HAMMER MURDER:
HOUSE BOY TELLS OF HEARING CRY OF TERROR
Evidence that following a ery of lerror, "which terri- fied him," he found the servant girl lying in a pool of blood in the back room was given by Hui Kit-ching, 19, house boy employed by the Wong family, when the hammer murder trial resumed before Mr Justice Gould. (Acting Chief Justice) at the Criminal Sessions this morning.
Student Fined
For Driving Dangerously
em-
On trial is Cheng Kwok-king, 40-year-old Swatow merchant, who is charged with the murder on March 15 of Cheung Chat, n 22-year-old servant girl ployed by Mr and Mrs Wong at 66-b Bonham Road, first floor.
Mr A. Houton (Crown Counsel) assisted by Det-Insp. T. Cashman,
25 герге Accusel is prosecuting.
liul
Yau Fu-loen, a student of Stented by Mr A. J. Cufford, in- Stephen's College, residing at 36 structed by Mr C. A. S. Russ. Blue Pool Road, was fined $150 by Mr Thomas Tum at Central Court this morning for driving in a dangerous manner at the junction of Repulse Bay Road and Island Road on July 13.
in evidence, and shortly death, the servant girl's before
Wong accused had visited the family on three separate occasions.. the third visit being on March 15,
Ic
On his first visit, accused arrived at the Rat about 4 or 5 p.m. carried a paper parcel with him. Areused told witness that in view of the drought then prevailing. It might be possible to sink a well in to be and asked the backyard Laken there. On being shown the backyard accused said it was suit- able for that purpose.
Defendant pleaded not guilty. Mr D, L. Strellet, practising solici tor, suld in evidence that about 5 p.m. on July 13 he was with Mr II. E. Coates, who was driving car No. 7788 along Repulse Bay Road. When they reached the Junction of Island Road, Mr Coates was slowing down with the intention of turning to the right when suddenly private car No. 104 entae from behind at a very fast speed and crossed them by cutting to the left. Then he noticed that there were two passengers Inle placed beside him on the sofa in the car who looked through the back the sitting room as he did on the
first occasion. window, ns If they were aware that something had happened,
SIMILAR PARCEL Accused again carried a similar paper porcel when he came the This second time, Hui continued.
On his third visit, which was on the following day, accused was nd-
LICENCE SUSPENDED Mrs M. Blake, of 5 Abermore Court, May Road, sald driving car No. 458 along Repulse Bay Road following car No. 77885 when, near the junction of Island
the way
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
TUESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1948.
Chinese Ambassador Greeted||SCEPTICAL OF
The Prime Minister's representative, Mr J. Oldham, is seen here welcoming the first Chinese Ambassador to Australia, De Kan Nai-kuang on his arrival from China by In British Overseas Airways and flying-boat recently, the centre is the Chinese Charge d'Affaires, Dr Cheng.
RED FIFTH COLUMN
IN UNITED
STATES
VOICE IN POLICY-MAKING
Washington, Aug. 2.-The former Communist leader in the United States, Louis Budenz, today charged that "several hundred" Communials were working inside the Federal Government for espionage purposes.
He told the Senate's super-
held
mitted through the back door. W-investigating Committee that ness sald he met accused in the "several score" of them ridur as he (accused) proceeded to the alting room in the front part of "important" Government jobs the premises. That was about 4 or and still had considerable voice
Later when he (witness) in American policy. 5 .in. went to the sitting room,
accused
hanging
Men
The ex-Communist, who quit the
EUROPEAN FEDERATION
Cambridge, Aug. 2.-Lord Samuel, Liberal Party leader in the House of Lords, declared to- day that he is "extremely sceptical of the chances of suc- cess of a European federation at this time.
"It would be wrong." he told the Party's suininer school, " Parliament made a complete surren der their powers to a central borly too early."
He proposed instead a confedera- tlon such as Benelux to "see how that system worked and then, per- haps, look to complete federation." Lord Samuel said it would be "a delusion" to assume that a Euro- pean federation could live happly forever afterwards" If members from with- were not constrained drawing when they wished.
"Unless there is a sence of pet- "It would manehey," he declared,
Any
WAS
bo impossible to get people to com- mit themselves deeply to the idea,
constitution
which drawn up would be, after all, only a piece. of paper with signatures attached. If it were decided there was no right of withdrawal, It could not be assumed no one would with- daw.
50
"Apart from war, the only specifte sanction would be outlawing, that those members walking out would lose the advantages afforded to all those who remained in the great community." Associated Press.
DEBATE ON ECAFE FINDINGS
Geneva, Aug, 2.-The Soviet de- legation to
Nations Unlled The Economic and Social Council today Introduced a resolution asking for
the restoration and development of the economies of Asia and the Far East so as to liberate them colonial and semi-colonial dence."
"from clepen-
The Council in deonting the re- port of the Economie Commission for Asia and the Far East.
Representative Mundt said Silver- master would be a "standby wit- at the closed hearing tomorrow. when the Commitice will question Whitaker Chambers, editor of Time magazine.
Silvermaster will testify publicly Chambers has been heard, after Cha Road, she heard the sounding of n wan not there, init his facket was Tarty in 1945 after 10 years in its elther tomorrow or Wednesday. horn and saw a grey car,, No, 104,
Chambers, who said he quit the Mrsgh command, on a coat hanger.
also asserted that stooling past her and cut neruis the Wonk who was in the sifting on, the Hollywood movie colony was a
Communist Party in 1937 and later ear in front, turning to the left.
askell witness to prepare tea for the contributor to the Communist helper to obtah: evidence against 12 Defendant in evidence said the accused
Hed leaders, recently indicted in The refreshinents were
eampaign chest.
expected to corro- New York, is a car in front of him allowed him brought to accused who was then in
Meanwhile, the acting chairman borate Miss Beally evidence.
The Soviet resolution calls for de- of national to pass when he sounded his horn and he was not aware that he had the back room. At that time, only
the House Un-Amerienn Activi- She
Her story was backed up in detail velopment by ECAFE Mundt.
industry, especially heavy industry, Representative Karl | Pers It was not deceased was present there. committed an offence.
Ac-
by Budenz, who testified that the former Commerce American Communist Parly
was and for the promotion of trade and all the poller visited him and was sitting on a stool knitting.
n window which announced that painted out the incident that he used was near
Department officer. Nathan Gregory
rdered to loaded with groups conducting mi-agriculture.
lo
The Soviet delegate, Mr A. A. averlooked Park Road. remembered the ocension.
Silvermaster, had been
sald his Arallunion, accused to take
government Committee tutary and diplomalle espionage for Witness invited
Russia.
the maximum he hended a his tea in the sitting room, but Cheng, pear before the
"If you think you're only going to strongly favoured refuse, saying he was waiting for answer charges that
Cheng then wartime Itussian spy ring here.
And
one espionage ring, you're mis-, amount of irade between countries? friend in the backroom.
Representative Mundt said that
"You're going to of Asia and the Far East and bo- tween these countries and the rest drank his tea, and after that witness
Silvermaster
and over 30 other taken," he sald left the room. ·
of the world. Federal employees whom Elizabeth find many "
APPEAL TO EX-REDS Bentley, one-time Communist
Mr Tum remarked that it was o serious case of reckless driving and, in addition to the dne, ordered de- fendant's licence to be suspended for six months.
Gun-running To
Palestine
Frankfurt. Aug, 2-Former Czech air officer who fled to Germany within the last week today reported that an aerial pun-running ine was operating rep karly between Czecho- slovakia and the Jewish state.
POOL OF BLOOD
Shortly afterwards, witness said he heard a cry of terror us if coming from children, which terrified him, He rushed into the back room, where he saw deceased tying on the floor As ho turned in a pool of blood. away he was struck on the head and lost consciousness. He remembered the door and iron grille of the back door were locked.
agent, named lost week as members Budenz, who joined the Party in of the alleged ring, would be per-1933 and quit li to rejoin the Roman mitted to defend themselves later Catholic Church in 1945, appealed from the witness chair to other ex they wished.
ENOUGH EVIDENCE
The delegates of the Netherlands end the United States said they would oppose the Soviet resolution and
the participation in will ECAFE of the Indonesian and Viet- Communists to come forward and nam Republics. They advised walt- tell what they knew of "this ruthlessing until the Security Council had Muodt said again that the Com-conspiracy."
belleved it had enough
He said the United States Govern-disposed of the Netherlands-Indone- 10 on hand right now
The Couneli unanimously adopted mittee
He saidment itself knew a big part of the sin dispute now before it.
to include Communist espionage story, and he a Chinese resolution evidence
Committee might ask tho
time the Nepal in territories within the Com- warrant criminal action. Cross-examined, witness said he Attorney General. Mr Tom Clark, American people were informed. tomorrow to open Grand Jury
Budenz, who was formerly editor mission's scope-United Press. investigation of espionage and
of the Dally Worker, also said he Communist activities In-the-Gov.
-Stricken-Vessel- He ernment.
knew the identities-of-Government oficials who gave information to
Taken In Tow
had the keys to the back door and The officers said small arms were
grille in his pocket: They should chartered plane to being flown by
have been hanging on a . Tel-Aviv from the former German
had earlier gee out to buy oranges fighter base between Prague aix
and bat used them. He agreed Jachymov. The planes flying the
the keys minst line
us C-51s anyone seeing described were
from their normal place and find chartered under the Panamanian
ing the back door and grille locked 10 it possible fing.
not think Would leave by that way.
Witness
sald when he looked into the back room, he only saw deceased lying in a pool of block, lie He did not see the accused. bore accused no grudge, he said.
The trial is proceeding.
The officers said the galed Beld was guarded closely, and no Customs
facilities were observed. To flights from Ruzyne, they added, Customs declarations described the shipments as scrap Iron for Abyssinia similar items.-United Press.
Man's "Horrible Record"
and
"You have a horrible record," sald Mr d'Almada at Central this morning when he sentenced Leung Koin-wal, 20, hawker, to 12 months and two years
Police supervision for larceny, Defendant who had four previous convictions, snatched $35 from Chun Ying-fat at Connaught Road Central yesterday.
Shanghai Not To Hear Orchestra
Shanghal, Aug. 3.-Manila's 75- piece municipal symphony orchestra will not perform in Shanghai or was expected, when it disembarks here from, the ss General Gordon this afternoon for a stay of 24 hours.
This is because the sponsors have been unable to obtain a theatre.
The orchestra is en route to A sentence of two years' hard la-Hawaii and is being accompanied bour was imposed on Kwan Yee, 34, by Senora Dela Fuente, wife of the Assistant unemployed, for larceny and breach Mayor of Manila, and
Mayor Ceazer Miraflor.-Reuter.
of a deportation order.
Defendant stole Sul at Connaughl
yesterday. convictions.
$3.65 from Pak Road Central previous He had two
Larceny Charge
Henry Dick Gerver, 28, unemploy ed, of Mauritius, residing ni 177 Prince Edward Road, third floor,-~ was charged with larceny before Mr d'Almada at Central this morning.
It was alleged that on July 23, 8 Des Voeux Road Central, ground floor, defendant stole a packet of
tissues and six plastic coat hangers, the property of Miss Jannie.
tlit
Budenz told the Senators that
many
asserted
W 15 that it
was a member of the Parly's Po-
of
2.- Perth, W. Australia, Aug. After drifting helplessly about 050 miles northwest
Fremantle; July 23, the steamer Papachristics Vassillos 17132 tons, registered in Montreal) won taken in tow by the Kybra this morning.
Western Australla, since
only the Communist Party Secre- the Communist Party, because he tary-General, Eugene Dennis, knew litical Committee and had worked for certain, how many Reds had with some *py group.-United infiltrated into the Government, Press,
American the However, he said, Communists had organised
in spy rings to get secret Information SHANGHAI'S NEW
FINANCE CHIEF for Russia, and they were still operation.
told Mies Bentley
bolh the Senate
and House Committees Inst
Shanghai, Aug. 3-Mr Lin Tsung- week that Silvermaster, who left
yung was inaugurated Director of Government service only recently, the Shanghal Finance Control Board headed one of two Soviet spy rings westerday afternoon at a brief cere- with
which sho
sho operated during the
mony attended by many war years. She also accused him of bankers and business and industrini end late this week or carly next being a member of the NKVD, the Russian secret police.
lenders.
Mics
The Kybra, owned vernment
by the Go- of Western Australia, transferred provisions and medical supplies to the stricken veszel by oficials, lifeboat. The tow is expected
a
At a press conference immediate- denled Silvermaster has
ly afterwards, Mr. Lin, who is Bentley's charges, asserting that she grandson of General Lin Chih-su,
old "has been peddling the same
10. He said he would who fought in the so-called, Opluth
Wes said he was determined story for years".
his side of the slory at the
one thing, if nothing banks in tol proper time.
week-Associated Press.
New Italian Labour Body
10
Rome, Aug. 2.-The leaders of the Christian Democratle section of the Confederation of Labour
that
aro today
they
else,
must not deal $12 any Italian business not related in usual bank- ing activities
He said in the execution duties he was resolved
STANDBY WITNESS
announced He appeared before the House
of his creating an independent Inbour or Un-American Activities Committee
ganisation. to ignore
In a communique, they deplored last May but refused to say then whether he was a Communist, onepotism, favouritism and powerful the atthude of the Communist- the grounds that the answer might influences which may obstruct his dominated Confederation over the
Incriminate him.
CHIANG OUT WITHIN
ONE
YEAR, SAY COMMUNISTS
Canton, Aug. 3Communist-led guerilias operating in South China believe that within a year they will have isolated the principal cities of China and forced the Chiang Government out of business.
sur-
work.Heuter,
General Okamura
For Trial
recent general strike-Reuter.
OUTWARD MAILS
TUESDAY, Azrus 3 Closing Times lly All
Tainan, Yeochow, Shanghai, Aug. 3. General. Swatow, Amay, Okamura, former Commander of Shanghai, Nanking. Hankow, Tsingtao, the Japanese forces in China during Peiping 3.30 pm, the war, will be tried shortly by a special military tribunal, to be organised here by the Ministry of National Defence, according to re- ports today.
Hothaw 3.30 p.m.
Closing Times by Sea & Train Macao & Tinkhan (Bea) 4 pm. Kongmoon (via. Canton) (Train) & p.m.
Matt Canton (Parcels & 2nd Class (Bea) 5 pas
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4 Closing Times By Alr Canton (Kowloon CPO.1 7.30am. 10
The reports said the general was That is the report of anj to be good, with a regular courier brought to Shanghai.over the week-
service maintaining contact,
Their end from Nenking and is in hospital am. 12.30 pm. p.m. (G.P.0) 7 am American engineer who spent relations with people in the
Shanghai 9 n.ru. (reg); 9.30 am: (ord.) several weeks as a prisoner in rounding countrysido also
at present for treatment of tuber-Pam. Noon 220 p.m.
Manija P.L, Honolulu, USA. & Canada seemed culosis, which he contracted during
9.30 m, (reg): 10 a.m. (or), Hearing was fixed for August 14the hands of a guerilla band good, because the guerilles claimed the war.
Shanghai, Nanking, 2lackow, Taingins at noon,
Ite will be charged with tolerat & Peinina Amoy Swatow & Talcars 3.30 defendant being on. $500 bail. Mr C. A. S. Russ will be ap- operating in Kwangtung pro- they were ridding the area of ban-
ing the massacre of Chinese civi-p.m. vinco. An
Adits. employee of "number
by unit lians and of men in tho
Bangkok, Bangoon, Calcutta, Karachi, burning homes pearing for defendant.
Chinese firm, he was released were well-educated, and
many Japanese troops and other alleged Bahrein, Cairo (Nairobi, Johannesburg & Marseilles via Catro) Augusta & London (Kowloon 3.0.) 1.50 p.m. (G.P,0.) 5 when he convinced his captors were overseas Chinese from Malaya erimes.
Okamura General
algned the pm. were well- that he did not represent either and Trinidad. They
surrender instrument
Japan (Ord. Leller & Caide only) in Nanking the Chinese or the American grounded in Communist ideolox in September, 1946, before General pan.
although the engineer said he con-Government.
them more moderato in their views Ho Ying-chin, then Commander- in-Chief of Chinese forces-Reuter, than he had been led to belleve,
Obstructed Police For obstructing
Police
The engineer, who asked that his
war.
stable in the execution of his duty, Man Mul, 26, female, was oned $20
this identity be not disclosed, sald the Communists told him he would II said he was well-treated, and
REUTER'S MAN by Mr d'Almada at Central
captors were well equipped with
treated as any prisoner morning.
DETAINED PC 1035 sald he was on duly at good although note standard arms,
to whether the Com- ned an During Questioned to and plenty of ammunition.
at
Budapest, Aug. 2-Mr A. Varan- Bonham Road and was about
captivity they had a short en munists considered themselves ho his
troops war with the United States, they nai, Reuter's correspondent, arrest a congeo hawker when heard defendant shout "Hawker gazement with Nationalist Squad coming!" Defendant was eat during a night march, which, how replied that they were at war with detained by the police on Saturday, ing a bowl of congee at that time ever, ended without casualties to those Americans In the Truman- It was announced today. The nu
Marshall ellaue who are participat-thorities
for his arrest.—Associaled und there were no other hawkera either side.
He said communications between ing in the American invasion nearby. On hearing defendant, the
querilla Various
bands Reemed China,"United Press, conges hawker ran away,
of reason
Pross....
would not discloso
was
the
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