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ALLEGED ROBBERS KIDNAPPERS CAUGHT IN POLICE AMBUSH

The story-of-the-arrest-of-an-alleged-armed-robber-

and kidnapper by a Police ambush (compris- ing Sub-Inspector Chan Siu-shuon, Det. 1696 and P.C. 1409) on April 14, and subsequent raids by the Shataukok Police in villages in that district as well as on two houses at Pok- fulam Road, Hong Kong, was related to Mr. W. A. Blair-Kerr by Det. Sub-Inspector W. J. Wall at Kowloon Court yesterday when Lowor Court proceedings were oponed.

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Cheung Fuks (20), farmer, of) was detairied in. On Information Sha La Tung Village, Taip, supplied by first defendant, the and Tsui Shun-hung (36). Police found the pillbox and two village guard of Shatakok lankets and a raincont

Chan identified as having been (Chinese Territories). wer!

violen from his house. They were committed for trial on

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toir by necured that the charges of armed robbery and

Involved in the other two men alternatively, kidnapping for,

Chan Jegal detention) - uf Chong-yuen between Apr and Anal 14.

Mr. Peter H. Sin appeared for

the first derused, while That was not legally representert,

According to DSI Wall, rom-

and

JJ Kai-kin.

Blindfolded

contimed

robbery had not been seen for a couple of days.........

The Police contacted You Rok- ching

and, as the result of in- famation

supplied bry curried

him,

out raids at the villages

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Complainant, Wall was then blindfolded led up to a hill off Border Road. He was detained in a pillbox for a few days and, it was alleged guarded by first accused.

On the following morbit cum- plainant was given some food and cigarettes at tok that he had to pay a ransom of $20,000. This amount was subsequently reduced io $7,000, at which Chan wrote letter to his friend, You Higk-ching requesting him to dispose of his (Chan's) goods to raise that sum and to send Wong Pul with it to the Tung Wo Bridge at #pan, the following night.

both letters he enjoined

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THỂ CHÍNH MAU, TUESDAY, MÀY 4, 1948.

Readers' Letters

Letters Witness

Students' Death

The unfortunate_fanillies werd

Sir.--May I draw your attention frightened out of their

the

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breath,

recom.netī«

Charged

During the hearing of the case.

to the recont co-incidence of the and the board of the school shuyed four students or so-called "banic sume anxiety. A dits The disappearance of four ding lelier from the school was

On Saturday last, Wu Hon- students living in Hong Kong, who immediately obtained and the

Kwokning-Jau (41), master of the Sing had reportedly taken a pleule in parents went to the

Tong quarters In Shum Chan Kee Rice Shop, 12 Pak Tai. Chinese territory, was affirmed by their parents and there should be begging the officers there to hotice Street, was Hned $1,000 by Mr. no stonbt about that point. At the army that the detained were W. A. Blair-Kerr at', Kowloon the same time, the official an Instead of taking matters serious-rice to an unregistered person.

. "good-men"and-to-let-them-to-for-selling-Government-issued- notincement, Ised by the Public Relations Office, of Canton, the officers there simply drew Helquarters of President Chiang but draft and cloning that Chau Kn-pun, master of a rice- Kai-shek, stated thint four persons un mensis, et par shop at 12 Bulkeley Street, Hung had been killed in rescue ente to copy the twotifiention then- attempt staged by their fellow-selves and then take it back for Hom, testified that he had been bandiis on April 15 list, The the visa. So the parents tal to urchasing, through fie foki Chou "Government commer- Yir-ting, Incident may be

elal slu afly reading the fol- had the draft copied by a cice for tente during the past much clearly get back to the school, and hav- but not Government rationed wing description which I have teacher, they hurried to the

I months, at the rate of between rice, Good Heavens! only to learn from the ventured to frunslate

aix and seven pleuls daily. The British Embassy in Wa Kiu that the boys had been excuted. The lives of our people me Imitted Ya Po," u spite of my Moscow had been watching

care Pakistan interests since last tude of knowledge. The descripite the files, being killed

tion, address to the Children's Jessly at will." were the words of June.Reuter.

they saw the porents when Weekly Press of that newspaper, *********** | Wai apparently written by a villa-flies drening around the site of

ger and would, therefore, repre- sent a more proper opinion of the villagers there,

Moscow, May 2. Pravda, the Russian Com munist dally newspaper, today featured under double soluma headlines the establishment of diplomatic relations between Pakistan and the USSA.

Carnal Knowledge Of Child

Found guilty by jury of having

master- labour.

then Lee,

hat be

Mr. J. Reyoulds, Crown Coung sel, assisted by Dei. Insp. D. G. MacPherson, conducted the case for the prosecution,

4 was alleged tbut, the eldent took place between 6. p. and 10.30 pm, on March 3, in the cockloft of 183 Maite Street, Shoukiwan.

Addressing neeused

sentence, Mr. passing Gould said:

before Justice

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wise would have been the ease."

Donations

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A STUDENT.

the

execution.

of-

Da itis avidence, the Magistrale the Ofeer-la- recommended

Police Charge of Hung Hom Station to take action against the witness.

Fusiliers Commended

13th inst.. four young be able to recountWe will, we torem, and thanked by Magistrata ;

R

no mort.

Fusilers Webb Brut Devlan were cominended by Inspector J. Tears Latimer, at Kowicon yes- terday for the part they played paperin effecting the arrest of Cheng befo

"Yes" And "No" Men

Sin-In this world there are two extreme types. One includes all the "yes-men," and the other all the "No, Sir-men." "Union- wary" belongs to the second class. He gives the impression of he

ing.

for xy-scouts. They affiliated. Come! Come! "Union-

certainly

Kam (24) who snatched a gold filled wristwatch from a Chinese woman, Yeung Yuel-ping, at Nat

han Rand,

Defendant, who had two pre- vious convictions for larceny, was

from

Devian

and

Mr. J. Gomes, who went to the scene on hearing shouts, defendant painted out the spot where he had thrown the watch.

Dangerous Driving

The sequel was the appearance As to Linow Kuoon Yiu, he was of Chou before Mr. Blair-Kerr. Megat finally released, much worn-out yesterday charged with to the extent of half-dead, Tears dealings in Government-issued

vice (three bags) on April 14. bathed his clickles, sighing that

On the be more

Sub- barbarous, ine could

application of THE SLAUGHTER OF FOUR

Inspector 4.S. Howarth, defen- cruel, and devold of humanism as SMEUNG SHUI STUDENTS

those he had just been confrom-dunt was remanded for three el, of

days, with bail offered at $2,000. Sir.-- am a honest reader

What 1 world in

St this! your Cluhdren's Weekly Press, "and

understand that you are impar-slaughter, even the lives of pure, in the Shataukok area as well as carmel knowledge of a five-your-dai and are willing to opent up nocent children. There may be 75 Pokfulam Road, old child, Lui Chung, 18, barber for the oppressed. I beg you to little misunderstanding between

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was yesterday platoont was havelling trader Hong Kong. No hace could, how shop attendant, residing in an unstebere, house, ever, be found of either Ne Sang sentence by Mr. Justice T. 3 Kise de stube space in your news-the local language and that of to is per so that I may lay the bare the soldiers, but this slight-error (Pulsne Judge),

the foulness und and Ng Sang Gould belonging to You Hok-hing (malian Ng Kwong

Do official of the Chinese

Gaveraalias N Toi-sang, nor of Tangmouths iurisonment will hardy of the slaughter of four in-will not cover

[movent young friends in my village brutalison of the atrocities.

US.... us, people, really before those, who have the feel that treat ment operating in the Chinese Man-ping, the alleged

human beings? When shall we ing of right. section of Shalindek), with Yair mind behind the job,

and On the

ery quit WOOK Pul and ssistant a friend, als

"Trust Mo”

friends from ear Sheung Shui this debt of Village School, Fong Kai, went to wind a time. AH-pm--ApriLD CHUDAI 8.15 pin, the same evening,

pay wit to their relatives in

I can write and his friend were awakened by S1 Chan proceeded to an unnin

Shun Chan Village, their names

shurt dribling

the Bowh the torch shinient on their faces. bered at nt Tam Shul Hang told to set up, and | Village, Shatankok, tundi there

bring now Chung Kaen, Llaow Picase disclose my letter They were

de

Shiu Cheng, Liaow Fu Cheong the young friends of today, Le were then robbed by three men, took into mustody the second de-

fate Land Liaw Wat Kwong

them study thie respec- allegedly armed, Chan said that fendant who, at arst, claimed to

these tively. he lust $4,000 as cash, wristwatch be surnamed Chang.

The former two were four poor Innocent students, studying, one in the third year

A READER. and a gohl ring, while his friend and finally admitted to being Tsui

When about to Shun-hung,

and the other in the fourth year, tre also lost some property.

** hari- thought, when SI Chan.

while the latter two had graduated read the depositions, that you

sentenced in a year's hard labour. from the school,

The woman was walking in "Do not handeuiT

were entled to n Krent deal of

Their Intention

to visit

Nathan Road at 10 p.m. on May was Go and Trust me.

arreal

Yius, the uncle That will sympathy in that you were very

Linn Ka

of

2 when accused came up Pul at once.

young and his! probably given Linc

Wa Kwong, accompany.

behind and snatched the watch clear up the ense

from her wrist. This was seen After corroborative evidence of away to the impulse of the on-

attitude duringing them were two young kids. ment, but your

and by Fusillers Webl haveAs it was rather late when they in which you

arrive rest had been given, Mr. Tsang this case,

who immediately gave chase. Jor-ming

testified that, in the

made completely unwarranted started, and hoping to statements

feurlier, they tout a pathway al ents attack on the Police is such as ek of the village instead of ing

In Humphrey's Avenue delen- course of captioned

a very timid and pusit- made before him, first accused

dane jumped on a bleycle which cause me to regard your case ** fine

Innimous creature. For hlm

he had parked. The Fusiliers con- admitted having stolen $1.07 with less sympathy than other fasting the main road. It was ap

prynching twilight when they all's well with the world, so why

tinuet the chase on foot having of property and worth

renched a

n rather high hill-slupe,

worry!

finally caught up with accused been paid $50 for keeping guard.

und knowing that they would have He seems annoyed with the Hart Aveaue, Asked by Second defendant suld that

to return Bate, they sent the two prospects of having the Hong was asked to give his revolver to

kids back while the remaining Kong Teachers' Association con- Ng Sang by Wong Yau-ching and

fear went along the hill-path and

verted inte Union for the sim- to keep an 10 follow the gang

seen calching He was given

were last hy The following donations to the on his gun.

ple reason that "ours is a noble cyc

Nethersole Hospital Nurses Home grusshopper by the_road; $100 after the robbery......

Del. Sub- Fund are gratefully acknow- Chan Ming.

be All of a sudden, there appeared profession." This sounds amus- Perhaps is unaware that Donations received by recrral plain-clothes men from the there is such a thing as the Na- also inspector W, G. Morrison, might lenged. Chan, said D81 Wall,

age but he individual collectors but not yet Chinese boundary. When ques- anal Union of Teachers in Eng- wrote to his partner Yau Ying-be only 18 years wah,to "false" that "amount in was well-known-to-the-Police-as-forwarded to lion. Treasurers are toned, the students replied that

Malayan Teachers Union by snatcher

who not included in the list Hong they were on Kuna Chi Jand and Wales, with which the not to report the matter to the picked on women as his victims. Keng & Shanghal Banking Cor- nese term

the $5,000, Union Insurance answered this because they acwary" and march on with con-poration $3,000 He had four previous Police

fonda On April 14, first defendant told

Leung Pak-cheung of $1 Bute victions and was banished for Society of Canton Ltd. 3,000, tually reclved boy scout training times! "Tinion-wary"

Family of late Mr. Ma Ying Plun, schon and probably they night, does not believe that the teachers complainant that he was going five years-on Aug. 2, 1957.

In imposing concurrent

instalment) 5,000, Taikoo have though that it would sound in Hong Kong are so much above Street, first floor, was at Kow sen- (1st to another guard

loon yesterday. fined $450, and out, to speak

the "degraded und plebelan outside, but in reality he went tences of a year's hard labour on Dockyard & Engineering Co. of more proper to soldiers.

-But mistaking that they were

traders" that they would rather had his driving licence endorsed, charges of snatching and H. K. Ltd. 2.500. Lane Crawford down to the village jo purchinse two

admitted a charge of Chinese term

when he Dockyard 1one-Kwon (a Lid 1,500,

and for belong to Taikoo

an pristocratic banish- food Chan seized the opportunity one of returning from

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Tulkop 500,

Dock-

ek-communists) the soldiers or other glorified Association.

dangerous driving at Ching Lung re. European Staff to escape and ran down to She-ment, Mr. W. H. Lalimer

Tau, Tsun Wan, on May 2. For the benefit of "Union- thukok where a report was made tracked, "We don't want to keep yard Chinese Staff 633. Ah Kin wise, tok them back to their

Inspector F. Roberts stated that this man in the Colony longer. 434, Per Mrs. Rose 220,

Co. 300.

Other donations per Ah quarter, where the head, Captain

and his ilk, let me quote ut the Police Station.

from the Colonial Omec Journal defendant, in a private car, was help.

- bus -In... Ching - Lung. Mr. J.R. Jones 200, Their answers were- Ligow: "TODAY":"

following. was also sentenced to 10 strokes Ason 200,

"Oh: Excellent.

The same sur-

trade Tau when he pulled out to pass Staff per

"The pride of British Mrs.

the recommended University

A lorry was also trying, of the cane, and

200, Professor Gordons King 100,ame as Liaow Sheng Chee (who unions is in their

hus. to be re-banished.

dress grievances without resort-10 pass the bus, with the result Electro Steam Laundry was a remarkable communist), “ Tison United Morrison, Accused, said DSI

groaned the Captain, "There

That that the lorry and private cur As would not be anything good cuting to the strike weapon. Pak Kung Au and Santaukok. was arrested by Def. 1291, after 100, Dr. Cissy Yeung 100,

Mrs. C Co. 50,

Crofton

the collided. 50 of them." The he

is so is due partly to a long chase, in response to shouts

Defendant's and fairness with which

car was pushed First accused was arrested by the

know whom did they know in the honesty officers in that party and, when by Sang Ah-kiu, married woman, Medicine Dealers' Guild 50, Miss

first aller she had her carriles snatch-K. Brameld 50, Rely Chemlents Chinese territory. They answered their negotiations, and partly to went over the embankment. For- and employers conduct back 20 feet, and the rear wheels questioned by DSI Chan,

25, Sillant Silk Store 25, per rfrankly that they knew Linnw the gave his occupation as a shop-loki ed in Wing Sing Lane at 12 noon | Sydenhamı 150. Miss M.A.E. Simin (Kunan Viu, of the Fuk Hing the fact that all thinking trade | tunately, the grill of the car was

on April 30.

50:

Hing unionists realise that what bene-caught in the lorry's bumper, as per Mrs. R.G. Craig Earthenware Shop Inquiries revealed that defen- Mrs. R.G. Craig 50. Mrs. S. Groid what an important clue! Imme in Shawan.

Bis their trade as a while otherwise the car, with its ve dont was also responsible for à ceded to search for the pillbox snatching cuse in the same locality 30, Mrs. H. Glen Cooper 25, Mrs. intely soldiers were sent to arrest inevitably benefit them. Today, passengers, would have gone over

the side. workers and Crookduke 25,

employers Mrs. M.J. but failed to locate the one Chan on March 18.

Adam 25,

Accused, concluded Inspector Mr. David Reith 25, the named white the four children the Mrs. A.E. Pearson 25,

were subjected to third, degree in most British industries co-operate Mrs. J.

Ideas, Roberts, had been driving for two forder to obtain a deßule answer the excha

exchange Révie 25,

Mrs. E. Stronach 20-that they were bandits. Their grievances and ways of increasing years and had a clear record.

could Beiency. None of this Mrs. Blenkinsop 20. Mrs. Colman

manpon were placed on bricks, and Belency. 20, Mrs. M. Ramsay 20.. Mrs. their fingers were hammered so have become possible without the The Sweeney 20, Mrs. C.W. Townsend 20, Mrs. A.M. Ash 20 that the bones inside were bat work of the trade unions

en the students moaned basic principle of a trade union Mrs. J.P. While 20, Mrs. WT. desperately. Callous enough, he is the system of collective bur-

which means that Mrs. Boorman 15, captain further ordered his sol- 20.

gaining Mrs. E.B. Tegnn 10. Mrs. M.hers to Scorch their chests with Union members stand together to Morrison 10, Mr. Me Kay 10, whied jos-sticks, and they faint secure better conditions. In this Mrs. Gowsley 10, Mrs. You Loi (28) ship repairer, was angry when his 22-

E.M. ed

system the strike is the very last Humphrey 10, Mrs. Monument 5, Meanwhile, the old uncle was weapon used." year-old mistress, Chung Ying, left him on Jan.

Mrs. A. Bailey 5; per Mrs. J Paneled and was Jeckled and Although "Union-wary" is able 24 for another man, after they-had-lived-to-Finley JD Thenison 50-ear by the soldiers, on the way; to-quote-the Bible to sult. his pur

Mrs. G. Milne 25, Mrs. E.S, Cul- „cinsming that he had connections pose, he is quite unable to see gether for over a year at an unnumbered hut at

cher 25, Mrs. J. Wolfe 25, Mrs. with the communist. On arriving that there is much to gain from Teachers' Sai Tau Village, Kowloon City.

H. Colman 25, Mrs. H. Watson 15, the quarter and seeing the badly the formation Mrs. P. Jackson 15. Mrs. E. Coul-disfigured bodies of his nephew Union.

Mirsal classmates,

As teachers we want a unified beamcared with

benefit out service for the blood and bruises, he cried son 15, Mrs. A. Wylie 15,

and plighted that they were Colony. But will we ever get a OUT OF COMMISSION est, the students at unified service if we wait for our All hopes that the Kowloon Tongkol, and besought the cap- Departmental officers to give it tain to Investigate into the case, to us of their own free-will? Will Railway clock would get back That was all in vain. He was we ever attain unification of the alsu ngreed that neither,-- You other man, Kwok decided to junassisted, to keeping the car detained on the charge of "band service if we have not the cour

rect time have been abandoned ry"

oge to demand It? Will the ser- wif them. In the meantime, by the authorities.

'The young-owner of the earth-vice over be unified as long as Chung Ying reported to the The clock-not that... it now enware shop, seeing that Llaow we have no legul status to sub- Kowloon City Police Station that makes much difference will be Kuoon Yiu falted to return, went stantiate our claims for It? And Feb. 13, You called on her husband had not yet retum totally out of commission to to the quarter to see him, whore how can we get legal standing? Chung

husband, Kwok ed. Det. 900, sent out to make in morrow, now

Thursday and Friday, he learned from Liaow the head There is only one answer, 'and Yuk, of an unnuraberen hút pol-quiries, learned of the threat and according to an official announce and tail of the story and was re- one answer only-register under side Kowloon Tong and told ha arrested You.

ment yesterday.

quested by the old man. to inform the Trade Union Ordinance, The clock has been out of the parents of those boys so that order for over a week.

they might be rescued.

Ambush

As Chan was unable to lend the Poller to the exact

location of the pillbox, an ambush was lalit by the Police midway

and later as a farmer.

between

DSI Watt and Sub-Inspector Howlett, in the meantime, pro-

than we can

Defendant

Demanded $300 From Mistress's Husband

The separation, said Sub-In-refured, and was again visited at spector J.S. Howarth when Yau 5.30 p.m. on April 20 when the A demand was again repented. This appeared before Mr. W

me You told Kwok that unless paid up he "had better put At Yau was accompanied by piece of iron on his chest."

negotiate and so went for

Bir Kerr at Kowloon, charged with demanding money with menaces, was approved by the S.C.A. on Jan. 24, when it was

nor Chung would interfere with each other again.

On

wolk

that if he wanted to keep his Defendant won sentenced to wife he had to pay $300. Kwok, three months' hard labour.

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