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THAT THE DECEASED HAD ́AN · ÄRNORMALLY – THIN SKULL WHICH WAS IN MANY PLACES TRANSLUCENT — that there was no fra,ture of the skull nor any disease of the brains or the coverings of the brains-and that deceased died of inters cranial haemorrhage and laceration of the brains,, and cerebal congestion due to fears caused by anticipation of a blow---Were among the Interesting points contained in the evidence of Dr. L. Newton, Medical Officer in charge of the Kowloon Hospital, in the case in which Wu Kwong-in, a Chinese soldier internée in, the Argyle Street Intcrument Camp, was arraigned before the Chief Justice, Str Atholl MacGregor, at the Supreme Court yesterday on'a chaïre of manslaughter.
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Mr. J. P. "Murphy, Assistant Crown Solicitor, assisted by D.t- Inspector A. E. Carey, prosecuted. The following jury was empanell- ed: Messia, F. "C. Grant. (Fore- man), Sou Zen Chang, Lai Fung Kong. Wong Hay. A. A. Noronha, Campman Chan, and Chiu Kwan Chee
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The party is scheduled to leave Later in the evening accused Rangoon for Kunming on Dec. 23 approached hat No. 19 where by air and after a
As already exclusively announced advertised to close at or before 9 am registered and parcel mails brief stop- Wong and three other internees in the Malaya Tribune, the FMS.
are closed at 5 pm, on the previous day. When malls are adver over they will continue their were working and on receiving no journey to Chungting.
at 5 pm.
During their forthcoming
Flor
WEDNESDAY
Date and Time
Wed: 18th.
satisfaction from deceased defen- are sending a petition to Lordsed to close after 5 pm, Registered and Parcel mails are closed dant struck Wong a blow on the Lloyd, Secretary of State for the Colonies, strongly opposing the here, the Burmese newspapermen left temple, after wong had grab. will call on Chmese Government bed hold of his wrist. Wong was proposal to impose income-tax. leaders and the British Ambassa-seen to reel and was taken to the camp hospital. After his wound dor, Sir Archibald Clark Kerr:": They will also visit the cultural was dressed he was sent to the organisations and industrial plants, After concluding their stay here they will proceed to Chengtu, on Jan, and return to Lashto by air on Jan. 14,
The petition has been drawn up on behalf of "agricultural, mining, Canton trade, commercial and industrial Straits and Rangoon, Kowloon Hospital.
interest in the FMS.,” and de- Manila, Batavia and Sourabaya.
taken back to the Kowloon Hos-come-tax
On returning to camp he was clares that the imposition of in- would be Я "majer
he had vomited out some blood. pital later in the evening after blunder."
Like in the Colony, the petitio
Four days after an operation was ers draw attention among other performed as his condition was reasons, to the very great difficul- then critical. He died without ties and heavy expense which in-
TEN TRAFFIC recovering consciousness.
MISHAPS
sons were knocked down.
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come-tax would impose, and the great danger of more widespread corruption in the country than is the case at present.
Further, the F.MS. petitioners
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Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, U8A, Central and GP.O.
South America and United-kingdom vis say. Reg. Francisco.
THURSDAY
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FRIDAY
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The 19th
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· Par. 15th 540 PM Reg, 18th 5.00 PM
Crd-19th 7.30 AM
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G.P.C.
Par. 18th 540 PM
Úrd: 19th 7,30 AM
Fri 20th
MEDICAL EVIDENCE Evidence as to the wound us tained by deceased was given by Ten traffic accidents' were re-Chan Hong-hung, assistant camp ported in the Central district yes-dresser Man Tai-kwons, dresser declare themselves "strongly op- terday. Of these six were collisions attached to the Medical Office and posed" to the introduction of the Manila, Ceylon, India, East and South Africa and Reg. 16th 5,00 between vehicles while four perstationed at the camp, Dr. Lo Shu- tax merely to facilitate its im
sun. house surgeon of the Kowloon position in the Colony. They point Van No. 1743, of the Banitary Hospital. Dr I Newton, and Dr. out that in the last war, an in- Department, collided with a prEL Crosano,
come-tax was levied in the 88. Haiphong vate rickshaw at Bonham Strand DHT Bee gave evidence to but not in the F.MS. East, Dear Hiller Street, while pri-finding three small scratches on vate cars No. 8821 and No 1855 the left forearm of the accrised had a crash at Hollywood Road, which might have been caused by near Lyndhurst" Terrace.
[any sharp object"
ANOTHER COLLISION
it
After formal evidence of arrest | Another collision between private had been given by Inspector H. B cars No. 1527 and 2468 was report-Rogers, Chui Shu-po, Tong Chang ed at the car park, opposite King's chin and Leung Fo-shing, inter- building.
nees of the camp, gave evidence Private car No. 5322 collided with the lines of the Crown's open a lorry at Queen's Road, near Jack– ing. son Road. A tricyclé crashed into private car No. 8629 near Queen's Road Central
S.E. EUROPE
10.30 AM K.P.O.
4.00 PM
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COLD GRIP IN
Air Mail by Air to Rangon to connect with the.
"British Overseas Airways.” mark
Q.P.O. Reg. 4,00 Pu). Ord.
4.30 PM
MAKRO,
Reg.
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Urd.
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Sat. 21st
South-East Europe is in the grip
af increasing cold weather and within the next few days many
on
ports the Danube will be Air Mall by sea to Singapore to connect with | Rog.
message the "British Overseas AlswAIL" frozen, according to a from Belgrade quoted in a London message.
"HE STRUCK ME FIRST""
Shipping in the Yugoslav sec- Accused neither gave evidence tions of the river has stopped be- While driving along Queen's Rd. own defence, contenting himself Germany's main route of supplies nor made any statement in his cause of ice in the Danube and near Wellington Street Ip Kwan, with saying, "I did strike him. Bat for petrol and other commodities driver of motorbus No. 614 knock-he struck me first."
will be closed anti spring. ed down a Chinese woman, A
-After a short retirement, the learner driver. Chan Foh-suen,jury returned an unanimous ver- transport of the things which This will considerably delay the also knocked down a Chinese at dict of Not Guilty. Ice House. Street, near Lower-Al-
bert Bord,
Tong Po-man knocked down a
woman, Chan Sim-hing, at Caine RAF RAIDS:
Road.
JUNK MASTER SHOT DEAD
Germany needs,
HEAVY BOMBS PLASTERED ON BERLIN POWER PLANTS
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"LARGE FIRES
Straits.
SATURDAY
Shanghai, Japan. Canada, U.S.A., Central
South America and United-Kingdom via couver B.C., (Farcels for Canada only), Note:-All tails for United-Kingdom
forwarded with or without Superscriptim
MONDAY
Straits and Calcutta,
·8 30 AM G.P.O.LKP.O.
15.012230 5.00 PM
BD Parcels Van-Reg.
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will
be
Mon, 23rd
Parcels - 10:30 ASC
Letters 11.30 m K.P.O.
Air Mail by Ben to Singapore to connect with the Reg
*British Overseas Airways" Straits, Ceylon, india, East and
TUESDAY
Ileg.
2,00 PM
Ord. 9.31%
G.P.O.
9,00 PM
Ord.
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Africa
3 30 PM
Tue. 24th
K.P.O.
Reg... 5.00 Uni.
5.00 PM G.P.O.
Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Honaiulis, U.S.A. d
Europe via "Pan-American Airways and Trans-Reg. 5.00 Ex Atlantic Services"
· LONDON, Dec. 17 (Reuter)
mani. Bailway communications, tion factories and power plants were attacked by British heavy The master of trading junk No. bombers which were over Berlin on Sunday night and in the early T213H was shot dead and a foki | hours of yesterday morning, says the dir Ministry, “. was seriously injured when the The first of our bombers reach-," craft was attacked by pirates who ed Berlin just before 9 p.m. Des- stole cargo, to the value of $800,pite the cloud, some of the pilots une power station.
Two large firen were started at and $5,000 in Chinese currency.
According to a report made to they were seeking immediately tacked the west harbour at Frank In the early · raids found what
A smaller force of bombers at the Palice, the robbery occurred while others had to make their furt, where there is a great col- Dec. 24 about 10 miles south of way to alternative targets. Never fection of warehouses, factories, Straits. Hangoo and Calcutta
theless our pilots recognised and
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The master of trading junk No. attacked several factories and rail-grain elevators and oil plants, for
T3870H also reported that his craft
had been burned and a quantity way targets wet
of salt, valued at $1,800, stolen by
· pirates ^ outside Colonial waters.
EXCELLENT VISIBILITY
The next series of raids began The total loss was estimated to beat 3 am and lasted well over $4.800.
an hour. The weather was. then much better and visibility ⠀⠀ excel- lent
THE WEATHER Maximum temperature yesterday was 72 and the mham 63
Total rainfall since January 1 117.59 inches against an average of
84.82
The Royal Observatory· 'report states:
well over two hours.
The free port of Bremen- was also attacked.
NO BRITISH "LOSSES
An attack on a number of important targets in the Berlin area including railways, factories Power stations, railway junctions and public utilities," is mentioned and goodsyards were now the chief in an RAF communique describ objectives, A stick of heavy high ing Bunday night's activities. explosive bombs fell right in the
centre of a rallway junction and
8maller forces of the RAF.
Canton
WEDNESDAY'.
Manila, Macasser and Sourabaya,
jandakan.
FRIDAY
Oril 7.00 PM
Wed. 25th.
7.15ADE.
8.30 AN l'ar, 24th-5.00 238° Lat. 25th 9:30 AM
Fri. 27th
8.30 AM KPOW Parcels 400x
Reg. 5.00 lear Ord. 6.30 PM Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, USA, Canada, Cen- OPO.
tral and South Americs and "United - Kingdom | Paroels 4:00 par via San Francisco. (No Parcels for Canada and Reg. 5.00 PM United Kingdom).
Ord: 7,00 26.
mediately started Dres which combed the inland port of Frank- Manila, Australia and New-Zealand vla Thursday leg 6.00 PE were still increasing as our air-furt on Maine and neighbouring targets, while Kiel shipyards and craft left.
| Bremen were also attacked,
The comm
Island...
SATURDAY
MONDAY:
The anticyclone is now very in- At another Junction, where some
The communique adds that dr. Straits, Rangoon and Calcutta. tense, and covers the who's or of the heaviest bombs were China and the neighbouring seas. dropped there were bursts all ing the course of the operations. The northern depression is centred along the dings. A great cloud RAF bombers observed enemy Straits, Dear Tokyo, moving E or NE of black smoke rose high in the merchant vessels off the French Pressure remains low in a trough air while debris was ung even aost and attacked them, scoring extending from the Visayas to the higher by the explosion of the direct hits, Caroline Islands
bomba.
No British aircraft are missing.
Ceylon, India, Mombasa, Beira, Lourenco Marques, and South Africa via Durban.
Beg Ord.
5,00 PR. 5.30 ex POP.O.A
Ord. - 7.00 pm
Bat: 28th
3:30
Mom. 30th.
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