that this ranging trip. With inimitable flair for fashion and sentence was excessiva
special talent for feeling, wonderful, mile after mile. No "I think the magistrale was
by the fact wonder, they are the most walked-about shoes in the unduly influtnond that the accused
was a police world. officer holding the rank of
When asked what he had to say, Wong replied:
"I have been in and out of
I ask for a inspector."
JOYCE'S "RIG
that I con Зеду Sir Michael sald in the court GAME TIE"
look for a below, it had been stated that
Mr. Clark has been appolated Suddenly, she felt the loss of to be Mechanical inspector, Class 1 her puree, and turning round prison since 1954.
of quickly, saw accused running chance so
away. She put down be baby prison sooner and Kam-hiting has been up and chased after Jvbm
MrJob." D Health Inspector or
Morley-Joim said,
Air Fu pointed Schools,
A? Làm Tat-man ceased to be a Heath Inspector of Schools,
Probationary Acting Sub-Lieutenant R. Reilly has resigned his commia- nion in Le Hongkong Hoyal Navy Reperve
"She managed to catch him and hold on to his pocket with one hand, while with the other, she recovered her purse,
Sub-Lieutenant 3. F. G. Cunning- hmm has been appointed Lieutenant
But, she still held fast to the with #eniority.
accused's pocket after recover- Mr. R. T. Smith has been re- Ing her purse, intending to hand appointed a Trustee of the Kowloon him over Union Church for a further term of
to the police, the five years,
Crown Counsel said.
"Accused tried to break away, but could not.
Mr Kenneth C. Thornton had of the been appointed a Trustee Kowloon Union Church,
The Queen's Exequatur
"He then took out a pair of powerita Mr. D. Negroponte to scissors and stabbed Lau, Rot as Vice-Consul for the United States of America at Hongkong as mostly on the arm and then received Her Majesty's signature. |escaped," sald Mr Morley-John.
The following members of the
received four wounds: Royal Rongkong Defence Force have
the her shoulder, been awarded the Emelency Medal, one
الأمة
over
Cpi Fung Chun-hop, W. O. 11 E. | other on the back of her arm, 18. Carme, W. o. 11 Toul Bhing-
another on the upper arm and cheung, /> La Shum-ni, Aux, 11. 10. Austin, and Pie R. . Str. another on her upper left arm,
the Crown Counsel said.
wart.
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deliberately stamped on the taxi driver, but that was contested
ca review, and the magistrate had stated that even if that stamping was not deliberate, the sentence
would have been the same.
BROKE LAW
The sentence, must therefore A 11-year-old carpenter, Lok be regarded as one for having Lan, of Tung Hing-street, first slapped the driver in the face floor, Tung Tau village, accused in the circumstances of the case of having carnal knowledge of which must be regarded 06 13 years asc, distinctly provocative, as the was committed by Mr I. M. S. driver was breaking the law Donnell at North
Kowloon and had shown himself defying Magistracy this morning 10 and obstructive. stand trial at the next erlining) The appellant had shown quite sessions at the Supreme Court. clearly that he had recognised The defendant was granted the perlous nature of tho case, „ball.sf. $7,000, in cash and "But in all the circumstances, I
sunety,
am quite satisfied that the
Det. Insp Michael Quinn Is Crown is right when it said it in charge of the case,
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would have no bjection to the sentence of imprisonment being replaced by a sentence of a fine only."
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Mr Wright, submitted that thero were several aspecta orin- ing out of the onso:
(1)
Tho
magistrate Wha wrong in principle
approach of the cow
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