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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 1946. 3

STATEMENTS CLAIMED Certificates Of

SIGNED UNDER DURESS

A submission that the first and fifth accused signed statements undor duross and that the contents of such statements were falso, was put for- ward by Mr. Percy Chen at the Criminal Sessions yesterday when hearing of the trial of five Chinose on a charge of attempted rob bery was resumed before Mr. Justico T. J. Gould (Puisne Judge) and a jury of four women and three men,

Chan Kwai, widow, principal the fifth accused was present.

Under cross-examination, Chan witness for, the Crown, admit- ted under cross-examination sak that she hat known Police that what she had told the Bifth Sergeant Cheng Winn-kam for accused at the Tal O.Eating years. This was the first time. she had worked for Cheung. House was hes.

Before Mils, she worked at the Central Police Station as

wash

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The accused who are on trial are Li Vit, 14 Chewing: "Chanamth for Inspector Cashman, to Mu, Lam Tak and Tong Shan whom she was recommended by She additionally Chinese Detective lu Muk. Chi-wing charged with possession of ortos

was unemployril at present, but and ammonition, while Chan Mo earned a living by sewing. I also charged with possession

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Mr. J. Beynolds, Crava Con- et, assisted by Det. kassp. D.G. Mit Perso is conducting the proscetition.

Mr. Perey Chen, Instructed by Mr. C.A.S. Riss rad Mr. M. A. da Silva is appearing for La Yu and Tong Shan.

Th

first witness,

Chinose

Chan admitted that all the

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sample of their goode and at the same time state - where the goods.can bean seen for Inspection.

AU spalications will hava、 to be submitted” five days-beam fore the goods are scheduled to be exported.

WING ON

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A net profit of $2,156,050.11 was made by the Wing On Com- pany, Limited, In the year ended Dec, 31, 1047,This was disclosed ut the annual, general meeting of shareholders on Saturday,"\

The Profit and Loss Account showed that Ity the Company

JC- Wei San Kaliting Factory gistered a loss of $1,781.24 whero- anite Great Eastern. Hotel reaped aprofit of $130,847.83

More than 70 shareholders at: tended the meeting which was

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Mr. Philip Gockchin, Managing Director..

SI Clarke Fined $250 For Assault

The case in which three police officers, S.I. Clarko, Dotective P.C. Lou Hoi-num and P.C. Chan Po-wah were summoned before Mr. F. X. d'Almada at Central for unlawful detention and assault of Kwan Sing, a rico shop foki, ended yesterday when the magistrate dis- charged all three on the count of unlawful detention.

had told fifth accused at the Tal Eating House was but she was instructed to do so. Chan denied that she told Det. Insp. MacPherson that she was

Bhe anly an informer.

came Into the picture when an In- former gave some information to Cheung Wing-kam. She did not tell anybody sit- detective Mo L. In. denied

at Counsel's bench that she tink

A substituted charge of com-, without any police training was beating up the fifth accused or WHB an informer. She denied

Hmon assault WAS preferred put on duty. Throughout his ser- any of the other prisoners-that-she-gave-the-impression-that After placing fifth accused all she land said to fifth accused against all three. S.I. Clarke, vice in the Navy he had lenn She was only giving who pleaded guilty, was lined record. If His record had not been be a Petty Officer and the Police evidence that such a conversation $250, Lau Hoi-nam was found clean he would not have risen to bad taken place with fifth we not guilty and discharged and Force would not have accepted eused. The preparations for going Chan Pa-wah was found guilty him.

In giving his decisions, to meet afth neered were inade and fined $250. between Jwyself

Chrung and

In the morning the Magistrate, d'Alinada said that he was satin- HoW-hau,

The answer

us Clurke was which the prosecution officer and the Red that as fur she gave to questions put to her solicitors for the defence visited conecrned, the assruit was more by fifth accused enne mat of her Cleverly Street und the scene of than a shake.

the alleged incident.

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own head.

the prisoner's cage, he went to ever, for the

He denied that he or the other which,

delectives showed revalver to guarantee of Age and Quality, upon

d alleged the

scent accuse, in its worldwide

that the revafeer was the pro- throughout the

mety of second herused, sealed that he ever at any time kirked second secured. Be did not HIY uther POTRON LINNEAlt second accused at any Boe Asked Questions Chan Kwai, who gave her ad- dress 88 Apllu Street, said that she recognized fifth aerused. She Evsi met him some time

towards the end of November at the Tal O Eating House. She was taken de that place by someone for the Afth accused). Arpose of meeting fitt!

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She was asked by fifth acctised if he worked at 177 Lockhart Itoad, She was also asked ques- tions concerning the length of her service, her wages and the orru- After she pration of her master.

her

to

She knew a person named Nit who Sing. He was the person went with her to meet fifth no- cused.

When it was put to Chan that he did not incri tifth accused at Pai Eating House, the murder- cammed that the meeting did take olace. She was not forced to act n this matter and was receiving 10 reward for her work.

On conclusina of Chan's testi- mony, Mr. Justie Gould directed The jury to retire, but to return when tuday. ogun at 10 in.

In the nearing will he resumed.

ashice of the jury, The qu

admissibility of tion as to the

statements made by the accused

was argued,

Death By Mishap

And given hul aerized replies to these questions, he ensured of On her master had US$10,000. her replying this question in the affirmative,

aroused 144 Les ess her garstioned muster had come into possession of tas sum, Slet then fodel 1575 accused that her master but a younger brother in America and had that the sum of US$10,000 been sent to her muster by this younger brother, who had been previously assister by her master 141

the time of his going America.

Chan sail thu! in answer to other questions by 11th accused, she told him that the money was kept in a camphorwood chest in the first cubicle, that her master ingelher lived in the premises

S. Khu, Pedic cer _with_four solis. fwo of whom were of the Kowloon Hospital, told the working and two of whom were Court that he examined the de- sill going to school. She also ceased att found that she had told fifth accused that her

Death in and his two sons went to work at earances consistent with fall-

hard ground: 9 mm. She further told Afi ac-

ble opinion was caused by frac and his lure of the skull and cussed that her master

Bubdural sons, worked at a bank and that

athaernorrhage. the best time to go to the house would be between .. noon, except on Sundays holiday....

her muster

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Chan said that after asking her the questions mantioned. fifth accused asked her if the had any relatives. She told him she had no relatives except 'a Kowloon who was #later,

In City.

Fifth accused La than alleged to have sald to ner: "make a fortune out of it 'with I want you to go away

me."

A

In the afternoon Mr. d'Almada, in discharging the defendants on the unlawful.detontian count, said

Mr.

He gave second accused the Lenefit of the doubt.

He was satisfied that third ac- cused struck Kwan-sing

in the satisfed

in the course of his judgment that ribs and he was not Section 20 gave the police wide with the answers accused had powers as a policeman may ar-given in the witness box. He was rest and detain any person acting is fined $250. in a suspicious manner for en- quiries. There was no hard und fast rule as to what constituted "Auspicious manner."

Denied Assault

Habitation. Application

to use the

S.I. Clarke, not being sails- his Bed with the answers in questions, was justified in tak- Two applications

to the Police barement rooms of the Kowloo11 ing Kwan-sing' station. There, in answer to ques-Cricket Club, King's Park, for

and purposes, the fact that Kwan Sing domestle tions, had told Clarke that he had taken | gurages of Nos. 1, 2, and 3, Ken- down the numbers for some one nedy Road, for habitation were Council in the Oriental Buildings need not refused by the Urban be accepted by Clarke as the yesterday at its fortnightly meet- truth.

Ing.

the

In the witness box lau, denied Approval for domestic uke "by [that he-beat-anyone-or-that first four-persons only of the base- accused did so. He did not ussault ment room on the south side of Kwan-sing while

the finger the Kowloon Cricket Club build-

а

.ng, however, would be forth- A verdict of death by mis-prints were being taken. Witness

oming on condition that-at-least mdventure was reached, by Mr. was reluctant to have the finger

He was not stand-half of the existing doorway is Latimer acting as Coroner at an prints taken.

area. glossed inquest at Kowloon Magistracying in the proper position, and to provided' with

Three other applications for yesterday into the death of a 23-enable the prints to be taken he

pushed witness aside with his food-shop licence, a food preserv year-old married woman, at No.

tion establishment, and a milk 48, Prince. Falward Reigl, send elbow, He did not assault him.

also refused. The In reply to Mr. Shaftain, ac-shop were toor.

cused said that if witness sald premises of the applicants were

unsuitable for the purposes that he had been assaulted he was lying. He did not stelka which the applicationswore Kwan Sing. He did not made.

ing on

13.

outside

"Kwan-sing being stamped upon.

on

He did not know why Kwan Sing had made allegations. Chan, the third accused, denied that he drew his revolver

arrest wii- witness. He did not Chan Sai-mul, who said Yeungness and did not know who did sik-lai, the deceased, was her so He denied assaulting Kwan- was lying on her bed at sing and added that he was in -4-pam:-on- -Jun-23-when-she-heard.

-the-charge- -room-until-he-went off heavy thud

оп the

The duty. There were a number of assage. She rushed out and Police officers including an Euro- ound her niece lying unconclaus.

pean Inspector. With the help of another woman Mr. Comber, for first accused, the brouglit Yeung to the said that his client pleaded guilty 1ospital.

the charge of common assault, Yeung's husband was seriously and would like to draw attention In hospital, Chan sald, and that assault Included the mere her niece had had little food in the touching of a person in certain Few days prior to the incident. She circumstances. The stories of the had no one else to support her wlinesses for the prosecution were and was in distress. Yeung was greatly exaggerated and a on friendly terms with everybody of lies. on the floor.

to

Issue

Clarke had been very frank in his account of what had happen- Jed and admitted that he shook Kwan-sing in the charge room.

"Shook Kwan-Sing" Counsel said that there had

Chin said that she told Afth accused that it would be to much trouble, but he said that it did not matter. The reason he gave was that if report was mnde and she were taken to the Police Slution lte, being woman, could not bear the threats which would be made. This would not suit his arrangements,

La Chor-pak, unemployed, was been an opportunity to observe i declared thut when she asked sentenrect to three months hard the demeanour of Kwan-sing in Bfth serused whether or not be labour yenlorday at Central court and asked that considera would bring arms, he said thu!

www

Chan

THEFT OF PYJAMAS

he would do so, but that she need Magistracy by Mr. Hin Shing Lotion be taken, that it was late

for larceny of three suits of at night at the end of the have no worries. She Anally told pyjamas from the China Em- and the demeanour him that

If he intended to do the job, it would be best if he gave porium on May 10..

was enough

ohe to make any With three previous convictions angry when questions were not her notice the day before. She for similar offences, Lara Ying- answered. would then arrange to leave the kit was charged with larceny

against The only evidence. door open and pretend to know from the person 'of Sheung

accused

ho shook was that nothing about the matter. She Kau of HK$78, 14,000 customs Kwan sing. There was none of would put the blame on

assault. the gold units and 50,000 CNC on children.

May 10 in Connaught Road Weal. Accused had been formerly in. after 14 He WBg sentenced to four the Royal Navy and

years service reached the rank months hard labour and recom-

of Petty Officer. He joined the mended for banishment.

insp. H. Brownrigg prosecuted. Police Force two years ago and

Instructed To Do So

When this conversation took place in the Tai O Eating House, the informer who took her to see

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