THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 1949.
The PWD Larceny Trial Resumes
INDONESIA:
BROTHER OF FIRST
ACCUSED IN WITNESS BOX
Cross-Examination About Cheques
Kwok Hing-cho, brother of the first accused Kwok Kwong, foreman, was cross-examined by Mr V. J. L. D'Alton, defending Austin Spary, electrical inspector grade 1, at the resumed hearing of the P.W.D. Larceny Case before Mr Justice Reynolds and a jury of four men and three women at the Criminal Sessions this morning.
Kwok Kwong, defended by Mr Percy Chen, and Spary face 12 charges alleging theft by public ser- vant, obtaining money by false pretences from the K.B.G.C., and conspiracy to defraud the Government of money.
Replying to Mr D'Alton, Kwok Ming-cho said that in 1930 he joined John D. Hutchison & Co and was stationed, in Canton. He then started n native bank with Tsui Sik-chunt also in Canton. After the war witness rejoined John D. Hutchison's import and export department, Teui at present was not in business and witnes denied
still in that Taul was partnership with him. Witness also dealed that he had any businers con- nection
the with
of Cheong Hing. He said he knew a man named Ah Yam, who war with the firm and knew Kwok Kwonk
Questionnd further, witness ad- mitted that he endorsed a cheque with the naine Cheong Hing In Chinese. Ho also cashed the cheque,
Tame
BROTHER'S CHEQUE
Witness admitted he also made out another cheque and explained that both cheques were his brother's who had told him that they had come from proper sources.
Mr D'Alton: Do
Spary? No.
hip
Did that happen in all the cases of these bills? Yes. When he made the request he said that his friend wanted to have the bills made out for accounting purposes. I told him that if
Dutch Seek Talks With Republicans
Batavia, Jan. 9.-Republican eireles here today reported ten:: tative moves by the Dutch au- thorities to open unofficial dis cussions with the Republican leaders.
They believed similar appranchez were being made to the Republicans in Jogjakarta. So fat. these moves have not progressed very far fu Batnvin, though a slight change in the Republican outlook here has be come noticeable,
The tendency seemed to be to. accept
the facts
existing of the situation as being beyond easy re- medy.
The Republicans were apparently not pressing for major troop with- drawals. Instead, they urged modi- Acations in the constitution of the Interim Federal Government, to permit Republienna to co-operale without too severe a strain on their principles.
The changes suggested would re-
powers his friend was going to put duce the Interim
of the them into his account books then Crown Representative and increase would have to do the same.
those of the Interim Goverment, Why did you agree to do it?--
with a fixed date for the transfer of Simply for friendship's cake.
sovereignty. these What did you do with bills?-Having got all these bills I went back to my shop and gave my clerk. Leung Fun-ching, instructions to make them out.
know you
who is prosect-
out the bills And having made what did you do with them?-- handed them to Kwok Kwong.
All these bills have your chop on then-Yes,
Who put the chop on-The clerk. The trial is proceeding.
German Steel
Workers Appeal To US
Have you ever cashed any cheques for Spary?—No.
Re-examined by Mr A. Honton (Crown Counsel), ting, said that the Police visited Dusseldorf, Jan. 9.-The manage- to make enquiries about the ment and workers of the Bochumer cheques, also about other matters. Vercia steel works, in the British
Mr Hooton:
How
did you come Zone, made a lost appeal today to to know this person Ah Yam of the President Truman and to the U.S. Cheong Hing electrical shop?-Secretary of State requesting them partial to stop the came to know him because I had intervene
The works, due to seen him walking with a friend."
On whose authority; dict you write the name Cheong Iling on the back
of the cheque?--My brother's,
dismantling of begin tomorrow.
Dr Rudolf Mueller,, a Frankfurt wyer, sent a cable to Washington
It urged that the. on their behalf. Lam Yam, muster of the Cheong
American Government should send Hing electrical shop. 7, Mercer Street, ground floor, said that during a corruittee to Germany to inquire
the dismantling programine.
telegram said that
co-operate
1047 and 1048 he had no contracts
into
The
for work at the Cathay Pacile Air-workers refused 10 ways, Kowloon Bowling Green Club, Cecilia Beauty Salon, or the Royal Hongkong Yacht Club.
the
in the destruction under pressure of their livelihood. It described the the dismantling as a blow against idra
European of Western
co-
At this stage, Mr Chen drew ut- tention to the fact that witnesses who had concluded their evidence operation and against the Marshall
had left the Court. He said it would be better if they remained in Court until the end of the morning sessions or till the end of the afternoon ses- sions.
Hin Lordship agreed.
DIDN'T DO WORK
Mr Hooton: I have here a number į of bills headed due to Chrong Hing'. Did you or your firm do any of the work enumerated on these hills which are the pinces which I have just enumerated? Witness: No.
Can you say how these bills came to bo "made out on your paper?...... This was done because Kwok Kwong told me that he had done such work and naked me just to make out the bills for him.
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dismantling contractors have
Employees of the
received written orders from
the Military Govern- ment to carry out the work. As the steel works' workers have been Instructed by their union not interfere, both German and British quarters tonight thought it unlikely that there would be any serious hitch tomorrow.-Reuter.
Women's Council Meeting
Where did he make that request? -After work he rang me up and asked me to go to a teahouse and Chest".
thero be made the request.
SIDE GLANCES
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"All interested are welcting.
Europe's Rallway Wagons
Badly Need Repairs
Gruera, Jn 0-More than 15 percent of all railway wagona ia Welera -Europe are out of our want of repairs, according Nations to figures published In Geneva day by the United Economic Commission for Europe,
Western Europe's rolling stock was in better condition at thé end of 1948 thin it wać immed lately after the war, but there жего
wagons in 1945 as almost twice as many unserviceable. during an average pre-war year.
Western Europe luid a total of 312,354 wagens out of service on November 30, 1948.
Great Britain was the only country in Western Europe, with a greater percentage of unserviceable wrgons in 1948 than in 1946.
Britain had n (otal of 147,381 wagon-12 percent of her entire rolling stock-awaiting repair on November 30, almost as many za In all the other Western European countries together,-Associated
Press,
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ACTION INVOLVING CANADIAN LAW
AT SUPREME COURT
An action under Probate Jurisdiction and in- volving Canadian law was heard before the Chief Justice, Sir Leslie Gibson, at the Supreme Court this morning. Plaintiff was a woman, Woo Yen Nui Oi, of 32 Taipoo Road, Kowloon, and the defendants were William G. Woo and Daisy Woo, of 3, Cheung- shawan Road, Kowloon. Daisy Woo is at present living in Montreal.
husband to go back to Canada, but she was not successful."
The plaintiff claims that she was the wife and the person entitled to administration of the estate of the Evidence would be called that Woo Chong when the deceased first came to Late Woo Chong, alias Kee, alios Woo Tsun Nin, and to Hongkong before his marriage to have such grant of administration.
the plaintiff it was his latention The defendants claim that, to-to setile down here and to mary to gether with one Wesley S. Woo, con fined since 1938 in mental home in Canada, they are the present execu tors and sole benefleiries under a pretended will of the deceased dated September 15, 1932, having entered a caveat alleging the validity of the said pretended wilt.
as to have a woman to look after him. His intention was originally to settle down in China, but not being catisfied with the conditions to settle in in Chine he decided Honeket.
QUESTION OF DOMICILE Replying to a point on domicile The plaintif further claims declara-
raised by Mr McNell, Mr ller- tion that the pretended will was re-nacehl gald that it was the alleg voked by the marriage of the plain- tion of the defendants that domi- intiff to the deceased on February 28, elle was in Canada. former 1938.
"We deny that; we say that it is
in touch with the leaders on Danka Dealing with the statement of was
Island or in Jejakarta.
claim,
But the true stale of Republican opinion has become most difficult to huge, with four of the most im- portant members of the Republican Government confined to Banka Island, four more restricted to the
In hiding or with the guerillas, Jogjakarta, area, cne abroad and six
The Republican tenders now Intavia-Dr Socpomo. Minister, Dr Darmasitinwan, chief Mr Brook A. Bernacchi, Instructed advisor to the Republican delegation by Mr 11. K. Woo, appeared for the Hongkong, and, alternatively, that to the United Nations Good Offlees pinintiff and Mr John McNeil, in-it was Chion," sald counsel. Committee, and Professor Socjund.structed by Mr F. G. Nigel, was for Mr McNeil: My learned friend is
defendants. the delegation's secretary—are not the
golog to set up that the domicile in Hongkong. It is not dis- closed in the pleadings. We say the diomielle was in Canada.
Mr Bernacchi: To proceed. stdey calling the plastiff herself I too friendly the letter Dr
call "I am certain in this case to open intend
other evidence. other witnesses, as Soekarno, the Republican President,
very strongly," said counsel. "It is will call three wrote to the Dutch commander of
between deceased and the children of the deceased by the age his guard, in which he cald he did contention throughout that the evidence of the ceremony of marri not hote the
Dutch, only first wife have acted in
I will also call cvidence despicable plaintiff.
as to the fact that they lived to- imperialism.
Not content with a reasogether in Hongkong and the fact inniner, Guerilla activity by
able issue as to domicile they, by Republican forces continued to be widespread their defence, repudiate the whole that the plaintiff was always
of thecognised here as being the deceased's In Java and Sumatra, Republican of the alleged"
marriage reports, partly supported from Dutch plaintiff to the deceased.
They can wife.
"I will call evidence from the tend that it is not t a valid marriage American Express Bank to sources said today.
in Hongkong and the whole relation-
plaintiff herself ship between the plaintiff and the effect that the
visited this Bank in the company deceased is completely denied. "As regards that point
of her husband
In spite of the slight change in outlook, some Republicans criticised
I was reported to be directed mainly ag inst Dutch outposts, com munications and estates-Rester.
US Navy Clears Decks
In China
United
Tsingtao, Jan. 2.--The States Navy in China is clearing the decks-just in case
and An Omelal Navy
Maring spokesman in Tsingtao-the base of
Fleet-bas the West Pacific
an- nounced that the present month-long streami'ning process was prompted by economy and Mciency.
In the past three years the United S'ates Navy has spread itself out comfortably in Tsingtao.
the
Bernacchi said that the plaintiff was the tin fong wife of Wou and had two sons, aged 13
12, respectively.
intend
to produce the birth certificates of the two sons," he said.
Bc-
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the
and her necount
there was in the name of Mrs Woo,
and she will produce the chop she
Before 1933, said counsel, de-used. Evidence will also be called
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in
censed had been in Canada for number
to cume of years. He Hongkong and it would be the contention of the plaintiff that he came here with the Intention of remarrying and settling down here to spend the rest of his days.
MARRIED IN CHINA
Ha was blind and was accom- panied by the Orst defendant, Wit- linm
Woo.
Arrangements were made through an intermediary for the marriage of the deceased to the plaintiff and In 1933 ho went to his native district of Yanping. in China, and here married the plointi.
They returned
to the Colony as
husband and wife and lived to- gether.
support from the elder of the two sons.
on
Ma
"I um calling expert evidence on Chinese law by Mr P. L Lam, a lawyer in China, also a solicitor in
Professor practice here and Kinm Their evidence will be as to the validity of this marriage in accordance with the laws of China
of facta the evidence
which I intend to adduce,
"In view of the possibility of a dis- pute as to whether the laws of China a they are now apply or the law In 1844, they will
say that this form of snarriage was in fact valid ac- coding to modern Chinese, tuw and accordance with the law of the Chings
Dynasty. They will say that according to the faw in China a nkwaya person of Chinese race was a Chinese subject. All the authori- ties say that domicile is not de- pendent on n'ionality.
Mr McNell said that the whole sue was the administration of this estate.
"When he got married?" sati Mr A general meeting of the Hongkong There were dependants to be Bernacchi, "the deceased was old Council of Women will be held in taken care of, and the recreational and blind and it might
well
be the YWCA, Duddell Street, on needs of several thousand oflicers that he did not expect issue of the Wednesday, January 12, at 5.15 p.m. and men.
marriage.
When issue arrived the The speaker will be Mrs J, B. (The last group of dependants, evidence
the two young babies got on his Derow, and the subject, "Community numbering about 200, will mil forence will be that he found that
Home today aboarri
Generale
nerves and during the period from W. A. Monn).
1938 to 1942 the wife and children Hundreds of thousands of dollars staved in a separate house. have been invested in such facilities
She visited her husband constant- as officers and enlisted men's club ly and he frequently visited the in gymnasiums, as well as harbour, children. From Apr, 1913, un air base and other installations.
the day of his death, the plaintif Developments of the past few lived with him in Hongkout. She
have ARQUIS Bent and concentration
resulted in a policy of Insisted that the second defendant, Dalsy Woo, was trying to get her the widespread US holdings in Tsingtao. Oncial spokesmen stress that this polley has resulted in no loss of efficiency.
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Mr Bernacchi said that there was still certuin evidence to be obtain- cd from Canada and there was the Intricate question of Canadian law. Counsel, he said, were agreed that in Canadian law, the marriage d'd not provoke the wilt. "We say that under Canadian Inw, we are entitled to administration of half of the property," said Mr Bernacchi
Hearing is proceeding.
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With the foundations of the Chinese government growing shakier daily, mobility seems to be
line.and there is nothing I can 109 Professor MacDonald left a dinner emerging as the keynote of Ameri-
until I get their report.".
on Friday at the hotel outside Tel- cani operations here:
Asked what he considerid the | Aviv, where he was spending the "Retrenchment gave rise to the
biggest stumbling block to a pence weekend, to receive details at the report of "withdrawal settlement, Dr Bunche said: "Une Israell Foreign Office of Friday's alr
from original report
of the United Stales
of the biggest so far is that we have activity, in which ye RAF planes retrenchment by all ces has turned
never been able to discuss it. The were lost. out to be
biggest problem has been to go!
Informed sources sold Mr Mac- This is the the porties together. are being facilities
given up, but
Donald was able to give the Presi- Brat step. more money is being put into those
In Tel-Aviv today, the Soviet dent a full report and the two men that remain. The programme of im-
Minister to Lerael, M. Pavel Yershov, discussed developments. Mr Mac- provement of installations and re-
called on the Israel1 Foreign Donald called on Mr, Moshe Shertok Manila 11 am, (Ngg.); 11.30 am. (Ord.). creational facilities does not seem to have slackened in these centres, according to political sources, offered
Minister, Mr Moshe Shertok, and, yes dily.
The French and Yugoslav repre- Foochow 3 p.m. (Reg.): 3.30 pm. (Ord.). The speculation which swept
Hankew. Tiingtuo Tsingtao last week, no evidences of Israel Soviet support in view of the catatives in T1-Aviv were among shanghai. Hanking,
other
weekend callers at the Foreign
Pelping, Kunming. Luchow, Swatow retrenchment became apparent, has "deteriorating situation."
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Reports from Cyprus said the p.m. (OrdJ.
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Bahrein, Alexandria (Nairobi, Johannes- burg and Marseillés via Alexandriał tone, m. (Or: (010) 430 London and Paris (CPO) 4 p.m. p.m. (neg.): 6 pm. (Ord.).
money..
Que local barfly last
bo re-
Shertok
died.
down considerably, though wildhese sources sald Mr rumours are still circulating in the told the Russian Minister that, the transport Empire Test. (luo cafes which thrive on US Navy Israel Government did not feel the Famagusta tomorrow, was believed situation was grave enough but pruto bo picking up Marine Com- mized to keep the Soviel Minister night was informed.
mandon who have been... guarding cil willing to bet US$100 (the only
camps on the island and who have DIPLOMATIC ACTIVITY currency which seem
been standing by expecting a call to cognised hereabouts) that the Navy The diplomatic activity in Tel-Aoobs.
The destroyer Chequers sailed and Marines will be out of Tsingtao | Aviv over the weekend was also re-
1b-south by the end
ported to have Included
from Cyprus this morning, Vice Admiral Oscar Badger, Com- minute phone call from President while a second destroyer Chivalrous, mander of the West Pacific Fleet, Truman In Washington to the head was anchored off Famagusta. 'said, "Send him up to me and I'll of his diplomatic mission here, Pro- Two frigates from Maltu are ex- take his bet."-Associated Press
pected at Cyprus soon.-Reuter. desor James MacDonald..
the month,
"
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