Theft Of Flowers Leads To Nocturnal Scuffle
A desperate struggle between a gardener and an alleged flower thief on the Peak in the early hours of May 4 was de- scribed at the Criminal Sessions this morning, when Lee Wing, 30, was charged before the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, with malicious wounding. `Accused was alleged to have stabbed Huen Pul, No. 1 Gardener of the Peak Club, with intent to cause "him grievous bodily harm.
Tuesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
Congress Response To Lead
July 22, 1941.
Commons Wants Single Control Of Production
(By "Reuter's" Parliamentary Correspondent) LONDON, July 21.-Parliamentary opinion will call for a bold decision on comprehensive and progressive lines when the debate on production is resumed shortly. The main demand in the debate and one since refterated in the newspapers, is that there should be a minister charged with the special duty supervising production as a whole instead of leaving it present under several ministers j Without much an appointment, it is)
and labour fully
argued, a comprehensive polley to Fishermen's
Prine
Black-Out Negligence
of
as al;
WASHINGTON, July 21 (Reuter). -Immediately after President Roose velt's message, Mr Andrew J. Muy, Chairman of the House Military Mr M. J. Abbott, Crown Counsel, | plan, and rejected them an extilbits Committee, Introduced two resolu, assisted by Sub-Inspector J. O'Dono- on the grounds that there wan notions to retain the Army in service prosecuted. The following evidence as to their accuracy: and remove the limit on the number comprized the Jury: Messrs E. S. Accused, In
declared of selectces but he made no declara-mobilise industry evidence, Abraham (Foreman), Li Slu-wing that he made a loan of $1.50 to Huention of chergency on behalf of Concannot be put into force. It is gener
Tat-chee, D. E. M. Demee, Chau in 1930, and was only repaid $1.30. tress itself.
ully agreed Simultaneously, Senator Thomas of this complex and thankless post int that the man to take overį tu-nin,
D. C. S. Alves und Kwok He was not on friendly terms with Wal-che:
Huen, who often pccused hin of Utah, of the Senate Military Com- mittee, introduced legislation pro-
difficult to find. Hence suggestions Mr Abbott said that on the night of stealing flowers. About 1 10.0. on
toviding for a national emergency but
of soine
Involving middle course May 4, Iluen and his assistant, Sin May 4, Accused was on his way to Mel were on the verandah of the No. 153, The Peak, when he met restricting the President's authority several prominent men. A decision Peak Club, keeping a watch for lluen outside the Peak Club.. Huen under it merely to retaining selectees is expected from the Prime Minister First Day Prosecutions
when the debate is resumed. Bower thieves as there had been an held an electric torch in his hand, and and National Guardsmen in service.
Johnson Disagrees
There is reason to bellove that the Two Bshing junk masters. who epidemle of such thefts. About 2.30 cursed Accused, who ran off. Huen,
tho Senator Johnson of California dis-
Minister
the re-
failed to extinguish or obscure is examining am. Sin heard a sound and on look-unit Accused, chased after and caught
perts of the
external lights on their junks yester- Supply Department on Ing out of the verandah saw a man him on the old Aberdeen Road, and agreed with the entire message.
Senator Smith, of South Carolina,
the criticisms-levelled against them day were charged with breach of the cutting flowers from the pots just struck him over the head with the
when they demanded detalls
is by members of all Parties in the black-out regulations of "what below.
torch.
threatening it, if anything?"
recent two-day debate on produc-appeared before Cmdr T. C. Stiff at Huen lost the torch and then pro-Barkley.
The Democralle leader, Senator ilon. He is also investigating wider wearing Court this morning, and
commented:
"President criticisms that were made on Gov-
or ten duced a knife, with which he struck Roosevelt speaks with knowledge of crnment's
labour. They were arrested off Po ent's production polley. at Accused, cutting him on the fore- the world situation and our
Toi O at 10 p.m. Înst night. Mr Chur- On the assumption head and fingers of the left hand, situation which he alone possesses." chill intends to deal separately and Sat May, prosecuting, sald he was luen also hit him on the chest. By He predicted that Congress, would comprehensively with the production in that area cariler in the day, and this time, Accused was in great pain, respond in the "manner required by fasue, Parliamentary opinion remains had warned the beats about the and not knowing what he was doing, the Interests of our country." unruffled by the new appointments black-out. They must have known
they were doing wrong," said the: pleked up the life Huen hnd drop-
announced to-dny. ped and struck at random ni him.
the Sergeant, "as they extinguished break. After this, he managed
lights when they saw Police launch coming." нуду and escape.
Cross-examined by Mr Abbott, Accused denied that he had a grudge against Huen over the debt cents. He further denied that he had used the knife first.
man bit the Index Anger of
Accused's Version
to
of 20
After his Lordship had summed
own
B. A. T. COURT.
.
CASE Conspiracy Alleged
Three employees of the
New Ministers Two points on which opinions most in agreement are that a change at the Ministry of Information (Mr Dulf Cooper) was desirable and that
their
the
It was also pointed out that notices regarding the black-out had also
Among
Ar R. Butler well deserves his craft some days ago,
bcen distributed ama
promotion from Under Secretary at the Foreign Office to full
Hid In Bushes Fluen then went out of the verun- dah, intending to go to the terrace which was in front of the man, but the latter saw him and dashed away, Haen gave chase and the man ran down to the old Aberdeen Rond and hid himself among the bushes at a point just opposite No. 253 The Park. He was, however, seen by Huen who hold of him and a struggle sul. The Huen, whereupon the latter retallat- ed by striking him several blows with a torch. They rolled some six or seven feet down the road, and the struggle ended up with the man on
Eritichrank at the Board of Edelu Island at D p.m. was similarly top of Huen. The man then stabbed the Jury, without retiring, re- American Tobacco Factory at Glou- Auch interest attaches to the ma
man- knife, turned majority verdlet by 0-1 ofcester Road and an unemployed man Huen several times after which he ran away. A
Chinese
His Lordship sentencing Accused don, x.c., at Central Magistracy this constable had meanwhile heard of the scuffle and on arriving at the too hard labour, remarked morning on counts of theft and con- scene he found Huen crawling out of that if people like him would resort spiracy to steal. Defendants were the bush badly wounded. Huen was had enly themselves to blame If they coolle, and Lan Tak-kal, liftboy, of to the use of knives in fights, they Lo Kwai, 21, coolie, Kwok Wing, 21, taken to the Queen Mary Hospital,
It was found that he had no found guilty of what night have been pany, and Au Ping, 26. unemployed.
frot luto trouble. Accused had been the British-American where
Tobacco Com- less than eight wounds.
Trail Of Blood
a very serious wounding indeed. Second and third Defendants were charged with larceny of 20 packets of Continuing, Mr Abbott sald that; although Huen could not say de-
Capstan cigarettes. Fourth Defen- initely that Accused was bla astai-
dant was charged with receiving the cigarettes all the Defendants
ane lant, evidence would be called to prove conclusively that he was the
charged with conspiracy to steal the cigarettes. ABO.
with
ACQUISITION OF A MOTOR-CYCLE
Der In
were charged before Mr 11, G. Shel- will the thich Mr Brendan Bracken
were
Mr W. A. Mackinlay, prosecuting, A remond of 48 hours.
were allowed ball of
asked for
There was a trail of blood leading from the scene of the struggle to the servants' quarters of No. 153 The sex Regiment, who was summoned $100 each.
Corporal L. Smith, of the Middle- | Defendants Peak, where Accused was formerly employed, and about 6 am. that for failing to notify the Police within hours when acquiring a motor cycle, was discharged by Mingistency this morning. Macnamara at Kowloyn
named
nurung Niran at 363. The Fenk, bringing with him some clothing
40
which be asked Lung to wash for Trafic Sub-Inspector S. R. Brittain ( him. He was alleged to have told Long that he had had a fight with stated that enquiries showed that on Complainant.
or about June 13 a soldier went to
come
New Shipping Route Found
the fishing
Another fisherman, arrested oft
fined for the same offence. Under Way During "Raid” his duties as Minister "I have not received any notice ef Information. An
flow regarding the black-out regulations, of information is not
As and anyway I do not know how to sociated with Parliamentary Private rend," sald Ng Kwong-chan, 51, boat Secretaries to the Prime Minister but master, when charged with having those who have expressed some ap-his boat under way in the Central prehensions on that point look to Mr Fairway at 10.10 p.m. Bracken' close association with Sut Hill, who prosecuted, said that newspaperdom to redress the bal-Defendant's boat was showing
lights at the time he was stopped,
In imposing a fine of $10 or ten days hard labour, Cmdr Stir said that the fact that he had shown no Nights proved that he must have known there was a black-out on.
ance.
Communists & Chungking
Press Stresses Unity
CHUNGKING, July 21 (Reuter),
on being examined at the Queen Mary Hospital was found that he had d
bnek later. He went again about a several brulses and scratches as well week later bul could not get the by Japanese Ministry of Communica-my (Chinese Communist Army) Is
no
Rickshaw Puller Fined Failing to cover his rickshaw light, Lee Shun, rickshaw puller, was stopped last night by Police Sergeant Roberts at Queen's Road West arti was found to be pulling the rickshaw. without n licence.
-The question of Communist troops clashing with the Central Govern- ment forces is continuing to occupy Mr H. G. Sheldon, K.C., at Central appeared this morning before the attention of Chinese cireles here. Magistracy, and was charged with The Chinese press unanimously tailing to comply with black-out re- stresses the importance of national gulations and pulling a TOKYO, July 21 (Reuter),Aunity and the maintenance of mill-without a licence.
rickshaw Arcused was arrested on May 7 end howly the Police that he had nequired new shipping course between the
and the soldier was told a motor-cycle. It was about 5 p.m.
tary discipline. Kurile Islands and Nemuro port in
Defendant pleaded guilty and was the 18ti Group aned $5 or seven days' imprisonment. public oppical to Hokkaido Island has been discovered
Flashed A Torch made to-day in the Influential Chinese: daily, "Ta Kung Poo," which de- The new course is described as clares: "Although the Communist
significant" by informed Party has an commentators,. AL a previous hearing Corporal have become an important part of Smith was fined for driving without the Japanese national defence sys- a licence and failing to report antem with the advent of the inter- accident.
national tension following Germany's attack on Russia.
DS U septic wound on the left index
finger.
When formally charged, Accused alleged that Huco struck hin several blows and he then took out a kulle and stabbed him at random.
Exhibits Rejected
certificate. The Inspector added that this soldier might have been Defen- dant, and asked His Worship withdraw the summons.
to
When Li Wing-kwong, Publle Works Department surveyor, pro- duced plans of the scene of the crime H. A. Waller, of No. 20 Ico House and vicinity, his Lordship enquired Street, reports that about 4 am. if Li had made the plans himself. yesterday, some person entered the Li replied that he had.
premises and stole one electric fan, His Lordship remarked that they a stop-watch and one electric iron, appeared to be tracings of an earlier total value $150.
Mechanised Indians
In Desert War
tions ships.
"highly
as Kurite
For breach of the Black-out Re-
ulations, Leung Wab, 27, shiri- maker, was fined $5 or seven days'
Central Magistracy this morning.
Islands it must be remembered character hard labour by Mr G. T. Lowry at
It is understood that the new course, the discovery of which was announced to-day, will henceforth be followed by all ships sailing to or from the Kurile Islands.
The Kurile Islands are a group extending almost-to-Kamchatka.-
of
Britain Sells More Goods
Dur
Despite the Battle of the Atlantis, which entered on a more intense CAIRO, July 21 (Reuter)-Mechanised Indian cavalrymen phuse early this you trial districts,
on and industrial who gallantly fought their way out from Mechili during the
Britain's export trade German advance are now "getting their own back" on the Axis
being expanded, forces watching Tobruk.
[torily," was the only comment In Figures of the value and volume A number of these men were military circles on the Tobruk garare no longer published, but in the exports and their destination included in the patrols which on isem'a fifth series of raids in nine arst three months of this year they days which resulted in the capture Saturday night carried out an-
of a fair number of prisoners and showed a progressive increase. other series of successful light- much valuable information.
In total, they substantially *x- ning raids on enemy strong For the first time on Saturday, the months of 1940. In part, the increase ceeded figures for the last three points this time eastward allons attempted counter action but is no doubt due to higher prices. along the coast between the the Indians dealt swiftly and suc- North and South America Bardia Road and the sea and bers who withdrew in disorder in the
cessfully with superior enemy numour principal markets, southwest of Palestrino to the face of a bayonet altnek.
The Industrial and Export Coun- 1 recently sent a request to all west of the El Adim Road.
Every British rald is estimated to export groups to apply a selective "The process of putting the wind have cost the enemy between 30 and nolicy to exports and encourage up the Italiana continues satisfac-40 casualties.
those which help the war effort,
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the
Defendant was seen flashing an uncovered torch light about 9.30 p.m. yesterday in Duddell Street, Queen's Road, Central, and was arrested. Defendant pleaded guilty to charge.
Kowloon Cases Some ten vases of black-out offen- ces in last night's exercise were
morning.
New A.TS. Head heard at Kowloon Magistracy this
Wants Army
Five cases from Yaumati district and three from Shamshuipo were brought before Mr 11. C. Macnomara LONDON, July 21 (British Wire-and two from Mongkok before Mr D. less).-Taking over command of the J. N. Anderson. Auxiliary Territorial Service from
Fines ranging from $2 to $5 were Dame Helen Gywnne Vaughan to-imposed. who is only 33, stated that she hoped klig Street, who was charged with day, Mrs Knox, the new Controller, Chu Kwok-fu, 38, of No.. 10 Non- to have a personnel of 200,000 in the breach of lighting regulations by A.TS, in six months t
striking a cigarette lighter in Salgon "Our
chief said Mra Knox, Street about 9.15 p.m. yesterday, was is to see that our numbers are made reminded for 24 hours. Defendant up to more than 200,000. We have pleaded not guilty to the charge, 10w between 40,000 and 50,000 and by Christman I hope to see another 100,000 in our ranks."
Li Sum, 38, hawker, who was cliar- get with flashing a naked torch in 'Wecsung Street, was cautioned.
Hitler Needs More Men
From Italy & Rumania
LONDON, July 21 (Reuter)—Hitler has asked both Italy ind Rumania for more troops for use in Russia and they on their part have both asked for a definition of Hitler's objectives in that front, says the Free French Agency quoting their cor- respondent on the French frontier.
to about ten divisions.
Hitler is said to have replied Italy is being asked to supply a verit- that his objectives are strictly able expeditionary corps amounting 'imited and that ផទ soon де these were obtained, his advance would cease.
Rumania's Ambition The Rumanians, it is reported, aro being tempted to supply more men
materials In any case, the message adds, "the and
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