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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1947.

HEADMASTER, CLERK ON FRAUD CHARGE

Hearing of the "extremely complex case,” in which Leung Ngai-chi (36), headmaster, and Leung Mong (32), clerk, are charged with conspiring to falsify the accounts of the Yeung Tak Mid- tlle. School with intention to defraud Man Mak-on was commenced before Mr. W. A. Blair-Kerr at Kowloon yesterday. First defendant de additionally period of June 4, 1948, to Jan. charged on six counts of larceny of 21, 1947, which was in no way funds.

accounted for by the, secured.

Mr. A. J. Clifford, Crown Coun. sal, prosecuted. Mr. P. J. Grinth* appeared for the accused.

The Crown alleged that Leung Ngai-chi, co-proprietor of the school with complainant, carried out a general larceny by mis. appropriation of the school funds and that hin whale conduct throughout

such

ut negative it being mera accident or negligence and to show deliberate fraud."

Was

Lots Of Gaps

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"Deliberately"

"This is not the subject-ŋf kn individual charge but the prosecu. tion, shows this becausa. It is the prosecution's case that the accused is not negligent but deliberately fraudulent said Mr. Clifford,

Crown Counsel then proceciled to read extracts from the auditors' reports, which showed that on Sept, 2, 1940, $100 had been ro celved from two studente un foes but only $55 had been entered in the books

Other items, allegedly falsified, The partnership agreement bo Included 3328 sintet in have been tween Arat defendant and com-expended on "entertaining Gov. plainant, sald Crown Counsel, was

very vague and not drawn up byrament departments, the building

a lawyer, and left lots of gaps." Right from the opening of the

contractor and the landlord," whereas in fnet no such entertain ment had been given, said Mr.

Kowloon's

$20,000 Ambulance

Lady Grantham has been invited to hand over, to the St. John's Ambulance Bri- Kade, on. Deq, 22, the $20.000 ambulance, which was pir: chased with subscriptions by Kowloon residents,

Mr. Robert Der, Chairman of the Kowloon Chinese Chamber of Commerce (which conducted; the campaign for subscriptions), said that the handing over ceremony will take place on the vacant piece of ground opposite the Mong- kok Fire Station.

Further details of the cerce mony will ho made known later.

Wedding

Dawes-Downs

"EVERYMAN” IS A MORALITY OF EVERY MAN

By Arthur Gre

The ordinary methods of play, criticism do not apply when it comes to a Morality Play like “Everyman,” which is being performed for three nights this week in St. John's Cathedral, 'This is not necessarily play religion alike. It has te lesson for to be seen at its best only in the The Church too, though perhaps. In a handk, of a professional cast; inparöchfal town like Hong Kong thin deet, wine shudders of the thought of is no place to enlarge on this theme. what Hollywood would do to height, tonight meal

I Suffice it to say that the audiences

| advantage with those to be

Tomorrow

foun:1

32. play, for performance by sincere tant honest, ordinary folk-the Everyman night

could be compared to and Everywoman of every lay life.

That is the way it has been playlistening in a sermon on any Sunday Led ever since the 19th Century— 3n, the year. And who is to xây whi sometimes church, sometimes. gains the most-mentally, morally..... village greens or in ante manor and spiritunity? nurk, and sometimes ever: on a cart

all

for

yard of some a stage in the yar conreligious play, but not a

a

Reminders

Today

can be appointed ap ¥ EXECUTOR★ OF YOUR WILL

to act... ALONE ›

or.

JOINTLY NA

with a relation or friend

ON

CONTINGENTLY

In case the relation or friend able or unwilling to het when Stage Club presents the time comes. Morality Play. "Everymán", St. John's Cathedral Hall, ' 8.30 p.m. Mahjong & Bridge Drives, Drives,

YMCA, West Lounge.

une. It is a play that even the agnostic and the atheist can apY's Men's Evening Meeting, nominated to the office is un- preciate,

ave imagination Catholic Club, 7 p.m. if they have and the

spirit of poetry in their H.K. hearts, Sometimes naive, sometimes breath-takingly beautiful in its sim- plicity, it is completely absorbing. More, it in a play, by the people, of the people, for the people.

school (a summer one) In July, Clifforme, had been entered Clare Downs, of 3 Connaught respectable record of productions Be-

1046, first accused behaved in a "very curious manner and in the books as entertainment but aroused the suspicions of the com.the prosecution would produce plainant in the early part of this witnesses to say, that no one had year, said Mr. Clifford.

been entertained.

Man tried to make the first de- fendant render accounts in respect of the school but these were su "nebulous

expense.

Other alleged folas charged by the accused Included purchase of exercise books and and unsatisfactory" | Text-books **AR prizes" for the that the complainant commenced

students.

After Mr. John T. O. Wong had Civil Action and obtained an order i from the Palene. Judge for

evidence regarding his given accounts to be subafitted to Messrs,ulting of the accounts and the John

T. 0, Wong & Co. as alleged discrepaneles found on auditors.

them, hearing was adjourned.

From the start,-- continued (pro- Arvuting counsel, accused fenced the auditors off with "some ridi culous excuse, including the one that the school was going to a nicnic."

Cable and

Finally, the auditors were hand- Wireless Deal

ed some "very inadequate books and the sum of $3,182.87, Haid Mr. Clifford, which the accused atuted were the only books in his possession.

Deficit Alleged

From the extracts made by the auditors, declared Crown Counsel, it will be shown that according to the books there was a deficit of $6,551.70 between June 4, 1946 and Jan. 21, 1947, and a credit balance of $1.25 for the period of Jan, 25, 1947 to March 30, 1947,

If he banks had been correct."

Looking into the books, the auditors found that

"a very large number of items have not been entered on the receipt side which should have, Bean, entered."

Completed

Pretoria, Dec. 9.

The Union Government has reached an agreement with Cable and Wireless of South Africa, Ltd., far the purchase of the Company's assets as existing on October 31, 1947, the South Afri can Minister of Posts and Tele- graphs announced today,

The Department of Posts and Telegraphs will assume the res ponsibility for the conduct of the external telegraph and telephone services of the Union with effect from January 1, 1948,

All tele-communication, tele graph and telephoneradlo sen vices within the Union and to and Giving due allowances for nexll from the Union will be State-own. aed and State-controlled from that gent accountancy, there was balance of $2,193.30 awing for the date-Reuter

Rent Racket Cost Woman $ 700

Admitting eight summonses in respect of the sub- letting of 300 Nathan Road, first floor, a 53 year-old married woman, Lei Lin, was fined $700 by Mr. W. A. Blair-Kerr at Kowloon yes- terday.

Herbert Tom Dawes, Dock yard Police, was married to toad, Billington, Kent, Eng land, at the Registry yesterday Witnesses were James Harding and Richard Jasper.

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The Hong Kong Stage Club has

hind it. In the case of some of there, it has desgeved a modicum of th praise bestowed upon them. Other quier

have вест frankly.

badl Indifferently producent an chosen, Reginald Henry Voke, charge-

poorly aered. "Everyman," howevri man. II.M. Dockyard, and Iriais different to anything, they har fretin ," done before, in content, in Muriel Baker, of "The Close," Horndean Rond, Emsworth, and in beauty. Hants, England, were married

the Registry yesterday,

Personalia

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I don't know quife how to accotine for this.

sheer tor

Apart from the merit of the play itself. It is pro bably due to the culminating effect of #

sumber of factors. The produc- tion itself, far one thing, weens al most inspired, Clifford Davies has

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played in "Everyman" three limes struction is situated about 150 The following forthcoming and produced it once before, and weddings are announced:- washed his cast that they, too, wouldfect East of the buoy. Thla berth

Jack Milla. Sub-Inspector fall under its mysterious spell, its notice. Hong Kong Police, to Pauline fascination. Dogmas Ogley, of 81 Austin Road, Kowloon.

simple,

Awesome Then, to, there is the Richard Ingoldly Cherrill, awesome majesty of a performance merchant, of 160 The Peak, lo on the very choir steps in the heart Barbara Wiant Davis, of 1225 of a Cathedral itself, of die chaczing Juliann St.. Parkersburg, W. of puigmant serman in a building set aside for and consecrated to the Va., USA.

Constable

Charged With

Traffic Breaches

daily expression of these welikanis thoughts and beliefs. Perhaps it Ăn u combination of all these things and something snore.

in-

Not that the performance is per- fect, by any means. The acting somewhat wooden here and there there is a certain amount of audibility and "wonlly articulation of important lines: and every now and then some necesary tage busi "You are asking for a lot of ess" por awry for a moment ar two. And, yet, you know, things like aren't trouble,

you? if you

This just, don't matter.in *. play likr don't know how to get a good "Everyman." They don't spoil the example you ought to be asham-illusion, as they would in mare e of yourself," Mr. F. X. mundane productions. In KONTA d'Almada told Taui Kwong strife of me explain) they seem in manner (which. I can't for leung police constable at the. Aberdeen.

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Taui appeared on charges of closely in the drama being enacted

before оле. carrying passengers other than

Should one spear the actors and the instructor, driving without actresses and discuss their individual the "L" platen, und failing to erfarin

performances? Should one discuss [HAMPER NO. 1 top when called to do so by a even

grlin police officer in uniform.

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Everyman," Defendant, whom the prosecu-so tragic

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himself tion officer said will auffer de-foresaken by all his friends partmentally, was driving along Good Deeds, or Clifford Davies

pealing Pokfulam Road on October 19 the voice, of the Almighty

down from the when arrested,

very Heavens Above I think not. This is no play for that It was alleged that three

Lorry 8431 said are of thing. In the first

10 the ท the is ver

in keeping much in very. tion). Furthermore, "Everyinan"

and It was stated by Inspector f.hla rent, $10 for water CAT, Byron of the S.C.A. that $25 for conservancy, making a defendant overcharged Chun total of $72 (including the 20 passengers in

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Hungeching, Wu Yuk, Li Tong per cent),..against which he they paid 50 cents each for the actors are fence (this: radi.

tenants..

and Ng Chi-man (the com- received $70 from five plainants named) monthly amounts varying from, $11 to

In réply to the charges, of

mac.

$20 over a period of from two { hot giving receipts, defendant/ GAMBLERS FINED. prove, nor poor ement of

to 12 months.

Tit

not a play that good acting can im This is not sold in pleaded that he could not read

Club Club She also, overcharged four or write.

A fine of $20 each was tm-the Stage

fribute to wonderful old play. other sub-tenants, sums varying On the application of Inspec-posed on five gamblers. by Mr.

with the other features Similarly Mr. Blair-Kerr J. G. Conklin at Central Court from $11 to $19 per month for tor. Byron,

of the

n. The scenery in alt between 10 and 24 months. issue a warrant for the arrest yesterday after being taught by the

sets the keynote Defendant, Bold Inspector of Cheung Chiu, married woman, detectives on the second floor of of the

play

the very start. Yer Byron, rented, the premises for principal tenant of 307 Lai Chi the Western Market playing what is it? A backcloth, plain and $91, per month from the Henry Kok Road, when she failed to "Pai Kau" with $11-30 as stakes dark as the lamb itself save for a

appear to answer, the sum-scattered on the ground. Leong Estates Ltd,

She paid $25 for electricity, monses served on her for over-

$2 for water and $16 for don-charging, servancy, monthly. Together With the 20 per cent, allowed, the monthly... cost to het was $151.20.

The flat was divided into various cubicles and bedsparta. She collected from the occu- pants of these, a total of $285,

or a profit of about 884,

large silver cross on the doors which

The money was ordered to open Into that region from which placed in the Poor Box.

none may return.

Fatal Lorry Crash Cost Driver $1350 Fine

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Defendant was ordered by Lafa Sin-cheong (31), driver of lorry 5837, which

sub-

the Magistrate, to repay the following dums to her fonante: Wu, Yuk ($40), LI Tong. ($150), Ng Chi-man ($40), Chun Hung-ching (875) Cheung Wal-fong (830), Kwok Pu-lin ($60), and Leung, Kam

($76)

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Lighting Effect

The lighting is apparently, simple, yes how faithfully it responds to the varying moods of the various scenes, and how effectively, it...,ndda to ¡the drame of the peniest moments. The edstumes are a beautiful In colour

A only und design

meiliaeval costumes ever Were. They play their

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went over Castle Peak Road intó a gully 14 Leet below on Dec. 6 was fined $1,350 by Mr. WA. BAIT-Kerr at Kowloon yesterday.

Bin these are really nothing more Defendant was charged with Injured, and one killed. All the ihan tastefully chosen trimmings,

The driving at an excessive, speed, injured were suffering from play itself is the all-important bing. carrying 31 passengers in excess fractures of different kinds, would still be what it is werd it of the six permitted, carrying Imposing lines of $100 on the play on some award under an excessive load, and dangerous first charge, $250 on the second, and with, the players in Thelf or Bilkht Taht of a moon-day sun, Partving.

$250 on the third, and $750 on indry, everyday, inodetti attire. In anothorn casa before, Mri

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