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Wood Murder Trial

ACCUSED ALLEGATIONS AGAINST POLICE HELD ADMISSIBLE

Legal

Revision Ordinance

At yesterday's resumed hearing of the Wood mur der trial, Mo Yung-king, o prosecution wit- riess, claimed that the third accused did not visit him on Feb. 11, whild Kóng Ming; an other witness for the Crown, said that ho thought he had seen accused in his garden on one occasion, visiting the first and second accused.

In the corse of the morn- ing's bearing. Mr. Justice E.

Personalia

ปปช evening in Legislative missible. Following this rule

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, MAY 27, 1040.

New Traffic System For Central District ARMY DRIVER IN FATAL ACCIDENT

An Ordinance .10 make. Wiliams (Chief Justice). provision for the preperation ended that certain statements and publication of a revised [made by the accused, which

Canton, May 20, " Over 100 prominent Canton re- edition of the law of the were alleged

been to have Colony was introduceri formade under riuress, were ad-sidents attended a Cocktail party Mr. Juha L. Murray, British In- to bid goodbye to then the statements were red formation Officer in Canton d former London Journalist and ad- Attorney-General in Court,

The accured, Lau Hoj alias Lau vertiser, who is teaving here for (Mr. G. E. Strickland). Yun-huj. 20.

nemployed, Ho Hong Kong tomorrow en routei Explaining the objects of the 14 henk-kui. 20. unemployed, and to the United Kingdom after four Bill Mr. Strickland said it was to La ehting-elun alus Li Chik-years of service in China. provide muchlery for revisnaj stup. 32. pardener, are standing

first reading Council yesterday by Acting

cordance with approved practice.

that the Ordinances. proposed

Mr. Murray

expects to leave of the law of the Calogy in ge-mad before a Special Jury. Hung Kous for England at the The orrusel are charged with end of the month, travelling by he Bander of Lytton Bevis Wood BOAC flying-boat, Mrs. Murray and subsidiary legislation will be on a path

Llun zalled for the Wearing from

United Kingdom grouped together by the subject | Back to Stalin on the afternoon recently.--Reuter. mattug Del to its heretofors eftronologically, so as to facilitate

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the location of my partiendur are dinance or legistation.

6 Feb, 11.

Knew Accused

Generul Nguy... Vi Xuan, Mo Yung-kkná, employed ni] President of the Cochin-China A Block, Whampoa Bork, said Provisional Government, perived Present lack of text personnel would ont enable inuich protes that he had known third accused in Hong Kong

yesterday from September, Mo said that he Saigon by Air France for further to be made in the near fuelven three days withday for discussions with ex-Emperor at Ko far as revisions of substuner ar- concerned, said Mr. Strick-the Chinese New Year. He did Annam, Bay Dal, in conection fund, but it is hoped that a clerk, at are the third sceused on Feb with the

lutter's returns to the On Feb. 12, he went to Wan throne in Indo-China. Commenes usgenbling

to-fi

General Bether the original and amending, arrestgated by his son and Kuat was accompanied by sever-

Ir parted comandes and secretaries, under a scheme that arvused, rently prepared.

The schedules, any with third accused at about putlearly the first schedule, 45

Wanchal. irs pm. are not complete, but under sub- Kou Mung gordener of the

Among the passengers who tir- section 2 of section 5 the Gov-jong ban Yuen Garden, said that rived by Air France front Saigon ernor has no

by proclamation

were hast two employees, one inan yesterday

Dr. Le power

Van to make my ameisaient to the and one woman, ie iew the leach, Tran Van Don, and Tran schedule. Similar power with re- $1

second accused. The Van Huu, all Viet Nam represen gard to subsidary legislation es

Fist need hind been working alives delegated to participate in contained in retion 2, sub-section or te before. Hoth these ac-politien! talks with Bno Dai 10.

stand byrdd in a hut In the sades used by watchinen. Kong

islation

The on

was seconded by ,, the Colo...! Sorptary (Mr. D. M. Maciugali) and carried unani- mou, y

Debtor-Creditor Ordinance

11.

yesterday. Just before the adjourn.

nent.

Two new bills were introduced by unofiletal members first reating at Lexislative Council, yesterday.

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Peninsula Hotel arrivals:-J.C. cond he thought he had seen the Bunyard, Capt. and Mrs. L.. third acensed once before, but he Campbell, Mrs. C. Shilling. R.H. was not sure. Taled accused was Liewer, Mr. PAI Mra I.. Visiting the other two greused at Tarthen, Mr. and Mrs. Thos, F. Filkenny, J.M. Voss, Mes, M. Wangerin, J.E. Forte and J.H. Driskill,

The timin

ed company.

Third ac-

HAD NO LICENCE

The

Mr.

The Hon. Mr, M. K. L», CBE,│· mused, an Vidluance to provide for the incorporation of the Houg

Arrested by PC 1845 at Homan-load. Kong Chinese Christian Churches th Road, near Waterloo Road, at Union.

7.30 pm, on May 25, Lam. long- The Hon. Mr. Leo d'Almuda, kit. 27-year-old mechanic of 13

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QUEENS ROAD, CENTRAL

The new traffic system for the Central District which has 'tếani" onder diecución far some months, is now expected to be introduced almost immediately. The differences between the existing requirements and the new scheme are graphically indicated in the sketches above. Some features of the proposed now system have already been introduced. One way traffic through Chater Road is one of the principal new features

Letters From

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Readers

mun

commonsense to

FACES CHARGE

Driver E. Northeast of the R.A.S.C., Victoria Bar- racks dppeared at the Central Magistracy yesterday before Mr. Hin-Shing Lo in answer to a summons for 'driving at a speed danger- ous to the public, having due regard to all circumstances in King's Road.

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Defendant, who plended “Not j Defendant denied going fast guilty," was not legally repre- saying that at the time he was sented.

going round a slight bend and Inspector W. Eggleston, pro- that it was impossible to go seculing said that defendant round a bend fast with a three- was driving

an army three-ton Dodge truck. ton Dodge truck in King's until June 15 at 11,30 am.

"The case was then 'adjourned

Road, going West. Opposite

Estate Duty Amended

the Ritz Garden Ballroom he skidded violently, turned in on anti-clockwise direction and crashed' into a tramway stan- dard, overturning, and catch- ing fire.

The Estate Dulỹ Amendment wes carrying 17 Ordinance 1948; amending the The lorry passengers in the back as well as principal Ordinance of 1932, to the driver (defendant) and an exempt estates of $5,900

and ether man in the driver's cabin.

Only me person escaped with- under from the payment of estate out injuries. Two died as a ru-pasted its second and third read- duty, became law yesterday as it sult of their injuries and some who were seriously injured are still at Queen, Mory Hospital. The driver himself had only just been discharged from Hospital.

Ing.

in Legislative Council with- out amendment.

The Ordinance to provide for a simpler and abbreviated form of Birth Certificate, and the Or- dinance to provide for the con- trol and licensing of marine restaurants and canteens, niso passed into the Statute Book at the Colony at the same session.

Three new

members of Coun

yesterday. sworn in They

Brigadier H.A. Skone, Acting GOC., M., G.E,

No Mochanical Fault Technical evidence wha" given by Inspector G.N. Senler (Motor Vehicle Inspector? who said that when he went to the accident. which was almost immediately, the truck was oliti

cil were smoldering. was raining very heavily visibility was not normal.

and

The

wéré

tyres were smooth cat and there Strickland,

Arling

Attorney

was no mechanical fault to be General, and Me. A.G. Clarke, found with the steering or brak- Acting Financial Secretary.

Ing system.

Defendant,

cross-examiningi

witness. asked if it was possible with the tyres Emooth and the heavy rain that it could cause the truck to go into a violent skid

SENTENCE

REVIEW

even if it was only travelling at Mr. W.A. Blair-Kerr yesterday 20 miles per hour. Inspector fixed 12.16 p.m. today for hear Senior said that it was possible. ing of the application, by Mr. Witness sold that usually the Peter H. Sin, for a review of speed could be estimated by the the sentence of $100 fine and con- amount of damage caused but in

call the truck had hichow of the

this

pigs passed on on Lai Yau (35), owner solid iron pole which would not of junk 500Y, and Yum Hung πίνε in any way. causing ox-(82) shop foki of 111 Argyle SL, tensive damage to the lorry. in connection with the illegal

Dr. Gosano

of Queen Marylanding of 37 pigs of Tal; Kok Hospital said that the two men Tul who had died, Lui Siu, 38, coolle and Cheung Chung Kin, 37,

While walking along Hamilton coolie, had died of scalp wounds Street near Nathan Road at 3.30 and a fractured spind, respective-p.m. yesterday, Lau Kim-ying, Cheng of Sub-Inspector Ka-cheung, had her 14-carat gold wristwatch; valued at $100, snatched from her wrist by an unknown Chinese malo, according to a Police report.

ly.

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go 40

to

him

Witness

wife

Reminders

on

Today”-

Association, fortnightly luncheon, at Jacobean Room, H.K.. Hotel, 12.45 p.m.

man, Hong Kong Hotel, 5.30

p.10.

Association Mahjong-Bridge Drive, European 2.30 ..

Li Tong, elder brother of third accused, said that on Feb. 11, he PARK LI third accused and asked filmi ja come for the morning Peninsula departures: P.S. mad. he did. Li said that Marshall, Mr. and

which

Mrs. D.D.

Passengers' Evidence he went out at about 11 am as he Monroe, M.J. Buckley, E.P. The Debtor-Creditor Ordinance intended visiting a friend-at-UnHugston, H.H. Herts, PF. Kons

Bible Thumper

In the allegation that in Hong Ornery Ponios

Evidence, was given: by thren will come up for first reading at mg, He parted company with and 11, Ziesing.

Sir, I have followed, with inthe homes.

Kong, the Gospel is confined to

of the passengers in the back and the next meeting of Legslative | third accused at the Jordan Road:

Str. While I am in agreement by the man in the front; of the wealthy who terest, the case of the young un-nre pumpered by leaders of the W

"A Council on

Racing Enthuslust" June 2. This

Wai Chuen, who was in front, about noun. Ferry at

following forthcoming employed Chinese who was, Houserment was made by the Governor in Legislative Counell used was alone when they part-weddings have been announced reported in yesterday's issue of Christian faith, although it is an that the starts at the race nect-sald that at the time of the ac

ppon secret that the majority of ings here are anything but what rident defendant Makatongay your paper, fined $20 or ten days these wealthy folk

was driving at merely pay tho should be, in all fairness to about 40 miles an hour. He had After evidence by other pro-Mackintosh Maher, Proof Reader, in prison and ordered to be exp service to Christianity for the the starter and having regard to told the driver (in English) when secution witnesses, hearing was Prince Edward Road, to Misspelled from the Colony for five benefits which they derive, social- the facilities offered him, I must they were coming down the hil

Deolinda Socorro Josepha Chaves,

years, The sentence, particularly ly and commercially.

say he is doing fairly well in the nt Shaykiwan, "Don't jumed until 10 a.m. today.

455 Fuckhurt Road, 1st floor.

the order for expulsion was, " Whatever the merits Mr. Armando-Romualdo Vieira

In my opinion. fast." feel donnitely harsh

of the circumstances, - LAJE IN QUESTION"," Riberio, Clerk, 504 Sheung Yuen

R is tell that there-has-been-n-distinct-improve-2

-Defendant said that he (Wit- I had fully expected local bible the young

concerned atment since the Annual Meeting. nees), had not spoken Ling. Kowloon City, to Miss thumpers to turn up in full force. least had the

It is not a Job that the club re- during the entire trip. Natalia Agueda Tome, z Ashley to plead in mitigation for this choose the most admirable spot quires but capable Jockeys who said that it was only natural for R.A.F.

young man,

What can control the few cantabicerous him to deny having ignored him who is apparently ter spreading the gospel. he half-baked product of some has surprised me must in all my penies that

-or-ofher religious/years-ef ̈residonco ̈in this Colonyiherwise have-been-a-fair-store/ when he told him not to go 20 Tea Reception for Cardinni Spelf-

apoll. what would missionary

us last. Anneling to discuss the re-body: The lack of interent shown is the fact that local religious In sprint races the element of K,C., moved on Ordinance to Ru• | Observatory Road, ground floor,vival of the Hong Kong Art Club Sodles in this case was must dis- tirely ignored. the Police Courte, Part In the winning of a race, and of the accident they estimated King George V School Parents

The other three passengers at by local

padres and was tired $100 by Mr. W.A. will be held in the

religious bodies and missionaries have an good start playa, an important the back all said that at the time This lack of interest which provide the appointing.

most fertile several of our jockeys and ponies well-known propagation of Christ-te are invited.

out individual, who was describian ideals,

well and the A programme of future activ-over-religious, would appear

ed by the prosecuting officer as in Hong Kong failed to fulfil its less fortunalo ·anes (potential ities will also be discussed.

to duty in this respect?.

winners among them) are left to Indicate that there is some truth.

SIMPLE SIMON struggle along lengths behind.

This is all in the garde and surti | Repulse Bay Tents

are sprint races on the Str May 1.erave a few more gramme.

Ip Hak-kim" (277" of 110′ Påbes The racing inches of your valuable space for therefore, I feel sure would three weeks' some little

simple imprison-y's grateful if the starter took a litment) by Mr. V:A: Blair-Kerr Lions?

tle onere trouble, had a bit more at Kowloon yesterday for being The Urban Council is to be patience, and tried a lot harder drunk and incapable in the congratulated on their prompt to get the ponies off in a no, hours of, the morning,

the early announcement that no booking of especially in the bathing tenis is permitted, even

sprint raceR According to Sub-Inspector As regards the swearing men.S. Howarth, defendant though it be for a matter of a tioned by your correspondent, found by bus conductor Lau Chau few hours.

this.

I understand, is directed sprawling If it is one of the terms of the strictly at the ornery poniest

on a seat in a bus which it arrived at the Lalchilkok contract. between them and the Thank you

Road torminus at 12.45 a.m. beach contractors, then It will certainly require explaining why the tent was let to us nt 8.15 am, with the understanding and assurance that it would be avail able for our use any time later in the day,

thorise the

Canton Trast Co.

kour.

Ltd, to convert the currancy of tale-Kerr at Kowloon yesterday Roon of St. Francis Hotel at 5.30 in the case of a poor, down-and-soll for the why has the Church invariably nord The the speed at about 40 miles an

for driving private car 0899 p.1. without a valid driver's licence,

Sub-Jospector J.S. un-

Howarth prosecuted.

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Both bills were. passed animously.

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LET GO.

Preyed On Friends

Described by Inspector Brown- whole, and therefore, may I sug-rigg at Central to be a' bád Jot gest the following:-

who preyed on his acquaintances,

1) That the. tent contractors Jack Morales, a 21-year-old under question be imma Portuguese, was yesterday-con- diately reminded of the tenced by Mr. Hin-Shing Loto terins of their contract, three months for theft of a wire

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When asked to get up accused was neither able to talk nor to stanil. He was accordingly brought Toto the Shamshulpa Police Sta- tion

Defendant had been before the Court on several occasions for offences of a similar nature.

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the letting of these tents, Inspector Brownrigg sald flows: they are still under obliga-Morales, took the radio (valued Rice & Flour.. 7.2 cattles $5.1500 tion to show a somewhat at 400) from 39, Village Boadi Negetables more civil" attitude towards on May 22 during. Mr. da Rome Salf Cabbage..

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