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THE CHINA-MAIL WEDNESDAY, JULY.

LOST "FACE" THROUGH WIFE'S ACTIONS: THREW ACID AT HER

American

Sentenced:

To Appeal

Shanghai, July 20. Harold William Allen, 28- year-old American sentenced

years

A Chinese hawker" did not object when his wife,

brought her boy friend home. But when sha

- would not allow him into his own house and throw away his belongings, he lost his temper. At the Supreme Court yesterday: Siu Kwok-sang. pleaded guilty to throwing corrosive fluid at his wife and was sentenced by Mr. Justice Rey nolds (Acting Puisñe Judge), to four years hard labour,"

Mr. W. A. Blair-Kerr, Assis-couse he was angry and because yesterday to three and a half tant Crown Solicitor, conduct-his wife continued to chure him imprisonment by the cd the case for the presecution, out of the house. He could not Chinese District Court for as-assisted by Det. Inspector H.help it. sault resulting in the death of T. Matches.

taxicab driver, "will appeal against the verdict.

WHA

announced

The defence, however, contend- ed that the driver got into n brawl with ruffians after pat- ment of the taxi fare and was fatally wounded in the light.

Eforts

are now being made

Did Not Disturb

Now Penniless

He then moved to Sol Tau penitenco by pleading gulity to Street with his wife. While at the charge, I sentence you to four to get Allen released on bind this place, his wife continued to years' hard labour." during the period of appeal-xu out at night and did not re- Reuter.

Gambler

Enticed

Women

A professional gambler and an undesirable charac- ter in Kowloon who enticed unwary persons, especially women, to stake their rings and Jewellery in the black- red card game, was sentenc ed to four months hard labour at Kowloon yester- day.

Gendant

was won by hinihica begi

Yeung Hui Had a previous con- viction for street gambling.

Assassination Attempt

Love For Ambassador

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The British Ambasader, _Bir_Haiph___Stevenwarty; and Lady / Stavamón! will lääva “Manking on July 21 for threes months home leave, travell- 1 Kong and

Franos.

1 Heny.

ritish offisiain, said Bir Ralph's visit to a purely nor mát leave and disk the Ama babendor: ékháctá in, return to Nanking In October-Assə- clated Press.

Widow, 19, Was Not A Forger

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RN Commander Complainant Against Mrs B. Pears

An advertisement in a local newspaper was in-

Suitcase

Contained Revolvers

strumental in bringing Mrs. Bertha Pears to -Kowloon Magistracy yesterday, summoned on two counts of falling to give rontal noticas and eight counts of excessive '< charges. Lieutenant Commander were tantamount to an infringe George Victor King, RN, who ment of the Lanillord & Tenant Was represented by Mr. A. J.Ordinance?

Witness: I was not aware that Clifford (instructed by Messrs. Hastings & Co.), was the com- I know it existed. I was under the the Ordinance coveted my case, plainant. Mr. Marcus da Silva was in court on behalf was outside the, Ordinance,

impression that furnished dat Convicted on a charge of of Mrs. Pears. He entered a The hearing was adjourned munition Kwok Wai-chung, possession of "arms" and am- plea of not guilty to all the tentatively by Mr. Wicks to July aged 26, married woman of 20, when the two original sum-10 Centre. Street, third floor,

summonses.

conduct

Lieutenant Coramander King monses of disorderly Hold the Court that his wife against Mrs. Pears will also be was sentenced to two years'

showed him an advertisement on heard.

July 12.1947, about premises to

Jet. They went a few days later to inspect the

.at. 4 premises Knight Street, Kowloon, ground

Hawkers Pleaded Ignorance

Ignorance

1

Imprisonment and banishment by Mr. Hin-shing Lo at Cen-. tral yesterday."

Detective Inspector. A. Shaw who conducted. the prosecution, told the court that defendant with a, sultense was going along Con-

Rood Central on July D naught when her behaviour aroused the

Siu said that He first met his In a statement from the dock, wife in Singapore and had spent He has ten days in which to Slu said that he was arrested in a lot of money on her. He also file an appeal.

March last for hawking without supported her mother and was

Yeung Hul, who was charged The verdict

alicence and sentenced to Iwo

wo now penniless.

with larceny by trick, was also yesterday in the presence of re-weeks' imprisonment. During Asking the Court to treat him recommended for tleportation, by presentatives of the American that time, his wife changed com- leniently, Slu said that his story Mr. W, 15, Latimer Consulate-General here. Accord-pletely. When he came out of could be supported by inmates Defendant was observed by a

A pawnshop would bé the floor. They agreed to pay. $300 to the prosecution, Allen, anol, the principal tenant of the of the promises where he pre- delective on the pavement out-forged notes, Mr. W.H. Latimer 800 for a smaller bare room, ad-

last place for anyone to

for one large furnished room and pass sur radio technician, caused the house where he lived would not viously lived.

side driver's death on the evening of allow him to enter the premises

*270 Bhanghai Street with a remarked when he Passlug sentence. Mr.

discharged joining. Justice crowd around him. The detective Lal Tal-ican at Kowloon yester

Witness said he and his family May 20 during a dispute over because his wife had misbehaved Reynolds seldi

pro-day for possessing 118 forged Defendant did not offer to do the the kitchen and bathroom. fare.

suspicions of police constable 1001 shared herself,

You have pleaded guilty to a

gambler and an un-10-cont notes.

who stopped and searched her

In going through the contents very serious and cowardly offence.

-character. · ·At his ap- The 10 year old widow was cooking for them, and they were I take into

of the suitcase the constable dis-.. consideration what proach the crowd dispersed. De dismissed when the police could entirely self-maintained, witness you have said in extenuation antifendant was seen to receive $1

and, 20 of regulations covered three revolvers the fact that you have

not offer any evidence of guilty declared. shown from a woman, which he declared knowledge.

The furnishing

was not ade-was pleaded by six hawkers stable took her to the station

rounds of ammunition. The con-:. Detectivo Sub-Inspector Baker quate and the conditions were when they were charged be- where she was charged With told, told, the Court that the case took bad. The pillows were allthy and fore Mr. D. G. Calms in the posses

time

to unravel and the the only sheet offered was not Marino · Court yesterday for fession of arias and ammuni police

Were of the opinion that uable.

unlawfully boarding the m.v. this was not a

Defendant in her statement to the clear case of

Move To Top Floor guilty knowledge.

Tilsadane without the permis- court said, the suitcase belghized The defendant was

In December, 1847, the defen- sion of the master. That to Chan Fai whom she had known. widow dant approached them saying that After evidence had been given through business Hiving in

transactions 0 sampan with her she wanted them to move into the by the Chief Officer of the ship, previously. Chon requested her to mother and brother. For some top floor fat, as she wanted to let who was complainant in the case, take the suitcase to No. 19

past they.

Lower money by selling Dah, and be the ground floor as a whole apart-a fine of $100 or one month at Row and there to wait fór him cause the notes were now they ment. She sent a letter to that Stanley, was imposed on each of Abe stated that she was ab- were reperated and kept.

effect.

the offenders.

solutely innocent as to the con- As a result of the letter, they. Defecti

A fine of $35 or five days for tents of the sullcase and ask the Secretary-General Kyuichi Tokuda of Japan's Com-

moved into furnished single falling to take out a licence, and magistrate to deal On June 20 defendant left the room, for which they paid $300, another $50 or 10 days for leavleniently.. munist Party was wounded slightly lost night tampon to go to the Tai Wo Pawn Witness said he replaced some of lng port without permission, was

Inspector Shaw informed the unsuccessful assassination attempt. Toki recognised the forgettes and paid extra for electricity, gas and offender, Chan Man, master of a structed to ask for the sakimum Shop to redeem an article. The the furniture with his own. He the penalty passed on another magistrate that he had been in-

The policewater. There were

rentence and for banishment." no notices sampan; stating the rent payable to the Brench of the typhoon regula movements of underground woman Bld not attempt escape, ness to Mrs. Pears.

the Yaumati Typhċon, Shelter at The notes were examined by the

There was no offer of services in anchorage reserved for Gov. Treasury Department and the of

kind any

children and himself

-cross-examination

Fortune Seeking "Gunman'

Wong Kan wanted, to make a fortune with

turn until 11 p.m, each night. On one occasion, when he had been to Hong Kong to look for employ- ment, he found his wife in bed with a boy friend on his return. He did not disturb them, but remained on the stairway,

After the boy friend. tort, his wife followed him and did not return until after 1 a.m. Sku สมุ

not quarrel with his wife Over this affair because it was late

that ho did

Slu, claimed that on the next day, he saw his wife walking in the street with her boy friend. When

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On Japanese

in

an

Communist

Tokyo, July 20

time

H

had collected

The Reds immediately called for a!"Demo-informed the womble wallingford by the tenant or by wit-tiohs by mooring his tampan in cratic Defence Committen" to forestall fur-tor the arrival of the police

was contacted

ther "furtive reactionaries."

As Tokuda

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and

she returned home, she wanted Inst night in the civic audi- the left leg and, left arma" and ground outlines were found to be stated. His wife, two another sampan maiter, poorer by was speaking | Tokuria was cut deeply about colour, paper, portrait and back-¡ complain by the defendant. Jernment crafis, made. Chan Tai

an unserviceable and he did not want to disturb revolver, but his "carcer was nipped in the bud, by the police the other inmates on the floor. on June 29.

When arrested he was found to

In his pocket

Aun, um. loaded and unserviceable and wrapped In newspaper and pillow-case.

He told the Court that he wanted to make a fortune with jt.

Charged with possession of arma, Wong Kan was sentenced by Mr. J. Wicks to alx months hard fabour, and recomniended for deportation,

The

to chase him, Siu, out of the house. She actually threw away his belongings and told him to 20 away. As the actions of his wife had caused him to "lose face" Siu said he wanted to force her to go to Singapore, but she Insisted that he go alone and would not allow him to stay with her.

Secretary of the Hong Keng Light Orchestra gratefully Slu claimed that the corrosive Kéknowledges the following donú fluid which he throw

upon his tion to the Band Instrument wife was not very strong and Fund: Anonymous $50. Total to had only been used to scare her. date $1,285.

He committed tho offence be

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Witness told counsel that he paid $13 a person at the Harbour

HOTEL DISPUTE View Hotel.

Latimer remarked that the Situation and Attitude of the from his wounds, he concluded defendant was apparently an in- Communist Party", a Japanese

his speech before taking medicalnocent victim and that she would coal miner in

never have the balcony treatment. threw a dynamite filled soda

gone to the pawn shop had she known the notes bottle at him. The Commun-

Second Attack were false. It would be the last ist austained 38 cuts, mostly

place to pass off the forgeries, about the left, arm. and left the second on prominent Leftists The attack on Tokuda was leg.

since the occupation." Early In His assallant, Ichiro Koga, 27-1947, two youthful members of year-old participant in any antle what 'ir generally regarded 28 4 Communist movement in Kyushu Rightist society. tried unsuccess- coal pits, surrendered two hours fully to kill Katsumi Kikunami, Inter to the police.

then President of the Letti The assassination attempt was Congress of Industrial Unions. expected to sharpen the current Kikunami since has abandoned Inbour dispute in which several the CIU_and" joined the Com- Communist-Influenced unions are munist Party-Associated Press.

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Red Charge

of

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When Lee

JUDGMENT RESERVED

terday by Mr. Justice Gould

Judgment wa

Was reserved yes. (Acting Chin Justice), in the Stag Hotel dispute, on con- clusion of the closing addresses by Counsel.

Mr. H G. Sheldon K Co alructed by Mr. M. A, de Bivo. Mr. Bidney Ng Quinn and Mr. G.

Knowledge Of Infringement

Mr. da Silva: Were you aware In July and August last year that the rents demanded by Mrs. Pears

Damages

For Injury

Catholic Cemetery Funeral

her

The funeral of the late Miss Zita. Mária d'Almada Castro who died at her residence No. 220 Nathan Road on Monday after a short illness was held at the Catholic cemetery' yes. terday.

The Rev. Father Stephen Lom ociated at the chapel and at the

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The chief mourners were 44. Messrs. Hon. Leo d'Almada or failing to stop after an ac- Castro, C. d'Almada e Castro F cident, Ho Yeung, of 255 Jaffed X. d'Almadan Castro and J.M Road, was fined $150 by Mr. Hin-d'Almada Remedies all nephews. shing Loat Contral yesterday. Others present included, "Mr. He was also ordered to pay $30 A. M. L Soares, Mr. Marcus da to the father of the boy he had Silva, Mr. E.V. Alves, Mr. D.A injured.

Lon Afconco, Mr. A. Alves. Mr. fendant was on a motor cycle on Bir. C. Correla, Mrs., A Gold to the value of over HK Monday evening and near Morri-Jones, Mr. V. Yvanovich, $10,000 was ordered to be con- son Hill Road knocked down a C.H. Basto, Mrs. H. Noronha, M

Mrs. scated Hin-Shing Lo at small boy who was crossing the H. Remedios, Miss LC

Carvalho road. Defendant did not stop. Mrs. Leo d'Almada a Castro, Mr.

Seized Gold Confiscated

specist Hill said that de- Gulmaries, Mr. GA

8. Ford Topresented the plaintiffs, Contraerda Hok-cheung was but S1. Lam who was driving E. Christensen, Mr. JMS Alves. */

Foug, Ng. Chak-kam and Mak Chi arrested on the us, Cheung Hing behind saw him Mr. J. Mr. M.A. Caryallió,-

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The Central' Executive Com- mittee of Japan's Communist Party charged in an angry state- ment that the assassination dt- tempt was "a cowardly..... act violence taken by militaristic reactionary

La Taz-chiu Ll Klu-po, Ho Chup- Hon-ching, elements which still

A cook, Shex remain in Japan." It warned of ground near the Post Once, war

destitute, who was lying on the fong, Ng Chak-kam and Mak possible violence in the future told to move on by a polico con-

with two bars, valued at $2880. the cycle was traced and dew Mr. J. Basto, Mr. J. Broga, Mr. against "labour movements, farm stable, he refused. When forced and Chan Mo-ching were repa bars, valued at 805300, in

ting...

The defendants,

A woman, L Lul, was arrested on fendant Lo Kar-yam the Tung On wharf with four, evening,

was arrested late that E. Alves, Mr. E. Held, Mr. CRYIN movements and other Democratic organisations."

to got up, the man struggled with sented by Mr.A. J Clifford and girdle.

da Silva, Mr. Dinga Mr. J. Cor- her!

At the Polleo station defendant veth, Mr. F. d'Almada' Koga, renegade Commun... and bit the policeman on the \Mr,` D. VA, L. Wrighter

Remedios said that he thumb. who had been a war prisoner of

was too busy to and others. font by Me Instructed They were absent when their make the report and intended to by Mr. P. L. Lám. the Russians, sald he "regretted" tions for assaulting the police tion whether the original partner Leo who had previous convic

Wreaths were sent by Messrs. The dispute was over the ques

do so later.

d'Almada Bemedios and "Como di his assassination attempt had and for being

pany; 'Mr, "and Mrs. À.O. Bar- - failed. "As long as there le sentenced to six months impri- in which the plaintifa, claim to a destitute, was ship under the name of Min Kee

ratfő, Marcus and Carl and Hend Communiam in Japan, the can-sonment and recommended for be

rielle and not ba rehabilitated,” he.ex banishment; by Mr.

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FIGHT ON INFLATION

Washington, July 19.

daughters.

LATE MR COLMAN'S FUNERAL

A funeral service for the late

onlal

The White House said today that the Administra- Me. Thomas Colman who died at

tion will submit an omnibus anti-inflation bill 50 Teresa's, Hospital on Mon to the special seksion of Congress. It will be took place yesterday at the

chapel:" sent shortly after President Truman delivers hit message to the opening session on July 26, the servies. The White House Secretary,, terday in an hour and a half attached to the Kaw

Mr. Colman, Wong Lal and Lo Hau, charged Charles Ross, would give no conference with Senator Alben

years hard labour and recom-10 anti-inflation measures will be submitted by the Ad- Dock Company Blac

Batman, Canning Ross raud that price mended for deportation" by Mra Jowicka at Kowloon, yesterday, which resident Truman, ro- mindirotion: shortly fol- Department and Gai

Defendants were treated atquested last December.

the Chief Executive's Douglas, lowing Portland Street on June 10 and

At that time the President engli had a revolver stuck in their asked for stand by powers to en-will be a concrete bill on igurdick. "Los Hurhat two pre-force price and wage controls and high prices. The old 10-pointing of the Hong Kong Stage

There will be a Casting Vious convictions, while Wong La consumer rationing, Hosa today |anu-indiation programme is still for a new Raulo to Play

police record.

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In the light of in the Missions to Segmen," The now

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