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The Trials Of Jury Service

reference: to the small number of people available for jury ser- vice was made by Mr. Justice Williams at yes- "terday's Criminal Ses-

sions..

-THE-CHINA-MAIL, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1947-

European Sergeant Accused Threatening

In Naval Stores Raid Trial Letter

Allegations that Sergeant McDougall of the K.N.Y.P., who gave evidence in a previous hearing, was an accessory to the offence, and that, it was he who opened the window of the store for the seven coolics to enter, were made by two of the defendants in their evidence be- före Mr. Latimer at Kowloon yesterday. THE TAT_ERRCFnk sever, early morning of Nov. 7′′ Tre Chinese coolles, represented by said that he and Li Wing, an Mr. Marcus da Silva. Ilam Din other defendant. were approach. 111 wolt,like to make an au-

and Mohamed Shufy, represented by Ah Yaw at Blake Plor and notincement to the Jurors pread by Mr J. M. d'Almada told to go on hour a ship to t." he said at the morning Reridion, and All Sher, uns-work-at-bout P-am-Yan-took

represented charged

with them to Queen's Her, where "I know there has been soine breaking into and entering the they boarded motor boat disanlisfaction expressed by Kowloon Naval Dockyard Vie which already contained flye certain jurung who have recent-talling Store and attempting other Chinese and two Indignis. ly been called to serve dud who! Ni skind naval stores on Nov. 7. The, bontsleft the pine at about fined themselves calles again at thử present versions.

"But the reason for valliner trople like this

In the T names in the ballet box have adrendy been exhausted and the previsions of the law is the

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when the patted is exhausted, : those Bames are returned in the ballet box and these, people are Praja Buble

be called unit, unfitimately, towards the end of the list. theng atmos have erin brent called.

"Iful nevertheless it is due to

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The Crown's case, prosented) 1 jum, an Nov. 7 for Kowloon

Scene Ashore

On arrival, the two Indinne

[ by Mr. R. S.-Smith, assisted by | Naval Yurd.

DS! W. Collins, having chied un Jan. 21, Mr. Sive, opened the defence yesterday by put- ting Tee Keung, une of the accused, at the witness-box. Giving his version of events

the night of Nuys 6.

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CHINA CRISIS COMMENT

New York: Feb. 19. The Herald Tribune" anya editorially that the measures adopted by Chiang Kai-ihrk "in the present, reonomie rinis are not facg-aavinų pestures.

"The economic and political Housecleaning he has decreed much was contributed to the in an acknowledgment of how i present crisis by the in- efficiency, corruption, nepot- fnen und friulat "backieardness existing within his men party. · He laugw attempting to meet this crisis courageously." Anturiated Prent."

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Writer Jailed

Found guilty of de- manding $2,000 with menaces from, the Chan -Hing Firm,-261-Queen's Road, West, on Dec. 27, Li Kai was sentenced to 12 years' hard labour by -Mr. Justice T. J. Gould at the Criminal Sessions yesterday.

On another, similar charge. the Jury, at the direction of His Lordship, found him "not guilty. He was alleged to inve demanded $1,000 with menaces from the Cheung Hing Firm, West, jon 305 Queen's Road.

Dcc. 20.

demanding $1,000

Gendarme Captain Another

Faces Trial

Evidence that while he was detained at Eastern

Bribe Case Bail Jumper

Kempeitai Hqs. a gendarme named Kawamoto assisted by an interpreter named Hironaka Another Civil Servant jumped <tled him to a pillar and set two trained Al- his bail when Lo Lok, a Police satians on him was given before No. 5 War Lance Corporal stationed at Shaukiwan, failed to appear Crimes Court yesterday by Dennis Victor, proefare Mr. F.X. d'Aimals at prietor of the Lido Ballroom, who showed the the Central-Magistracy-yester Court scars on his legs where the dogs had day afternoon on charge of mauled him.

accepting a bribe of $50 fron Victor was giving evidence at the trial of Capt. Yung Chin Chiu on Dec. 1

Shibata Shigeo, one-time Officer Commanding 1946. the Gendarmeric station at Happy Valley, and

Défendant had his bail · of the Sgt. Major Oba Takao, on the staff at the same application of Mr. Shaftain, a

$1,000 estronted and on station. Witness said that he had seen Oba on warrant was issued for his ur- two occasoins, but that accused had never in-rest. .terfered with him. He was uncertain as to Mr. Coomber,

whether he could recognise

Naval Dockyard]} Fraud

afternoon.

who appeared

Shaftain submitted that..

by

in cases of this type this. Inet.

Shibata but for the defence, said that he thought he remembered him once giving last saw Lo Lok un Monday directions about a dead body. Witness said that when ho

Mr. Shaftola pointed out that were ashore nud spoke to a bad spoken to blm, returning

kicked at one of the dogs, Kawa-

ball, originally fixed at $2,500, European, alleged to be about a quarter of an hour later

Li's accomplice, Kwok Hong, noto. (who has been tried and

was reduced to $1,000 on Dec. McDougall, who was in uniform when he told the Indian sergeant

who pleaded guilty to both condemned to death by No. 7 War

Crimen Court)

Mr. 10,on the application of | and, arThird. One of the Indians

punched him in McDougali then-used the tele-charges, was sentenced to eight the Jaw. Hironaka then set the

Coornber. M Shaftain said that then returned to the bout and phone and spoke to some-one in years hard labour on each other dog on him. This continued

De would like to emphasise that instructed the, caolics ta Ko Chinese, alleged witness,

in cases of this nature there sure where they found, and went on to say that after the count, the sentences to run con- far periods of about 10 minutes

spread nut over a fairly. leng A fine of $500 (or two months. us invariably a background witness, Aix or seven mure conversation, McDougali said that qurrently.

period. According to Mr. A. J.

and that this wap imposed by Mr. H. C. Shef

particular case, Indians in uniform and armed. he was going to see whether the

He was arrested on Dec. 7, 1944, on, K.C., on Lau Pul, paint-shop, was not merely an isolated one. Cutreri, Crown Counsel, the victor snid, nnd was necured of clerk of the Royal Naval Dock- Mr. Among these, was a fat indian Inspector, was asleep.

A little while Inter, asserted wit-manager of the Cheung Hing being a spy. He was given the yard, yesterday when he pleaded in fixing and considering batt who was overheard to say that mess, he saw McDougall halding Firm received a letter on Dec. water torture by Kawamote and Lully to obtaining $260.14 the key. or keya, had been torch und muttering to himself. 20.

and Hiroaks on a number of eccausing the pass of Ng Kut Sang. should be taken into considera- taken away by the

lons. and had not yet been returned. later, saw seven or eight Chinese threatening to endanger the i was given 22 buckets of

a worker, to draw payment. After Talking

Inspector Sell said that at 10.35 tlun. with

and theneur the gate and standing 'near shop's property

waler

as a birthday present on on Feb. 17, Ng was about to leave al MoDougall. On his asking, Me-manager's life should he fail to Dec. 26, Vieter said.

Mr. d'Almada said that he European the fat Indian, leged Tse, propped open a big Dougall who, brought the coolies comply with the demand. The He was later removed to a cell for a pass but stated that he did indlearten that there wast any the Dockyard. He was challenged, was not given any inkling or there. declared, witness, window and allowed the coolies European replied: "I

the munnger reported the matter known as the condemned cell rot require one as he had left background to the ease to enter instracting them. at these coolies here. None of your to the police.

and told every three days or so Dockyard empley. fle was taken

when that he would be executed if he to the office, questioned the same time, to go up to the business. I am the European ser- On Dec. 27. the manager of "did not make a clean breast of Dockyard pass was found on him. Mr. Coumber said that the

and a he fixed bull. Brst floor and take what was wennt." He did not stop the coo-the Chan Hings Firm also re-everything." He remained there It had been under some leather Bultensen. les entering as the European' was ceived a letter demanding $2,000 for 27 days.

issued to him in defendant's wife and three' The European

hla superior, offteer, and he was under similar circumstances. gave them

October 1945 as a skilled labour dilldren were in Court and ask- When placed in the "condemneder. tarch, witness alleged.

afraid that McDougall might shoot By arrangement with the cell" he found a man named Mur-

ed that a sum of $102 'found. I was found that There was a light burning om

Police, the manager's ton was hy there who was already in a signed on Dec. 6 and that he had defendant be returned to the ground floor, said. Tse, and

sent to make the payment in very severe dysentery. He made neting time-keeper, Lau, with the cireumalances. Mr.

dying condition, suffering from handed the pass Lou, who was them as they were in Nathan Road. He was followed dally attempts to get various gen-help of another man, abtained raised by the police, who arrested both darmes to fetch a doctor for Mur-payment on this pass: accused when they approached phy, but was not listened to for the moties.

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while they were working up stairs ali the fights were switched on. "Soon after," ré- volver shots were heard, follow. ed by the Police, rushing up

the stairs,

In reply to Mr. Smith, witness denied that he hid when the Police came upstairs. They stopped, wark when they heard

the shots.

Cóntradictory At this stage, Mr. Smith submitted that if His Worship necepted the evidence of witness then It must lead to the

the acquittal of all accused. If witness' story was] believed. His Worship had to disbelieve the evidence of Sergeant McDougall, said Mr. Smith, as they were in direct cantradiction.

brought

revolver he WOS

him with the holding in his hand.

Withers further asserted that Set. McDougall handed the enolles e torch and nushed the window up to let them enter the store.

Questioned by Mr. Smith re carding his altoi that he spent the night in question with Abraham and Gulam Nebl, two friends Mohamed Shufy declared that that was true nlthough they had refused to appear in Court to testify on his behalf. Anked by

both Mr. Latimer and Mr. Smith whether he would like them to consultation with his counsel, re- brought into Court, witness, after plied in the negative.

"Bad Terms"

the letters.

the

Dead Bodies

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The letters were signed, by On, five or six occasions dead the "Third Section of the bodies were carried past his cell. He was arrested with a group of 'The Overséns Youth Corps." handwriting of Kwok lleng was Dr. Tseng. He saw Dr. Tseng be- 17 persons, among when was a similar to the bandwriting in ing given the water torture.

Another witness, H. T. Burma, aid that he was arrested on April and visiting cards which were Salleh Ebrahim, Jimmy Kotwall, to a certain place, where a chap. 1844. Others arrested about the same time with him Included similar to those used in the Solinah. Dr. Arculli and some letters were found, Li Kai ad- fothers he did not know.

Buth accused, took the police

Ali Sher declared that the mitted that the chop and visit- Chinese evidence given against him bying cards belonged to him.

Abdul Karim and Sgt. McDougali | · was untrue, and alleged that tha reason he was Implicated' ' by McDougall something to do with the latter's was because he Bart detention in connection with the alleged theft of a car

In answer to Crown Counsel, witness denied that he was in barracks at the time the

con spiracy was formulated. He ad- mitted he was on bad terms, witn Karim and McDougall and was not-too-friendly with his Indian re-co-defendents.

Saying he felt there were certain elements of truth in accused's story, His Worship directed that Sgt. MeDougall be asked to attend Court in order that-he-might-or might not be identified as the European ferred to

Money Market

Chinese

he had re-

MORE SCALPERS Wong Kong. Tong Ming and Lau Wong were fined $76 each Mr. Blair-Kerr at Kowloon yes- when they pleaded guilty before terday to uniawfully offering K.C.R. tickets for sale at 7.30 a.m. on Tuesday..

who pleaded that he bought the Another defendant, Lau Wai, two tickets for his wife and himself and that he was arrest. One night he heard commed us he was putting them into tion and later saw a Chinese lady his breast-pocket prior to join Dassing his cell with a bleeding ing his wife, was remanded

head." He later learned that she

The

was a Miss Chap and that she had until today to enable the Police attempted to take her de by to investigate his allegation of beating her head ngainst a wall. having been wrongly arrested.

Winess said he was

beaten National Currency with a bamboo pole, He was per- SALVATION ARMY for futures and 49 cents for xput his arrest before being taken to centa mitted a bath sume 20 days after opened yesterday at 37's

following donations have been (for CN$1,000). The former Stanley. There he had an cp-

received by the "Balvatlun. Alloy in res dropped to 30 cents at the close, portunity to speak with Jimmy, te antal appeati but the latter was unchanged.

Kotwall and leamed from him 10, D. Black 125, 4. I'rentice $80, A. Mark Younk $180, Allitair Todil with rate fluctuating between ing in communication with the webs cfttenbaar 138, Mix. Ford Gold again had an active day that Kotwall was accused of be- b. Wools 220, A. E. Quin 810, K. A $276.50 and $284.60 130 British at Walchow. Later, he, P., Keangi $10, Mlas G. Exp 10 had opened at $281 and the clon-learned thal Kotwall had

Kanton Larson $100, 450, whethering quotation was $280.00,

tempted suicide by cutting a vein. Harry Wicklog. Co., 100. China Jorm $11.70 and $12.10 per 100. The visited the site of a grave ut Tai Zindel 150. Duiwell Stators $100, J. &

Plastres fluctuated between

The Court yesterday morning videst Loan & Morlungo, 200, W. A. former was the opening rate, and Hang where were found some hu- Wale & Co., 200, Hian Gwan & Co. the market closed at $11.90, man bones, though no skulls were $100, National Laquer Paint Prod

U.S. dollars returned to $4.93 unearthed. The site was identi-, Williamson & Co. 1800, A. Friend buyers after the previous day's fed by wilriesa who had given

$126. Total $2.108.*., setback. Sterling and Australian evidence that three dead bodies pounds were unchanged at $15.03 removed from the cells at the and $12.59.

Eastern Gendarmes had been buried there.

- Asked_by Mr. Smith he thought the prosecutor was an After a 15-minutes adjourn enemy of his. All Star replied: ment, Teo, further examing by. Mr. Smith, stated and he were

"That God knows." Sher Pahadar not on friendly that seven or eight bags or terms, sald witness, who denfod bundles had been removed by that they had trouble over the the coulles before the lights searching of coolies. were switched on. They were Hearing was adjourned to Feb.

24. half way back to the original position when the shots were heard.

Hong

The proposed visit to Kong of the Air Commander-in

The owner of a hand cart was fined $100 by. Mr. F. X. d'Almada In reply to Mr. Remedios, Chiet, Far East, Air Marshal Sir at the Central Magistracy yeater- witness suld he was unable to George Piric, K.B.E., C.B., M.C., doy for having it on the road with recognise the two Indians on D.F.C., and Lady Pirle has been inefficient brakes. Another owner the boat as it was very dark. cancelled, wing to the sudden was also fined $100 for a similar He first saw the European andness of Air Marshal Pirie. the fat Indiną outside the Guard Room, when the European. started the conversation with the fat Indian...

Questioned by Mr. Smith as to whether there was a bright light on the ground floor and hone upstairs, both L and To Po, two of the accused, replied in the affirmative.

Wing

offenco.

Police Suggestion Rejected

́DINNER PARTY

FOR VISITOR The Hon. Mr. Frederick Hen-| nessey, head of the brandy Arn. who- in Hong Kong for a short! visit: as part of an inspection to of representative firms in the Far East, was the guest of honour t a dinner given by Messrs. I Rondon & Co., at the Kamn Ling Restaurant, West Point, Inst night..

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Among those present were Mr. Justin EF" Williams, Bir. Fl. Wynne-Jona, Captats R. Srsith, 'Dr. 'Re Mar. 1. 'Fusir." quit, of the Indo-China · Government.

· Migare. Auß. Adsmaan; 1.A. Angum, test. F.C.Darry, P.X. Daldesberzér, ́ ́ 15.)..

An application by the Crown, represented by Kendrick, H., Amatrong. G. Amushy, ADCI C, Mottram, for the restitution of five Ballagune 7. Uturere, 7. Capelle, 0.5.

Foullard, F.P. R.Y.

G.Nair, ID, diceple, D., Gilmore, Game Harkins, Hima

have

Quarantine restrictions been imposed by Japan against arrivals from Hong Kong on ne count of typhus.

dire' .Shaftain no objection and Mr. d'Almada grunted, the applien tion.

LOCAL ESTATES

SETTLED-

Local estate sworn

under $327,000 was left by Vincent Dare Sorby, formerly a private In the H.K.V.D.C. who died in the Argyle Street. POW Camp on Jur. 1, 1942. Probate of the will has been granted to Mr. M.N. M. Watson, solicitur,

Michael Robson Bell, engineer draftsman, formerly of the H.K. Whampoa Docks Company, who dieu on Sept. 18, 1942, in Aus- tralia, left local estate under $80,800. Probate of the will has been granted to Mr.

11. Blake, solicitor. Killed in netion at Stanley n Dec. 25, 1941. Arthur Sidney drafteman, Bliss, ́ ́éngineer formerly of the H. K.. Wham- Catate sworn under $16,800. po Docks Company, left local Letters of administration have Phyliss Elaine Bliss... been granted to his widow, Mrs.

sworn

Mr. F. F. da Roza, of No. 59, Kimberley Rond, has been" granted letters of administra Elon for her late husband's local cstate aworn under $25,700. The late Edmundo Duarte da Roza, nccountant, formerly of 10 Sumeract Rond, died in Macao on Feb. 2, 1946.

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PULLEY BLOCKS CHAIN HOISTS WORM GEAR TRAVELLING BLOCKS

TRAVELLING TROLLEYS

HOISTING GRABS

drums of indigo dyes to the owners was refused, dusilow-il. Brary Card: HYDRAULIC SHIP & LOCOMOTIVE JACKS ed by Mr. Latimer at Kowloon yesterday, after hearing Mr Marcus da Silva's, argument against the application.

tation out

Silva,

worth,... Hunt. n. Jobes. T. de Kartos, A.D., Mackintosh, T. Addie Martini

Neckalina, Kenneth F. Noble, M. Pirenne: 17.W. Powell," F. Robinson, J. oudon, Corr, WM. Ein W.N.A.

G.I.B. Terry, Vincena, weid, Frank Wallace, J. Pane P Xiaid, the; O'Boyle Chan Hon Ki Chan Năm Chodak, and, membara” nf, the Wine

Technical Point Prosecuting Counsel informed the Court that, "for technical reasons, it was impossible for |_n-bright_light to be burning. inside the building, as claimed by the three witnessos, and he Mr. Mottrain said the goods, owner in Hong Kong, claimed re-called Mr. S. K. Moy, Ins formed part of seven drumgra- that the price that day was $1,500 pector of Stores, who testified ceived by Chan Tal-chaf of the per drum. and that when. he sent that It was impossible, for the Chung Sal Wing, firm, 12 Jordan them to: Jordan Road" he; valued lights inside the building to be Road, ground stear, on Jan. 20 for them at 11.100 in order to save Bwitched on when the mastör 1storage and subsequent transpor-/ export duly for Leung Wing; Deuters'. Aasvelatan.”

of Hồng Kong switch, outside the building. On Jan. 31, Chan wont to pointed out that, Mr. Mottram had was in the "off" position, as Sheung Shui leaving his accoun-, overlooked two aspects of the it was on the Torning of Nov. Lant and a foki to look after the case namely that the man who ARRIVALS AND

premises. The

accountant had sold the good gave the name When the master switch was in occasion to 20 oot and left the the firm at Jordan Hond, and DEPARTURES the "on" position, continued wit foki alone. Chan returned at 6 secondly, that the Chung. S1 Pentwald Hotel arrivais ju hors, a red pylcn light on top of P.m.. he found the five drums and Wing firm's

livery dhit, P. was on the deal Coatiles" M.Moil,Dr., M; D.' fear," "W. the building would go on.

Loki missing the

Roods were, det bland and ORA. Yolle, j Inspector Buckingham, RN.X.P.Inquiries natituted by him relivered with delivery chif op re-called, stated that he did not yealed that the drums were sold United Delivery Co. tuckinnineule Hotel departures Mr. and see the pylon light on during the Lai Chi Kok Robds. A re-broad daylight, Mrs. Z. Remi Castro, E. C. Boskermd. M. period: hy was keeping watch on port was made to the Yumati Civil Action *** Haber K., Bill, B. G. the morning in question.

Police the following day, and Mr witress said the red light was over master of that shop, Leung-Wing Cross-examined by Mr. Suva, Melixam went to interview Ch the doorway, directly over where who showed the Police, five drums he was hiding but a little to the stored in a cubicle in the adjoin. back.” He did not think it would, Ing house. His explanation "wasi be an exaggeration to say that he that his wiferyna recovering frem was able to observe the red light to Calvo, not to store the at the same time that he was

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keeping watch on the people who "494 Inzhis own mind. were going through the window subE Entry Recordedra into the stares MALAKITA - Loudald 461

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It was not care of dealing rack tinued Mr Silva, but with ros with a completo etranger

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