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MURDER APPEAL DISMISSED

Dim View Taken By Police

"We take a very serkus

view

of the cuse as defendant was em- played as a watchman and fas

in a proition of trust,” said In - spector J, Orem when Wan On. 27, Kowloon God was watchman, piended guilty Larceny of 60 1bx, of lend oxide, vauled at $600. Defendant was sentenerd by Mr. W. H. Latimer to six months hard labour.

Application Refused By Full Court

The murder case in which Hong Kong's first wo- men jurors returned a verdict of guilty, was recalled yesterday when an application by Lit Chun alias Ng Chun for leave to appeal against his conviction was dismissed by the Full Court comprising Mr. Justice T. J. Gould (Puisne Judge) and Mr. Justice J. Reynolds (Acting Additional Judge).

Dinosaur Fossils Found

Philadelphia, Feb. 0. Discovery of the fossil bones of A duck-billed dinosaur which rowned New Jersey's constal area 00,000,000 years ago was 00- Mr. A. J. Clifford appeared for witness not to answer questions nounced by the Philadelphia the Crown, while Lit Chun, the put by Counsel for the defence Academy of Natural Sciences io-

on the grounds that he, the me-day. accused, was represented by Mr

dical expert, was not bound to The rare fined waa, made near: Percy Chen.

Accused, formerly in the Ant! Janswer questions of a hypothel-Sewell, New Jersey, where the Mhlorla Bureau, was found jest nature.

Academy unearthed the first par- Inspector Orem informed the guilty, by a jury, on Jan. 7,

Death Blow

tial streleton of a dinosaur to be Court that at 6 am. on Feb. 0,1918, of having murdered a fel- The learned judge was wrong found in the United States Watchunan Chan Wah-bing, on low worker, Ng Shui, on July in excluding evidence of the me- years ago. duty near No. 37 Godown, saw | 28, 1947. Ite was sentences to dial expert witness which would accused attempting to climb over death by Mr. Justice Williams have proved

that

the alleged the wall into the street, He also (Chief Justler).

fatal injury could

have been saw something hanging over the Mr. Chen sold that the apple caused in a ninunce other than wall, thed with a piece of string. ention of accused her leave to that alleged by the prosecution,

Chan shouted tru the man to | appeal WIN based un Ove

The tearned judge was wrong Stop. Defendant came down from

law when he told the jury, in the wall and ran off. He was chased and arrested by his col- league,

prounds:

The verthet was unreasonable his sunming 1 that "it does anci could

be supported. Inot matter whether the Crown having regard to the evidence, has proved that the slick pro-

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The Sewell bones are those of a 30-foot badresaurus, a plant- eating dinosaur which ved dur ing the end of the age of reptiles long before man appeared on earth-United Press.

Tried To

The learned judge omitted to duced inflicted the tenth blow Steal From

Questioned by Wharf Police Inspector George Tavastjerna, put the defence adequately to defendant admitted stealing athe jury. bag containing

oxide.

00 lbs. of lead The learned judge was wrong in instructing the medical expert

Tough Tailor Would Not Be Searched

er not as long as you are satis- ed that a similar stick could have caused the injury."

Barracks

Continuing. Mr. Chen said that the questions which he put to

Pleading gality to attempted the medical expert witness is larceny of a coil of used barbed cross-examinatio were to test the wire from Whitfield Barracks skill of witness. On the nuthori- at 4.10 p.m. on Sunday. Chan ties, it was right to question ex-Kwong (17) hawker, and Chan pert witnesses by means of hy pothetical bastay

The nature of the blow and the instrument with which it was infileted were the most im- portant elements of the case.

It was the duty of the Crown to prove conclusively that the wound esused the death and that accused inflicted the blow.

Ping-ming 131) coolle, were sentenced to a month's hard la- boar by"Mr, W.H. Latimer nt. Kowloon yesterday.

First accused, also admitting a breach of an expulsion order, was ordered to be re-expelled.

According to Inspector J. Orem, accused were seen by L/C R. Kyte trying to pick up. It was also absolutely impera-with a bamboo pole, the coll of live for the Crown to produce wire weighing about half a hun. evidence of malice,

express or dredweight, implied.

They ran off on seping the Lance-Corporal, were chased and arrested.

The Crown had nut produced

A Shanghai tailor refused to be searched by two plainclothes-detectives at the junction of Cross Lane and Barrow Street, "behind the Cathay Theatre, last Saturday evening. When challenged, he took out yesterday when Hui Wai-sang, a whisky bottle and, despite the of No. 02 Gloucester Road, ap- revolver confronting him. hit peare charged with obstruct- the torch shine on him onto the inst palle in the course of their ground. breaking it.

daty. There is the same old He even renured the Identifistory of being approached by un- cation cards of the polkee and known non." he added. walked away. The two detectives Inspector Brownrigg said that any evidence of express malice, followed him towords Wanchajat 9 pm. last Saturday the de. but had sought to prove implied Road, intending to take him to tectives saw a man standing bemalice to obtain a conviction for the Station. He demanded to hind a wall acting suspiciously, see their passes and when one He refused to be searched even was piduesti he snatches it after knowing their identity, crumbled it in his pocket and broke their torch, snatched their walked into the Cathay Theatre. puss and walked away uncon-

There the detectives rang up cornedly. for reinforcements, while A.P.B.1.

the tailor remained with them in the manager's flee.

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"Why they didn't arrest him

Police Pass Defendant appeared to be un- der the Bluence of drink and

murder.

No Evidence

To do this, the Crown had pro- dueed the stick, but ng evidence was adduced.

There was no evklence that the stick was anywhere near the place where the skeleton was found.

used to inflict the wound.

Two days prior to the attempt.

ed larceny, the same roll of wire

was used to form a barricade to the gate of the Barracks.

Drunk But Rode A Bike

"I was drunk and did not know what I was doing." was the plea of Leung Fong of

J.G. Singapore, before Mr. Conklin at Central Magistracy yesterday, charged with stealing a bicycle.

when searched the polier pass dence to prove that the stick was

There was one lota of evi at once, I don't know," the Pro-was {nk: erumbled in hin secuting illeer told Mr. J.Ģ. pocket.

The only motive suggested by Conklin at Central Magistracy Hui, who claimed to

have the stayed here for 12 years, said murder was

alleged that the accused that had the police showed their owed deceased money. passes first before ordering 'him Dealing with the summing up Mr. Conklin remarked when he "Yet you could ride a bicycle,"

Reminders

Today

Crown for the

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be searched he would have by Mr. Justice Wiliams, Mr. complied with their request, "I Chan said that the learned triai | renunded the unemployed for: allowed them Kowloon Cricket Club .Chinese

search me when judge devoted considerable time 48 hours in police custody. New Year Dance B p.m.

we were in the lighted street," to criticizing the defence of ac- Inspector Brownrigg said that; Kowloon Tong Club New Year he added.

cused and read into the accused's defendant took a bicycle Dance, 0 p.m.

Mr. Conklin found the Shang. statement something

Market and more than the Sai Wan-ho Women's Guild Meeting, Kowhailander guilty and fined him should have been rend.

rode away without permission..

loon Union Church, 10.

$100. "You have been a public

After Mr. Justice Gould had He was seen by the owner two Chinese New Your Thanksgiving sunce," the Magistrate re-intimated that the Court only hours later riding along Shauki. Services, 7 a.m. 8.30 a.m. marked: A confiscation crder wished to hear the Crown on the wan Road and was apprehended Catholic Churches.

was made for the bottle of wine. first ground of appeal, Mr. Clit-near Taikoo East Gate.

ford said that the material facts Defendant said that he drank. were not challenged at the end wine and could not remember] of the Crown case.

Inter]ri Football: Hong Kong), Shanghai, Club ground, Happy Valley, 3.30 p.m. Annual Cricket Match: Combin-

ed Services v. Colony. Bridge Drive, European YMCA, 0

b.m,

Cocktail Party, Hong Kong Cric

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Coming Events TOMORROW

Caught In The Act

.

necused for

the

what he was doing. His wifej could testify that he left the house at 8 p.m. that day for drink.

Leung told the Court that he was a businessman.

"Lies" Accused did not go into the witness box to give explanations The vigilance of DSI Chek regarding the extraordinary les 10-kn (Eastern) eaved three he had told. Chineze from losing a parcel of The motive which had been New Year prerequisites at the suggested by

A falul traffic accident occur- Southern Playground, Wanchal, fight between himself and deccas-red In Castle Penk village in Annual Cricket Malch: Colony on Sunday evening,

ed, namely, a sudden flare up the New Territories yesterday. v. Comblaed Services.

DSI Chek observed a group over the quarrel between their Driven by a Chinese, private Interport Football, Club Ground, following three Chinese shopspective wives, did not carry or No. 2016 went off the road

3.30 p.m.

ping among the stalls, and ar-

weight,

and struck a Chinese woman in Wah Yan Pust Students Associa-rested 18-year-old Leung King the skull was inconsistent with a

The positions of the wound on a field. tion Dinner Dance, Roof hung

The woman died on the spot. he put his hand on the night and Garden, H.K. Hotel; p.m. parcel, which one of the unaus having

pointed to deceased The driver has been charged bean attacked from be- with driving without pecting shoppers was carrying. ind. YMCA Debating Society, "Hut The others ran away.

duo care and caution.

to midnight.

Night" debate, 8.30 p.m.

Leung, who claimed to be

Attaboy Shield, Kowloon Bowl-born here and an orphan, geld

ing Green Club, 10 am. THURSDAY

H.K. Chinese

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FRIDAY

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he wanted money to buy a dress, Defendant, with no previous mulation against him. sentenced by Mr. J.G. Conklin Buat lagistracy yesterday to three months hard labour and expulsion for loitering with un- lawful intent.

Few Bids At

Sale

Of Land

The conditions of sale

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Unlike previous Crown in nd auctions there was practic- ally no bidding at yesterday's i and sale at the PWD affices. Andruw's Church Church Charged with stealing lead- For $21,600-only $100 above; on Tai Po Road known as New Hall, 3.30 p.m.

covered wire, two young

un- the opset price - Mr. Ip Ching- Kowloon Inland Lot No. 3612. Kowloon Rotary Club Luncheon, employed were sentenced

Talk by Copt, Luff on "Three hard labour by Mr. J.G. Con- Prique Edward Road, Kowloon, apparently were the daccurag-

toping, of No. 160 (2nd Flr.), The annual rental is $790. Steps to Democracy," Penin- kiln ai Cental Magistracy yes bought a 48,000-square-foot plot og factor. One condition sula Hotel, 12,30 pm.

that "no supply from the Gov- ermont Waterworks will be available. The purchaser shall make his own arrangements with regard to water supply."

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Another condition was that? "the nurchaser ehall not inter- fere with any exlating drain. waterway or nullah within or adjoining the ict or have any right to the water therein.!!

After Mr. Ip had put the price úp by $100, there was à long pause, during which there were dincussions in whispers among two small groups of men. No further bidding resulted.

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