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POLICEMAN TESTIFIES
Merchant charged with offering bribe
A delective inspector, Lam Muk-sing, testified before Mr D. Cons at Central Magistracy this morning that he found $4,000 hidden in a folded newspaper which was offered to a Trade Officer by a mer- chant.
European testifies
on
own behalf
in traffic case
Inspector Lam was testifying against the merebant. Yeung Sze- man, 39, living at 23 Wing Wo-j atreet, second floor, Central Dis- trict, of the Tung Chun Có đi là Fuk Lo Tsun-rond, Kowloon City.
Yeung is facing a charge of; offering $4,000 To
Trade Officer in returs for not report- ing account book Irregularities.
Hearing of the "summons of careless driving against Mr L. Blumenthal, Superintendent of the Prisons Department, continued before Mr A. M. McMullin at North Kowloon Magis-The defendant was holding tracy this morning.
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Defendant. testifying on his behalf, said that at 2.30 pr on May 26, he was driving along Tong Mei-rund from north put. As he approached Ther junction of Priner Edward-ront, hu stopped before the line, and after looking towards his right, left and right again he put the ear in gear and proceeded in cross the junction.
while
After he had well passed the white line and was well in the road be heard a car approach- ing from the right, travelling at
a very high speed.
fle said he heard the sereceh
ní brakes, had things happened sickly that the next thing
he Gnew a car hou hit his car! on the right side, near his rear- dcor,
er was
At the time of impact, his posted towards the left for approximately € feet.; He said he was going very slowly, between 12 and 15 mph and was in second gear,
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He said he was trying to es- tablish the facts that he was not driving carelessly,
continued The case will be tanfurrow morning.
Mr R. E. Quine, Assistant Superintendent of Trate Police, is prosecuting.
Old man caught
with drugs
An 82-year-old man was sen- tenced to three months jail by Mr J. T. Williams at Central Magistracy this, morning when he admitted possessing packet of horain.
The runn, Chun Wal, of 255 Hollywood-road, fourth floor, Central District, also admitted
Witness said it was at his that he had five previous similar
request that the called.
police
were
Cross-examined Mr Blumen- thal sakl he was not prepared
the evident was to say that the fault of the other driver.
convictions.
Insp R. Lee said that the defendant was stopped by policeman in Queen's-road West
hann.
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1961.
Woman 'critical'
The woman climber, Men Wong Shul-fong, who fell 200 feet into a ravine white
сл ber way town the 3,065-feet Lantao Peak last Sunday, WAR C "eriMcul condition" nfarming.
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37-year-old periant mother has been "kept under close observa- tion" in the neuro-surgical ward uf Queen Mary Hospital, sald a hospital spokesman,
Condition
of injured climbers
2 RUSSIAN REFUGEES
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CHARGED WITH
STEALING FROM SHOP
A shop assistant told the Kowloon District Court this morning of seeing Alexander Poroviov, a Russian refugee, putting his hands in the cash drawer while the manageress of the Wing Hing Tai grocery store was counting out money to change $100. The shop assistant, Yu Yuen- someone was taking her meney,
employer of
lle said he looked down from the grocery store at Customs Path the Indder and saw Porovlov's Kowloon, was giving evklence bands inside the eash, drawer, before Judge M. R. Wylie Porovlov then withdrew them against Provjov, 33. and Al-immediately, he said, exander Urchenko, 28, another Russian refugee.
Urchenko made further pur- chases, and sometime later the
three left.
Three minutes afterwards the manageress checked
the cash in the drawer and found that $400 were missing.
The two appeared Jointly on four charges of simple larceny, Yiu said Poroviov and Urchenko and a third man went into the shop on September 2 to make
Pornviny purchases. bought some cigarettes and gave a $100 note.
Yic said that Urchenko then
The case is continuing.
wanted to buy canned goods. Hay Ling Chau
as to
but seemed undecided
He added that whule his attention was directed to serving Urchenko, he heard the manageress calling out that
Inspector Lam said that as n res of information, he went Major John Barrett, RAMC, to the office of the Star Ferry and Pro John Docker, of Car Park at about 11 am on
the 1st Bn, Royal War what to buy. September 10. There he saw the defendant sitting on a bench.
wickshire Regimont, who were injured in a 50-foot foll on Taimoshan folded newspaper in
last STOOD UP
night, have both improved Inspector Lan said that the
this morning. defendant stood up about fiva minutes later and walked ull. Lam said the folded newspaper was then in the hand of Mr Paul Wong, an Assistant Trade Officer of the Commereg Industry Department.
Mr Wong then walked
left and the defendant rickshaw,
and
off
in "
Inspector Lam sald that after conversation with Mr Wong, the Tradu Officer, he went and In the stopped the defendant.
the defendant presence of
and the Trade Omeer, he unfolded
which the! newspaper Trade Oficer, and found seven merchant had offered 10 the
the
Major Barrelt who received! multiple injuries and a broken leg and was rescued by a hell-i copter was "Improving slowly"" in Kewloon Hospital.
Pie Boeker, who had several stitches in his tealp, was feel- ing "fairly comfortable" in the British Military Hospital Mount Kellett this morning.
Clerk admits
at
$500 notes and ive $100 notes embezzlement
inside.
Lam Inspector
then took both back to the office of the Anti-Corruption Branch.
Hoaring is continuing. Mr Y. H. Chan is representing the defendant.
and fraud
A 14-year-old clerk of the Batterfield and Swire Chinese Detective Inspector A. Mue-Star Association, Arthur of the Anti-Corruption guilty before Mr T. L. Yang at pleaded Brunch is prosecuting,
Causeway Boy Court this morning 10 two
counts of Firnudufent conversion and one
the !count of
embezzlement
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Painter with long record sent to jail
A painter, Lou Kai-wa, 42,
with no fixed address but, a long criminal record, will have to serve two and a half years in jail for stealing a pair of trousers from a Wanchal house early on October 3. Lau pleaded guilty to break-
ing into the house of Ng Chik-
nam at 143. Johnston-road, and
to sterling the pair of trousers
and a plastic wallet containing a tram, concession pass.
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Judgment From the Files
with
costs.
Judgment with cost for posscasion of two shops in the Empire Apartments, North Point, was awarded by Mr Justico I. C. C. Rigby at the Supramo Court this morning to Madame Yang Man-ching and the Bank of Canton, Ltd, lessors of the two
25
years AGO
October 1936
London. CCORDING to the
shop premises in a claim A Federation of British
for recovery of the pre-Trade Industriou mises.
a con-
Mr Justice Rigby also award-tinuation of the present to the plaintiffs meine pro-boom is predicted with fur- fits at the rate of $450 a month ther improvement in em- from February to October.
The defendant, Chan Ching-ployment. The devaluation hwa, Deanna Co, of 2 Kal Yuen New likely to exercise
a woman trading as by the gold bloc countries is a dis- Terrace, third floor, North| Point, did not appear In Court, turbing effect on the new
TENANT
wave of expansion in export
Mr John Swaine, appearing trade, at least for the mo- for the plaintiffs, snld the
action was to recover from the ment.
i defendant cortain premises al
Shops and 5A, Empire Apart- The extent of this expan-
ments, ground floor,
The defendant was a tenantsion in the future depends
by the in turn upon the possibility
under
duration, executed
# lease of two-year upon rising prices, and this
plaintiffs as the lessors. Lepers Hongkong The lense expired on February of an inflationary movement 14 this year and the defendant under the leadership of the Ferries will leave the Hong- despite written requests falled kong Yaumatl Ferry Company's to deliver up the business pre-
USA. ler at 2.30 pm. These interest-mises. A wilt was then issued, cd are asked the communicate Mr Swalne sald, with the Hon Secretary, PO Box 380, Hongkong.
Mr Swaine was instructed by Mr Francis H. B. Wong.
Escaping coolie fought with
PC in cemetery
A 27-year-old coolic who admitted assaulting a
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The Chairman of the Hobart Fire Brigade (Mr. Frank Reynold), who returned to Sydney with his wife and daughter by the Nankin, after a tour of the East, said he had been greatly impressed by the efficiency and equipment of the fire brigades at Shanghai and Hongkong.
At Shanghai, the brigade
police officer and failing to report while under consisted of 000 Chinese who police supervision, was sentenced to six firemen from London. Their had been highly trained by months' jail by Mr J. T. Williams at Central equipment included two 100 Magistracy this morning.
ft. ladders.
the
In the Victoria District Court this morning, Judge B. J. Jen- nings sentenced him to two housebreaking charge, and to years and six months all on a
Two other chargea of posses- 14 days sick leave, Insp Gra- six months for the burglary-slon of dangerous drugs and
vener said, but both sentences are to be escaping from custody were Later, Police discovered that served concurrently.
withdrawn when the presecu- defendant was a police Chief Inspector W Apps told on offered no evidence against supervisee and should have ra- the Court that Lau had a mim-him.
ported to the Aberdeen Police Station on October 8. ber of previous convictions, in- cluding these for housebreaking ping, residing at Junk W/B 0. The defendant, Cheung Wah-
He was arrested on Tuesday and five for stettling.
in Yauhati. There was a lot of these types magistrate to give him a light Aberdeen harbour, asked the at the moment, he sentence of offences
because both his September 30 Wan dded.
parents were more than 70 years Irauddently converted $520.01 which he was entrusted to give to the Luen Yick Store, and $40.75 which he was entrusted to give to the Sin Chung Com- pany.
He was Wan Cheng-shun of 381, Hennessy-road, 2nd floor Wanghai.
The first two charges stated
that co
The third charge stated that | between July 37 and September 26 his year he combezzled $1,741.10 belonging to the As- sociation.
Insp Y. C. Lam sald defen- dant's duty was to collect funds
members of the from various Association and return them to the treasurer once a month. He said the cases, came to light on October 12 when the treasurer made a routine check of the ac- counts.
Defendant said he had spent all the money but would try to make restituilon.
Defendant was remanded four days to enable him to raise the
money.
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of age.
Insp B. Cravener
Chinese Permanent FOR BOAC
OFFICIAL
said that
defendant had 10 previous con- Insp. Gravener added that the victions for drug offences and membership of a triad society.
Liquor licences
At Hongkong, the Chinese
under brigade
European officers was equally efficient; it consisted of 200 men 100 ft. in length. possessed two ladders, each
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and
London,
WORLD speed record for a 400 miles run
was 'broken today when a
on October 4 at about 6 pm a party of pollee went to the Five applications for liquor London, Midland and Scat-
Cemetery, Heences have been received by tish train did the Aberdeen, where
401.6 they saw the board of licensing justices miles between Euston and several men who appeared to for Hongkong. Kowloon and be sucking dangerous drugs, new Kowloon.
Glasgow in five hours 92 When they saw the police the tions will be contained in the
Full details of these applica- minutes.
and
PC Lo
be seen
Delayed
men scattered. Mr W. O. Olson, Assistant to PC Lu Yat-ping chased the Government Gazette tomorrow There was intense excite- the Manager, Far East, BOAC, deferdani
eventually which may
Secretariat for Chinese Affairs, and train crew
at the ment among the passengers who has been in Hongkong for caught him. the past three and a half years.
Fire Brigade Bullding.
and the During the struggle, has been appointed to the new managed to silp a handcuff on
many spectators who lined. Representative for the defendant's right hand but Post BOAC
the route and waved and The Philippines.
was unable to
handcuf the
cheered at every station. His successor in Hongkong as
other. As they fought they roll- Miss Elizabeth Palmer, World The train touched over 95 Assistant to Manager, Far East,ed down a slope and the defen- YWCA is Mr
Headquarters General John Bruce, formerly dant broke loose and ran away. Secretary, who was due to ar- miles per hour and fre- Station Officer for BOAC at Kál PC Lo than drew his revolver rive in Hongkong yesterday, has quently exceeded. 90 miles Tak.
and red two shots, but the de- been delayed, Mr Bruce, who read Geo-fentlant escaped.
per hour. It never travelled YWCA officials at the Hong-below 56 miles per hour. It graphy at Clore College, Cam- Following the struggle the kong Headquarters bridge, reowed in the Boat Race policeman was taken to Queen will arrive in time for the re-
hope she ascended the steep Penrith for the University in 1954 and Mary Hospital for treatment ofccption in her honour timed for gradient at 03 miles later that year toured the Far injuries where he was granted 4 pm today. East with the winning crew.
U.S. SAILOR THREW POP
BOTTLE AT POLICE
James M. Johnson, 18, serving on board a U.S.!
Coast Guard cutter (WAK169), was fined a total of $160 by Mr T. L. Yang at Causeway Bay Magistracy this morning for behaving in a disorderly manner and resisting police arrest.
Johnson was also ordered to son went Into the Eastern pay $2.00 to a taxi driver.
Pulice Station's report 100m When Johnson was called to with a taxi driver who accused A plea, he remained him of falling to pay taxi fore of $2.90. Mr Yong told Johnson, "If you can't answer, siny
In the report room Johnson at the
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bock." Defendant did not move waved a bottle and spoke in
and, Mr Yangt then told him thai
he
it he didn't do as ordered, Would
nise be charged with contempt of court.
This time be complied.
This cano was then keard half an hour inter,
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on abusive manner. Johnson WDB obviotaly in state of Intoxication" he said.
Johnson later hurled thn bottle at a pollco Inspector, missing klim narrowly,
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Johnson was subdued after a 1oor
Jaap Y. C. Lam toll Mr Yang That early this morning, Joan struggle,
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