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THE CHINA-MAIL, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1948. -

PWD Larceny Case Hearing Story Of Bravery, Drink...

APPLICATION REFUSED

An application by Crown Counsel to treat one of his witnesses in the Public Works Department Hung Hom Electrical Workshop larceny case as hostile was refused by Mr. J. Wicks at Kowloon yesterday.

Mr. A. Hooton, Crown Counsel, submitted that C. M. Rowe should be treated as hostile as the evidence he tendered before the court was, in some material respect, different from the statement he made to the police. Quoting from the statement, Mr. Hooton said that Rowe said, "I rang up Mr. Spary asking him if he could put me on to the same man who had executed the previous contract. that he could do so and promised to send the man to me," which was different from what he had said in the box. Refusing the application, Mr. Wicks and that a man's office could easily be identified with the man himself, and that it emild have been that witness meant Spary's offer when he suid Suary Wan The man to whom he spoke,

"Knowing his profession," said help vitness, "I asked for his

nd advice, He said he would

his

went up to him and asked Indvlee about a ond and helf Hallon water heater. Ha fold ker that all these heaters are very

one good, so tha optained opproval and telephoned

about it.

Weddings

In Gun Fight Told At Supreme Court

The forthcoming wetings were With all their ammunition spent and one of their

nihounted of Mr. William Dennis Polfick of Tomslitu, Tolpeh, and Misa Julia Beatrice Cody of Asia- tle Potrofetim Co., Ltd., Hong Kong

Lt-Col; Francisco Mapa Gomez. of Peninsula Hotel and Dr. (Miss) Francesen' Fagurite Villuneuvo, of Peninsula Hotel;

on ACT Charica

the

house, ATS

Mr.

Henry Davies,

The

party dying, two men outwitted a gang of fivo armed men in the New Territorist. ruse they used was told at the Supreme Court yesterday when three of the armed men were charged with unlawful, possession of one re- volver, one automatic pistol and 21 rounds of ammunition..

ed by changing the adjustmenDeris Freres. Pom-Penn, Can who battled and outwitted the shouts they pretended that there)

base.

+

Water Taps

Appropriation

Mr. Justice Gould.

One of the Crown's principal | Seeing a hand reach out to Dim RAF, and Cpi (Miss) Edna Wuter-witnesses against the three words bed, the other consinbles He enlied at their house

accused, Lo Kam, Ho Fal and fred at it and withdrew from the house. The wounded man was Mental Hospital to see it. He Mr. Yonele Austin. Oldham, Lat Lup, was Chtu Kwai-sang said it was not very good and Assistant District Trade Manager who hus, since the event, beenying on the ground and appeared

to bc dying. took a bit long to heat up. He said

May Pan-Americum Alrways, and Miss | awarded with the British Em-

Both Chiu and the other con- also said that he had one in his Caroline Jeanette Verk, 524 The pire Medal (Civil Division), table then emptied their uns own house which he had improv Peak;

He was one of the two meh Finto the Hours. By exchanging Henri Lacaze. Manager. bodin, F.I.C. and Bliss Genevieve armed gang at the risk of his was a large police force besleging the house. They also pretended Pelit, 3, Garden Terrace,

awn life.

The three ureused were ar-that a hand grenade was about to About a fortnight after 'work

raigned before the Pulsne Judge, bo nung into the house.

Guns Thrown Out inly help me and that he would was stated at the Poktukun house, the air witness, a workman (ident-

The case against the three ne- As a result of the threat, two jeranke to go out and see

i asked him to recom-lined as Lee Cho, who was former.

cused was outlined by Mr. W.A. |guns were thrown out through muse.

Blair-Kerr, Crown Counsel. He winflow and contractor, ly charged with May but release

three men sur- nend me a reliable

An Ordinance to authorise said that the offesire was commit-rendered. They were given first le said he would do, so but did on September 7 when the Crown sut suy who would be the con- offered no evidence against him) the appropriation of HK$4,313,-ted at Saikung in the New Ter-ald treatment. Ammunition found rnctor."

in the house Atted the two guns. tops. 074.19 to defray the charges of ritories on May 28. WInex went on

The spring of the revolver was he gave them to him as Maye Onancial year enite Murch to any appointment hey male an

had saki that he would help them 131, 1947 will be presented to clothes constables were assigned defective and it could not fire. deet again on July 26 but die la fixing up the water heater.

the Legislative Council for its William sot meel until the following day

Harris, Manager of First Reading tomorrow. when they went out to Pokluima Cathay Pacific Altways, salil that

The supplementary sun n Chinese gentlemen who he first met Spary about January. expended as follows: with with commands between March 1st at the back of the one during 1947 at the Kowloon Cricket Club.

HKS Some months later he had a con- The Governor and August 11 last to have work he trip out.

At Pokfulam, continued

wit-versation with Spary at Kai Tak Colonial Secretariat cone by Governant it employees

about the wiring uning male ad ead time of the ress, the two (May and

of a Quiduser and Legislature .. rather Government: fraudulent disposal Chinese) made a

ruplu hut.

Penalann He asked Spary

whether he Police Force of Government materials; and urvey of the house and sold that

her was no dificulty in wiring could introduce a reliable contrac-Stores Department Talsification of roetinents,

tor to wire the hut as he krew Inland Revenue De- that Spary war and electrician, mySpary said that he would try.

Rowe was paying evalence in The rase in which Kwok Kwond Laged 4. Fireman f the won kahap Austle Spars, off-van-del clow- Trade 1, whe

100

trical lith M.. aged 41

Arthur

electrical in partea are charged

Muy

Quthering har ezme, Ma, Houston sub! that Spurs joused the PWD as Gale 1 electoral engineer in 1924, Kwok Kwong al Joiner the Govrymen, in 1924 noch lar

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CR Y DONE TO

Describing the workings of the electrical de pas mest, Mr. Hooton said that there is a Head Ofce in

Caroline Hill under the control of

fre house.

Jetish

the

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asked, her for the

that to

water

the

the

Harris, when shown a hill for

partment

Tutol

The ffth of

He said that two Chinese plain-

to trace persims suspected of pos ressing arms legally. They were Instructed to work alone or with was the assistance of local guards.

Five Men Traced 24,171,48 With the resistance of one vll- lage guard. Chiu Kwa sang, who 10,504.53 was related to one of the cons 2,710,916, stables, five men were traced to 207,622,47 a house at Chik Kang village. It 1,351,338,47 | Wha About midhight when the three men reached the hideout 9.423.18 The two Constables decided to rush with Chiu Kwol-sang cover- .HK$4,313,874,19 ing their with us rifle.

Átter the two had entered the doorway and announced their identity a shot was fired by one of the Inmates. One of the constables was hit stugyérèd out,

the Serles

of

"Splash" and Dance nights will be held at the European Y.M.C.A. tonight starting at 730 pan.

Sir Man-Kam Lo Launches Drive

5543.04 from Cheong Hing, nald The Young Women's Christian Association's Fin-

He

by A. Hooten, assisterl Chief Inspector, d. Johnston, pro- In reply to Crown Counsel, wit

Mr. J svented,

M'Abada | 1088 zik he did not

careplur

to Attention Kwok

Kwok Kwang went to see him Remedies

ingecated

hinese gentleman and could not in few days later, Wilness said he D'Ation, it- Касени! M..!

Gate, Col Sturfed by Mr J

my whether, he was in court or took the man for the contractor whom Spary said he would send Spary; and Sir J Stewart fur not

On May 30, suid. Dr. Thomas, along. Kwok wired the hut to his saw May u his twitrie-n's) | (witness) satisfaction. There Hospital were several electilclans on the at the Memud Quarters, where May called at job, which was paid for by CPA.

invitation of Mrs. Thomas. Witness

said that he did noi know Periodical Visits

where the electrical nor whether During his periodical vicite to materiais came from workshop in 1924 May, folding Pokfulam, he saw workmen doing they were brought to the job by a position equivalent to Spary, { »deytrient · wiring. H Thought the workmen. To the best of his juliet in 108.

l they were mea from the can- knowledge, Spary was not on the tractor whram May said he would job during the time the hat was recommend. He was never told wised. the

contractor, of กร either did he receive an estimate On the first visit to Pokfulam, explained witness, May told him hat he would receive a bill for Spary, who had at me Lir. beers in charpe or Hung Home work but he never did as the

He said that the sum requir- be the successes they were, and workshop, 9. in charge of the work is still put completed.

Witness sold that he could re-

ed this year by the Assocln- | this year's campaign will not be Wanchai k., and May in colleet something being said about

tion is HK$129,000;

the success for which we hope, charge of the Kowloon one. The

but for the wonderful devotion of two Europusnak after all aus Government workmen being em-

all the charming ladies to this slayed on the job, and that they thorised Geverament el 1,1081

cause. would be on the job at their own

very worthy jobs on their respective sides of

"I have come today not to ex- the barbour, said Crown Comsel, time and during weekends, he

hort you to do your best, for no The duties to an electrical e

Mrs. N. Thomas, testified to Tok. He Instructed his electrical 000 way required, and 1 sunt exhortation is necessary. I have gincer are to subunit estimates for weitig present when her husband Cogloser, Mr. Rowe, in zee to the substantially exceeding this was come merely to express my ad- Jaba wanted date by a Governay May called at Pokfulam, job and recommenced

that the collected. This year the sum re-miration and my personal thanks ment departriunt, put in accompanied by a Chinese gentle-contractor who did Quonset quired is HK$129,000 and I am to the Chairman and members of quisition for

required

(Witness, hut be given the job. man with gold teeth,

convinced that the result of the the Campaign committee, the material,

envey them to his asked whether that man was in This work was started some coming campaign will exceed this Captains of the teams, and the workshop, inspect the work from

150 workerd for having so un- works in the way court, said that Kwek. Kwong time in April and Anished about amount, gald Sir Man on this

"But although the valuable selfishly undertaken this year's the labour distribution and work (uppenred to be the man but had the middle of July, this year, work-of the YWCA is fully ap-annual campaign, and to wish concluded Sir

Mr. Brown, who is the immediate of the cost. sentor of pary in May.

In Chorge

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gone thisner).

that he believed that bill was for wiring the Quonsel hut, The was signed hy covering choque him, and, as far as he could re- member, paid over to Kwok who presented the bill.

Next Job.

ance Campaign was launched yesterday with an address by Sir Man-kam Lò-

He dried that for the year The next electrical job was on 1940 the annual sum required was the company's premises, com-HK$90,000; a sum exceeding this prising five wooden huts measur- jamount was obtained

ing 100 feet by 50 feet, at Kai "Last year the sum of HK$120,-

during which period he never

saw Spary on the scene. The only preciated by the public I am sure them all success,

the annual campaigns would not | Man-kam Lo,

me he say Spary was on a Sun- day outside the road when he told Spory to try and get the contrac✩ tor to hurry on the job. He pro- mised to do his best. Spury was not surprised at his request

but appeared to understand what he was referring to. A Chinese was with Spary at that time but wit- ness could not say who that man wor, exceptinis dat it might be Kwok..

report. On the let named are

May, said witness, gave them based the pay slicets,

advice about the lights and points The engineers have also to gee

us the party went from to room that there was no waste of gien. A few days later, three or four or innterials, snit Crown Counsel, workman (identided by witness And they are the only persons as Lee Cho, Leung Cheuk-wah, who could authorise overtime. Ng Shu, and, possibly, Leung At this stage Mr. Hooton drew Mel) turned up at the house and attention to what he said was started to wire the place. peculiar practice, he the electricn) As they turned up early in the department, and one which "morning she was unable to say hudder to think what the Acvhether they brought any wires countant-General will say when with them, but she did not give he hears abou: "That practice hem any She did, however, Kwok was on the job from time was to put in for overtime when supply them with some switches over the detriment was in needne, fuses which her son hought

some material ucobtainable Juring from Government Slores. Instead of paying the man the overtime. the muney would be utilised to wards the purchase of the re- quired material.

of

Referring to the 12 charges, Mr. Hooton sait that he would, call evidence to show that in a pim- Kwok ber of cases Spary and were upproached by private parlies to do privute jobs, and

I

tint in certain coses netual pay. ment had been roade by the per-

kons to get the work done.

Principal Part

As to May, his principal part in the case was that he had been covering up Spary's and Kwok's nctions, sald Mr. Hooton, for it was difficult to see how he could be unaware of what was going on at his workshop. He was also pufting in time after time false, returns of labour,

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to time, supervising, and was the only man with whom they could the occupation days,

talk things over. There were slx There workmen were 60 good men un the job which was äätia- at their job that she never in factory but slow. Among the men terfered with them, said witness. were Tong Chuen and Ngau Pul,

The next time she saw May and, possibly, Ng Shu, was when he was getting out of Hearing wilt be resumed his car at Statue Square. She morning.

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hind testined to having taken photographs of the Cathay Pacine Airways huts, Cecilia Beauty Salon, houso in Pokfulam, Tokiawan Market, Kowloon Bowling Green Club, and Hung Hom Workshop, Honourable Dr. of Director G. H.

Thomas, Medical Services, was called. In evidence, Dr. Thomas that he is the owner of some houses at Mt. Davius Just below Felix Villas. These houses were his own private property and did not belong to the Government.

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Athese house needed some Electrical fitings he consulted Wliness here explained, that

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Mr. Blair-litre sold that the guns had nothing to do with the injury suffered by one of the constables

neither of the wen pona ha Bech Bred for considerable ime.

He added that there was also no evidence of a combined piny on the part of the three men in resist arrest at all casts, Twa other men had escaped.

Testifylok in the witness-box. the three accused denied the charges against théni,

The case was defourned until 10 a.m.

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