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12 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR L.B. WOOD MURDER NO DECISION ON THIRD ACCUSED

In a hushed courtroom, crowded with European and Chinese spectators, Mr. Justice E. H. Williams (Chief Justice), yesterday donhod the dreaded 'black cap as he solemnly pronounced sentence of death on Lau Hoi alias Lau Yun-hoi and Hp Cheuk-kui, unanimously found guilty by a Speciál Jury with having murdered Lytton Bevis Wood on Fob. 11.

The silence which hodentification parade, at which, it could come to no decision as settled upon

the courtroom he failed to plck out anyone, that regards the third accused.

accused The Jury were thanked for after the return of the jury, he thought the second

resembled was broken by the two con-attacked him, Mr. Lonsdale said Williams,

one of the men who their services by Mr. Justice them who exempte demned men who, as they **

that however bitter Ross might from further fury service for a were being led from the dock,

Irel

over the loss of his friend, he period of two years. Shouted that they had

would certainly allow that wrongly accused,

bitterness to override his intelli- gence. Mr. Lonsdale submitted that all three accused were pre- sent at the robbery, which was followed by violence.

been

retired The jury, which had for almost two hours to consider Its verdiet, was unable to come to any decision in regard to the third necused, Li Chung chưa allis El Chik-, who wan

asked to stand down before sen- tence of death was passed on the other two accused.

with

All three accused were charged having murdered Wood while the latter was hiking with a friend, George Ronald Ross, in the vicinity of Lion Rock Hill, on Feb. 11.

The case for the prosecution Wak conducted by

Α. Mr. Lonsdale, Crown Counsel, assisted by Det. insp. H. T. Matches.

Mr. D. AL. Wright, instructed by Mr. P.J. Griffiths of Messrs. Wilkinson & Grist, appebred for the nerused.

Voluntary Statements

In his closing address for the Mr. Lopsiale salt that Grösen, the main point in the case was whether the three accused were among the persons who attacked the Europeans.

In conclusion. he unld that all perzons alding and abetting In the crime, whether they actually committed it or not, were equally Builty

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UAPS ON TRIAL FOR

GAS GRENADE MURDER

The brutal murder by hydro-cyanic acid gas

grenade of two Allied airmen on Técal, Kai Islands, in November, 1944, was recalled yos- terday before the No. 1 Australian War Crimes Court when the trial began of two Japanese lieutenants and major, chargód with the alleged killing.

Personalia

Peninula Hotel arrivals:-Mrs. 5. Bartolk. Miss A. Philippe, Mrs. P. Maxwell Mr. M. R. Bunyard, Mrs. M. A. Hutchinson, B. Gabbott; Mrs, M, Hayard, Mr. and Mrs. Don D. McAfee, D. E. where they were The accused, Lieut. Konda

bayonetted not on the accused to prove their time to study Various Industries, Hideo, Lieut. Iwasaki Yoshiho

Hindmarch, Mr. and Mrs. R. G. And covered over with gram. Boyd, M, P. M. Guyot, J., Marras, Innocence, but on the prosecution and have paid a visit To tha to prove its case: to the Jury's North of England. Where Mr. and Major Atsuka Yuşamüssen gas, the prosecution, said that Mrs, E. Bourgery, and C. Nebout. Exploring the use of the pot Mr. and Mrs, B.. Star, Mr. and Mr. Robert pleaded not guilty. Their al- it was used against. Allled tanks Shum Choy

Weh "Utterly False" Der, Mr. Wong Hong Ping and leged vletims weré' · Flight-

The Japanese

Peninsula departures;-Mr. and and pill boxca. Hol toured Lieut. Arthur Douglas Nelson, had had the gas in stock for a Mrs. L. M. Parlett, A. G. Mor Mr. Lo Houng statements. -

works

several Mr. Wright said that the jury, in the

RAAF. and Sergeant F. long time and doubted its effecil, B. Caldor, D. Buchanan, L. machinery manufacturers.

Englesman, N.E.L.A.F. considering them, should take mac

Major A Mackay, Australian periment so they decided to ex-E. Längdón, F. G. Word and E. into account all the circumstances also visited dyeing and finishing

periment on the two prisoners. G. F. Wester. and plants of the ense, including the state-plant a mill manufacturing Div. SCAP (GRO) Tokyo, pro-Affer the murder, the Leutennat

while Mr. Tanaka re-reported to G.H.Q. Lieut. Konda, Mr. F. W. Kendall, Hong Kong admissibility

statements ly impressed by the large capitul was being argued.

outlay required for a modern mill

Capt.

Wogan-Brown sitting as ons, saying that. It was success-wil speak on "Air Line Opera- Mr. Wright warned against and the tention von to the Advisory Offfeer.

tion" in the West Lounge of the placing Implicit conndente welfare of the workers. These

Major Mackay told the Court

European Y.M.CA at 8.30 p.m. viells-were

The Prosecution mode as gucats of the

produced a confessions upon

And em-

that two Allied nirmen were shot

tomorrow,MARI Cotton Board.

and number of playlis phatised that the jury, should

Defence Counsel Tanaka, told exerclas

Mr. Shum Choy Wah and Mr. down over the Kai group prestest care

departures the

the Court that all the three de- Lo Heung Hot spent a day as the were taken prisoner by the Kem- The mere

would enter the witless Bangkok by BOAC flying-boot were guests of the .I.C.I. (Dyeing and petal at Tocal, where they were Were Dyestuffs).

interrogated for Intelligence incised

Wong, Spern, G. Cigante, C. who won Mat Tian forces. That was in October, They all, nleaded not guilty. Specs Ol-peng,

On Friday Mr. Robert Der, Mr. Cormation regarding the Austra-box and give evidence on oath. were Messre, &,,A. Bond, it w Chlong-ngee, Fou 10 adidavits from Chen, Heng

Chow-kwong, Chen Ming po, D. Pond, Major M. J. R. Fletcher, Hearing was then adjourned to

Miss and C. Brickman,

ments of the used when the poplin shirtings, "being Portlculerted the three accused, with staft officer in charge of opgra- manager of Philippine Air Lines.

of the

considering them. There was evi-

that

contained

In

in.

ments and the evidence given by Ross.

REV. MOTHER AMABILE DEAD

1944

were

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Yesterday's

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The forthcoming wedding Josh Hyppolito Xavier, Principal Warder, Victoria: Remand Prison, to Miss Chengt Slu-yan of 448 Lockhart Road, has been .an- лounced.

confessions dener that the first accused was

made did not necessarily cen on Feb. 11, nt about 12.30 om. proceeding along the route

that the persons "/cata made them were qulity. of the robbery. There was also

Mr. Wright sunlited that the Chee visited the Northern seaside, evidence that the third accused

In November, 1944, the airmen produced Where they

They wero executed. had been seen in his company

statements were completely and resort of Blackpool,

were accorded a civic reception. previously.

utterly false from beginning to

to the beach and made brought Although the accused

He then proceeded to deal

to sit on a large piece of coal. Monday at 0 n.m., when the first Miss C. Suggang, Mrs, Tear Pear had end,

From a distance claimed that their statements had with inconsistencies between the

of about 10 accused will give, his evidence in

chief. been

obtained by the Police stories

in the state-

netres, Lieut. Iwasaki, who was

tho ther

divisional chemical through threats and beatings, the

We regret to have to record ***

officer, threw hydro- Court had held that these state-

warfare of the the death There were sold Mr. Wright,

Rev. Mother cynnle acid gas grenades at the ments were made voluntarily. Mr. Lonsdale said that the jury must various points in the statements Amabile, which took place at the two cirmen. Some grenndes miss- they Canossian Convent in Caine Rolded their target but one eventually accordingly apply their minds to which went to show that

hit the coal and burst in front statements

were not worthy of any eresence. Yesterday aftertioon. on that basis,

The Rev. Mother In reférence to the evidenče

Amabile, of the prisoners' faces. was extremely untikelyi that

the Police emcers who had the accused, Mr. Wright said that who was 81 years old, had spent given evidence in the case, all

the jury had seen them in the 32 years in the Colony in hos witness box and

wns no pital work. She had been Malron There of whom had many years of experiente, would jeopardise toubt but that they were dull of the Canussa Hospital for 12

years. persons and illiterate. their careers in order to bring witted

The funeral passes the Monu- They false svidenos against the ac- could make up statements in the ment at 6.p.m. to-day..

were not the type who

Dealing with the declaration Dinner produced. made by Ross subsequent to the

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Wright submitted that there were the strangest grounds for acquitting the third accused. He was not Identified and the allbl which he had put up had maintained from the begin-

been

ning.

Mr. Wright also referred to, the time factor and said that

from the evidence. the crime had been committed home time around 4 pm it was utterly Impossible for the third caused to get from the icône of the crime to the Peak · by -6- pẩm. when he was seen returning to the house by hle employer. Many Gaps

After dealing with the cases of the first and seeniid accused; Mr; 'Wright said that the 'case for the Crown left many gaps and in- certainties. If there were any

reasonable dourts in the minds

Bayonetted

The airmen rolled on the Bround, gasping convulsively for few minutes, and then diod. Their poleoned bodies ware then, dragged 'to

SWATOW MERCHANT ON MURDER CHARGE

Committal proceedings against Cheung Kwok- king, 40-year-old Swatów merchant, charged with the murder of a 22-year-old female om- ployee of the Manager of the Hip Yu Tai Export-Import Firm, Connaught Road, West, On Monday, March 15, were begun at Cen- tral Magistracy yesterday before Mr. Hin- shing Lo. Accured was additionally charged with attempted murder of another mõle om- ployee.

Mr. A. J. Clifford, instruct that it was warm and opened it.

of the Jury, the law required ed by Mr. C. A. 5. Russ, ap-The accused then asked the amn them to resolve it in favour of peared for the accused, while to buy some oranges as he felt the accused.

Det. Sub-Inspector Cashman thirsty.. After Mr. Justice Williams hind prosecuted. concluded his summing up, the Addressing the Court, DSI jury retired at 3.55 p.m. They Cashinan said that accused was returned al 5.35 p.m. to seek quite a friend" of Mr. Wong Ming-choon; Who occupied the said that they whole hoor. of No. 66B, Bonham

directions from the Court.

The Foreman

wished to shed

One of Mr. Wong's sons, who was in the back roont, sudden. ly heard cries and turned, roun'al to see the secured striking de

codead. The boy sản đặt theo the bitting room for help an ran into the back room again. Meanwhile, Mrs, Wong and Ercond

nf their not being able to reach murder. He villed the

know if, in the event Strand, the scene of the Hui, the subject

a verdict as regards each of the family frequently and had meals accused,

be re-tried.

New

of the

20

with them. After the Chinese Charge, rushed to the Weenie bnd the whole case mtis Year, the accused visited then entered the room In

Jine

to see the necused holding Mr. Justice Williams said in Wongs three times. The third

hammer above her son's head. "No. You reach a verdict occasion was reply:

the day of the She caught hold of the pecused's as against one, two or three. If murder.

arm. They struggled for about yoù cannot reach a verdict aboût

March 15 the Upper Levels Minutes, during which time the Fany · single one,

not Police Station received a message accused tried to pick up stools to that does concèt you,"

that an armed robbery was in to hit Mrs. Wong, who managed The jury then retired again,, to progress at No. 868, Bonhom to prevent him, return at 5.85 p.ni. to return its Strand. A detachment was Im- verdiet of guilty against the first inediately rushed to the scent, Patrolling "Eonstabled heard the two accused and to announce that Police met the accused, who was

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in custody, at the stairs. erits and thought it was an arm- Cheung Chat, the female servant, ed robbery. They went up the

another boy

steps with drawn revolvern and was when the Becused saw them ho

servant Hul

whs dying. Ach inconsed to stab häid of their guns.

riously injured and

| After å short struggle the accused was overpowered and taken to the station,

were taken, immediately Queen Mary Hospital, where the female Uled shortly afterwards

le buffered some abrasions Hul was in a serious condition and

to hospital, was only released after 12 days.

where, the following day, hq of thedical süpervisión.

hiade a voluntary athichment Cathod A Parcel

When formally charged, ac- Relating accused's visits focused declared: "I have nothing "Stag Dinner, Victoria tecrew the Wong family DSI Cashodno hay: wild everything yes-

tion.Club, & pan.

ld that he first went over after terday."

Mr. Wong Ming-choon was Open Air Dance, at WO. & the New Year Testival on March

Sgta Mch, Shamandpa, 20 H He joined the family at the then put into the witness bok; to

dimpal and wiseen carrying a Bive formal evidence. Prize **Distribution

March 14 he visitedHearing Wd8"provisionally ¦ ad- to winners of parcel. Health Week competition, at|thern

journed to Jun£ 2 "uld 3. with the same Alhambra Theatre, 11 m. parcel.

that he was the gang eight looking for,, a ̈' Iffend

the day or the instead of going fo

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OVER-CHARGED SUB-TENANTS

Mr. and Mrs, Corver arrived. In Kong from Singapore," by Kam-chuen, 35-year-old the 3.5. Van Heutsz yesterday. married woman of 687 Nathan

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Road, ground floor, was fined

Cheung, Mr. Oswald $140-and-offered to repay her student at University College, Ox-

a law sub-tenant $660 when she a fard is excalling in the held of mitted four counts of charging sport. as well as working very excessive rent, talling to notify hard at his Law.

Studies. notify

First her landlords, falling to

·Cof- He was cox in the her tenant (in writing) of the lege boat in the Torpids last term rent puynblo, and solice of race held in London. In the mid- and failing to post and also in the Head of the River

up the paid by her.

It was stated by Inspector CT. Byron of the

dle of March. He is at the no

Association thanks the

S. C. A that de-ent cox in the First Elght. fendant rented the premises for

Tlie Boy Scouts $133.50 from the Sincere Co, Ltd.,

acknowledges with and had been in occupation, since receipt" or $100 the re-occupation of Hong Kong Tramways Ltd,

The floor was occupied by herself, a tallor and a carpenter

-from the H.K.

was reduced month two months

shop (both of which she claimed months. This rent to be a partner), and another to.345 per subtenant. She had been receivago.

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