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Defence Council Makes Allegations At PWD Trial

Allegations by the Defence Council that the whole

electrical work on the Cathay Pacific Airways property at Kai Tak, was negotiated and car- ried out by one of the prosecution witnesses ware made yesterday at the PWD larceny trial before Mr. Justice Reynolds (Acting Pulenc Judge). Witness, Au Pui, a chargeman employed by the Hung Hom electrical workshop, denied the allegations made by Mr. Percy Chen.

Witness utse denied the al- Tegation that he was accusing Kwok Kwong as a result of a bargala which he made, with

Witress also told hows,

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time in April the year before l be was working with Kwok Kwong, at the Dairy Farm at Kai Tak. was the that Kwot

the police during the time he, they se ovce to the Quonset het.

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an police custody serewithes, aid, and Kwok now.

months ago,

What if he gave evidence against Kwerk

would 1 *150 agtinst him.

Withw

the withdrawa

us the place and positions where the installing work was to be done. Work was started the next day.

The wiring. Au went in, was obtained from the #nog im

instruction. workshop on the

The work Inster cased. about Ave day- Two other work

Wete with hun at that th nad took part in the work. Are charged with a hundred and fifty yards of unts, yolving 10 of larceny by

were werd in the pob he ad. public servant, ine of obtaining! Various Moris of material where mercy by false pretences, and an other of consphiney to defraud theed, including mekets, balls and

lampholds.

BANK evidence yesterday in the ease in which Kwok Kwon, prema, and Aus-the Bits Spody. Gudt i elretreat me speete of the Public Works De bankment,

Gammapers,

Ma Porey Che instructed by

A

Au went in to my thy he re entved a cheque $2,841 for un .1

Mi CAS te, as in ennenalin | the many jabs done Kwok SpL

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of M

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Yoder urination by A

by M. VIL D'Antoni in the the Lenon, witnesa vaid he had such Griffiths. I „mployink at Hang Hou winen 1945 Mr A Bouton, Chen Comsel,↑ 17e raid he could not remember Jeż by Chief Inspector J jsxnel muta.

Jed to the Spersal Branch, is Replying to the question a d confueting the prosecution.

Application

At the conayeneemení o yes-j feeding hearing. Clown Counsel has application by virtue of Secure 29 of the Evidence Or- future, 18 for leage lend the position of Hara, Monage, al the Parse Au Maintenance,) why had beft the Colony

Mr D'Alt objected to apple oven.

the Length of CHR Wink

had been Laken

benne

1 B.

Jail after Bustedy poller when the PWD Inrcing Fad beeg diwovered. Au saad lev

. st xxx detined from September 9. Be a neted that still haut he go to the polis ar tervals during has de Lention Denies Suggestion

Witness #önind powever Sinting That Harels suggestions of Me, then that targ was in the Coung à lew days be me that time he was remmiled and Core the present trial started. The |

toannce, lus submitted, did not apply in the case of a witness whee of the Colony the course of the processing. pro vedings were pendog

Barra Why mu ingerland wit-freenne the polles believed Istor Tə mes, Mi D'Alton continued, and he not guilty of an offense.

or winke

corrected by the police to t suigeet of the ease, fe also don wh having discard the among his fellow detainees

Replying fo A questingą, pritas

This is the design of the Hong Kong Stall u! Jhee Britisk Industries Fale to be held at Earl's Court, London, from May to 13. The stall has been desigo- ed by Bankwin Displays Limited, well known Loft- don exhibition specialists. who have been commis- sioned by the Hong Kong British Industries Fair Committee to arrange the exhibits,

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Kong's Stall At 1949 BIF

Gruelling Hour Of Cross-Examination

A larceny of cattle moal valued at $20 stirred up o grualling full hour cross-examination by Mr. Marcus da Silva, defence counsel, in a case before Mr. F. X. d'Almada at Central yesterday.

Yiu Sang Defendents were ager 22, and Yiu Ping, aged 31, both cow boys employed by the Dairy Farm and Co., Ltd.. with larceny

Reminders charged jointly

Today

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of approximately 10 cutties of cattle meal, property of the

Company,

Yi Sang, not legally represent-

"Trensuite, pleaded guilty. but sentence

tenid he was eventually dechurige's Hall, Penasala Hotel,

at way of preal importance that he Witnes alsa revended a 21.46 huulet cross-examined by the been served a natier at the Kow The statement that the loon Muestragy that, when what had full opportunity t

go to the perve ed, he should during the cams proceedings was not en-

Betenre delence

mittal

tirely correl, he statedl. Defense counsel went

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Ulte peis

tities.

Mr. Upon 15 you remembers who paid for the days that godd to say ent without work while you wer that there were three cogent res in detention?

Witnessi Cross-examination

think E son, why the was not really possible or artvis paid; I do not know Nhle, One, he sail, was the uncer- A further stated that he as Ginty

of what the charger would paid at the Pay Office at the feng eventually and the other war Hom PVD office. the unnect loty as to where Bi evidence was tenseling. The third reason, he continued, was that mercasions, hint was given that Huris would

avaliable I be examination of the prevent friul.

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cross-

Permission Granted?

Mr. D'Alton then navires! whether Harris had left with the permission of the pole, and it so, why previous notice pudd not been given to the defence.

Mr. D'Alton further said that he understood there was no urgency in regard Horris

departure. Wilness was golig merely on a leave of absence of a month or two, he

Au also admitted having been interviewed by the ponce on m

Chen: 1 put it to you that pus were told by the pace that ! you gave evlilence, the ense wa... he withdrawn against you

Paid By The Day

Wilnes: No.

Winess further disclosed that he was paid by the day during ti |

work at the Pwp workshop, aut that, when a private job reald i obtained by any emulgee he had to inform the foreman in charge and apply for leave. In his cu”. Au went on, he had to apply to Kwok for leave. The usual ap and he thought iplication was to write

On A y qulet unjustifiable that he was

Inlece of paper informing the fare allower in go without being eroas-

man about it, bat there was no examined by the defence,

Mr. Hooton in reply referred to the Magistrate's vertalente wideh he suid was binding,

Crown Counsel further stated

did not know that going, he said.

fixed form for it he said.

Chen: 1 put it to you that goa negotiated this whole Kai Tok business and carried it out.

Witness: No.

I

Kyok put it to you that Kwong was never at Kai Taken that CPA electrient jobs, I can

not Hay.

that the reason why no hint was given hunt Harris would not be Menilable was because it was not known he would not be available, With regard to the knowledge of

I put it to you that you were the the police, he continued, one had

man who signed the receipt for the tinturally no control over a wit-

money that you received. I sign- to leave the ness if he chose Colony. He understood the police ed it because I was told to du so

by Kwok Kwong. Harris was I put it to you that every, nga

tion of Kwok Kwong telling you The objection was overruled by to do this and that dip all untrue Mr. Justice Reynolds, and the re-Nu. They are tre levant portions of Harris' deposi- Do you still deny that you are tion was real out to the fury. accusing Kwok for a barga

Wong Yut, shroff of the Hing which you made with the pallet! Fal Bank, testified that cheque

-Yes. for $2.811. presented to the bank on June 20, 1988, by mah nomed Kwok Hing-chu, was cashed.

The next withliess, R.O. Gula muli, book-keeper at the Cathay Paclic Airways head office, said

Governor to be present. Chivernal Work of Proper,

"Eduration #21 Natio fara Youth Movements" ny the Rev. Canon, EW... Martin, SI John's Cathedral. 5.30

p.m.

was deferred. The secand defen- Unnt represented by Mr. Marcu Silva picaded not guilty. Th The Dairy Farm cumplainants, were represented by Mr. P. A. L. Vine of Messrs. Deacons.

Mr. Vine sold that he was no making an opening address and that he was calling his first wil- news at once.

Colonet Sir James Sleepim tours

At this point Mr. da Silva ob- New Territories for Inspec-jected, saying that he was entitled tion of St. John Ambulance to know the prosecution's case Brigade unit. mut staties.

against him to which Mr. Vinc answered that be had no such itie.

Coming Events

TOMORROW

Stage Club presents "Treasure Ilar!" China Fleet Club, at ILK. Light Orchestra concert, Wert Lounge, Europeat YMCA, p.m.

So you denied what happened 'n the evening of December 14 told you that the until Cheuk

master was going to bave you ur-

cslcd? Yes.

The magistrate then decided to idjourn to January 11, at từ a.m.

Personalia

Explanations On Local Expenses For BIF

The nature of expenses to be incurred by local exhibitors visiting the British Industries Fair in May which may be allowed to be deducted for Profits Tax purposes was off- cially explained yesterday,

Referring to advertising. the Commissioner of Inland Revenue wud: "I am prepared to regard cost of the space, cost of the ox- hibits, expenses in transporting the exhibits, as coming under the heading of advertising and'ollow- able as deductions for Proats Ta purposes. In addition, the cost of tree samples given away as gifts will also be regarded comin under this heading, but such claims must be reduced by th amount of any reenverles from the sale of exhibits or samples."

Regarding "travelling expenses the Commissioner said that if the trip is made by a bona fide em- ployee the whole cost to the em- ployer will be allowed. If the trit la made by a proprietor, partner of director with a controlling in terest in a private company, h 1131 allos nuch portion of the expenses us he considers attribut- able to the business portion the trip. In this regard it will be necessary for the concern to demonstrate what portion of the

in

travelling expenses were wholly fund exclusively Incurred earning income liable to ment,

assem-

It must be clearly understoo said the Commissioner, that the expenses mentioned above wit only be allowed when the proft 'rom sales resulting from the ex- hibition are able to Hong Kon Profits Thx. In other words, ex. panses incurred in promoun sales in the Colony will be allow. ed. whereas expenses in promot ng sales with the Colony with no be allowed as deductions,

RAF Band To Arrive

The No. 1. Regional Band of the Royal Air Force, attached to Headquarters, Air Command For Messrs. J. S. Forsyth. W. H. East for the next six months, is G. R. Horridge_and"{dus here in February. Widowson, Miss 1. E. Baigos left Hong Kong yesterday for Shanghai by the s.s.

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Duiing its stay in the Far East. the band will give performance: at stations in Singapore, Malaya, Hong Kong, and Ceylon. It - riveil at Singapore yesterday,

Mr. and Mrs. H. C. I. Asche,

G. S. Alexander, The sand will remain in Singa- Mr. and Mrs.

Alexander, Mr. D. pure until the middle of February Miss P. A. Ashe and Mr. H. A. D'Assumpeau after which I will visit Hong teft by the a. Soochow for Mel-Kong for one month. bourne yesterday.

In March, it will return to the (Maintenance Base) RAF Selctar and later visit RAF stations Iri Malaya.

I will leave for Ceylon carly in May and return to the United

Orders For

Commander and Mrs. 11. F. There followed heated, die Robertson-Aitkman, Mr. and Mrs. cussion and the defence counseV, V, W. Fretwell, Mrs. J. G. Insisted on knowing the namer. Munro, Mrs. A. Hotchkiss, Miss E. of the prosecution's witnesses to . M. Thorpe, Mr. J. M. Buloga, Kingdom the following month.

The band, composed ul 29 which Mr. Vine replied "I am Mesars, C. G. Strappe, I. M. Hut

Informa-chinson, M. P. Daly, J. A. E. Hut-mus'elans. is under the direction not giving you any

chinson, and A. W. A. Calvert left of Warrant Officer H. E. Wheeler. tion." At this stage the roagistrate-Infor Sydney yesterday by the ss. འ་ Boy Scouts Association Camp tervened and overruled M. da Soochw.

Competition, at Chatwan. Silva, but added that he would!

Messrs. M. Burzu, M. Salleber: make a note of his objection. Cocktail Party in honour of Col

Mr. Jackson, glving evidence, and M. Ducrest passed through Sir James Sleeman, St. Joha Ambulance Brizane Head-sold that the cow boys' wo k wo Hong Kong yesterday on their to feed the cows and then milk way from Salgon to Shanghai by quarters. 6.30 pan.

them. Defendants Job was in Afr France,

hed 7. On December. 14, witnes went to shed 6, having before nesses, 51. John's Cathedral, noticed the boys' suspicious bo- and SL Andrew's Church,haviour from h's hoara. 6.30 p.m. Classical Connect, The H Club, Talbot House. 50, Macdon- nell Road. 8,45 p.m. for Scouts Association Comp Competition at Chatwan (Governor and Mr. A. Morse attend at 4,30 p.m.).

SUNDAY

United Service of Christian. Wit-

Orders For St. John

Onders by Mr. A. Areulli, Commis sisterr.

Sr.

Ambulanc Hrito, Hong Kong Distelet, Cleder. No. 1/4 Follow-

Ambulance Duties Ben Hana? January to 15, Sils Nam in: January 16 in

Mr. M. Haeffley left by Air France yesterday for Shanghai.

Passengers who arrived in the Colony by the ss. Thexenor on On this day, Yiu Ping came into Wednesday included Mr. Norman the shed d. When he saw with Bradbury. Mr. and Mrs.. FL.

e said he was there for water. Witness said that he would go to hed 7, to see if there was water. Defendant wanted to go instead but witness insisted.

Admits Stealing It On the way, witness met Yiu n sack of cattle Sung, carrying meal. Witness asked what he was doing with the Form's property to which the man admitted that he was stealing it.

Mr. Lai Yeung said that he was In the same working team as the wo defendants.

Bridge, Miss Alice Dawson, Mr. Amy Dean. Mrs. Ella Ingram. Miss Joan Ingram, Messrs. Alfred Duan, John Gibson, and T. In- gram.

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The followin Jonours and Awards: extract from the Hong Kong Gataste i published: "No. 4. Jie Majesty the Kin has been reinvaly pleased to approve The Most the following appointment in Excellent Order of the British Empire (Military Division);-To be an ordinary member of the Fifth Cins or Member -- Company Bergeant Héfor Francisco den TRADE MARK Peul Baptists, Hong Kong Volunteer B fance Corpa,"

Departures from the Peninsula Wolnesday included Hotel an

Cánratulatory: The Commandant, od Miss Pat B. Shaw, Miss J. Ifor-hehalf of all members of the Corps, con- gratulates No. 1188 0.8M. Mr. de T. gadon. Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Alston, Messrs. H. Scheouder, R. M. Ell-Baptiste on his wall merited award

Au. Over Berrizo Beeds. Leave mer, Harry Lee, E. C. McHoney,

thority has now brań received to pay › sn A. R. Brandstrom, J. E. Waldron, C. C. MacFarland, F. J. Vicki,tin grant equivalent to the Allow and Alfred T.-C. Kao.

kheo for Oversuna Bervice lanett Lente to those mambat of the KVbho avelify by service, were not repatriated, and who were demobilised in the Colony. - "at pala will be as the beals of one day's full pay and allowances for avery compiled insouth af service.

Volunteers who consider themself elig

at

for this benent are requested to sub- their applications for payment to the

Adiolant forthwith. They will be notified individually when to call for payment.

Valunteers who were deemed to have who have received the casaralla gráNY been demobilised as December 25, 1542,

Strength-Perrouss), $692 (Gor. Chen Chi are wol entitied to this benedi.

Among the new arrivals at the On December 14, while they Peninsula Hotel on Wednesday were engaged in feeding the cows, were Mr. and Mix Shaouy, "Mr. Yu Ping took a sack and held it and Mrs. Peter Chang, Messrs open while Yi Ping started ro Moria S. Levy, Henry T. Bamsen, moving the cattle meal from the A. Taqueno, Jose M. Edcart,ut Whehai "A" Division.

animals' feeding trough, Into the Galletti, and Frank B. Bessac Ambulance Dalles Kowloon January sack.

The wedding took place yester 10 to 16, Kona Wah Division; January 17

Yiu Sang, continued witness. to 2, hamchulpo viziun

Football Match Dalies St. -- then carried away the sack and tiny at the Supreme Court Marri- salesman, of 40 Fosball Chah, 243 p. XC... Divi-Yiu Ping' walked. ahead of him age Registrar's Office of Mr. ints Caroline HELL, ... H.A.A. "I do not know what they were Leung Blu-kat, Division: Careli 11, 2.45.n., B.C.A.A. doing with the meal. If they were Jordan Rond. Brst floor, and Miss Blon, Nu-ndary Street, going to feed the animals with it, Maria Teresa Ritchie, of 38 Ma

in the presence of Mr. N. J. Rit-19: 2870 A. Ribeiro, N. 8 Com

|pany, wid.f. January 3, 1040. Mr. Chen: You said before youm, Mangkuk Division: Carine Hill, they would not be using the path Tuus Chung Camp, Kowloon City

* Corps Dinderuntzii Deva s' A dianer nd Aw Mr. Harris wel the cheqite?

Beadquarters. alve will be held at Annust Race Meeting: Hai. 18. Chung they were descending."

Cross-examining, Mr. da Silva Chio and Mr. HK. Leung,

A evoD, on Felder. January 34: sion: Turs, 1M, Confucian and Baxter asked: All this was done in your

offers, have her eleculated on this sube presence? Yes.

·Jeck' Äny 'officer who has not received) ate invitation at Who welahan, tổ -alcand the dinner le naked to get in touch with the Adjutant nos fater than, January 10.

Mr. Chen then cross-examined Au about an "nvelope witch Harris had handed to him onek ing something 11.

350 pan., 8.0.A.A. Distalon,

in evidence that the cheque bore Witness: No. 1 only saw him sinz Dizision: Mon: 37. K.0.0.1 Die- the signature of Mr. 9. de Kant-write on the envelope. zow, Managing Director of CPA, Did you not say in the Lower Divisions: Wed. 10. Wanchal "B" Diva and that it was made out tr

Court that you saw Harris write our Sat, 29, Cratral Division. Cheong Hing. The cheque, he con= { out a cheqiu, put it into an en- Ilmued, was made on the strength velope, close the envelope, and arms. All attending Church parade at of a bill witch a Chinese had write something upon it in E-Bl. John's Cathedral' will parade at hur brought in.

lish which you did not under-ry Parade Ground at 9.56.

Parade: Bunday, January ; Church

Officers Parkdy dress. 0.18, Balt epipment.

A clerk employed at the CPA stand? That may be correct; under D/O Wenk Kam Cheung, Drent head office, P. Silva, testified cannot remember. to his hand-writing being on the and that after it had been cheque drawn up, he had passed it to the accountunt, C.D. Britto.."

CD. Britto and John. Wu, .ac-` ecuniant at Roy Farrell and Com- pang gave further evidence to the cheque in question, after which

After further cross-examination of the witness, hearing was no- journed until 10 a.m. today.

ACTION FOR SEPARATION

An action for a Judicial Separa-

Au Pul, chargeman of the PVD.tion on the grounds of adullery stepped into witness box.

Au sald he had been in the PWD *ince 1998. Kwok, he won on, was foreman in charge of the electrical workshop. Hung Hom The person in charge was, first, Spary, wliness said. Later, a Mr. May took over.

Testimony

was heart! before Sir Leslie GIG- son (Chief Justice) at the Supreme Court yesterday.

The petitioner, Mrs. Liang Kwak Shauching of 114 Fo Tuen Street, Ground Floor, is represent ed by Mr. Charles Losoby In-

no

The defendants saw you there!

Yes.

Did you try to stop them?-No. Did it occur to you that you should report them?--No.

Why not? Because Yiu Ping ic the Chairman of the Farm Work- ers' Union.

Further cross

mination brought a certain Cheuk Tam- of Carille fill around" to C/ 0...sung into the case. It also showed Way at 0.45 am, 'sharp.

Sunday, January 16, Annust inspen tion. All Burgeona und Pattons parading In uniform will report at the mata gate

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and

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Netfear Dress for those attending the of the cow boys and that he Columbuler's cochia!! party on Baturday, January-8, will be Khaki. Those in acetoss will wear cloth belle,

Correspondence

The forthcoming wedding has been anticunced of Mr. Michael Constandin Yatskill, Civil Servant, of Arlington Hotel; Kowloon, and 21 Miss Eugenia Nozedze, of Flower Market Street Kowloon.

Wiz, th story. was. December 31,

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Mr. da Silva told the magistrate that he was going to bring out evidence to show that defendant Yi Ping, as Chairman of the workern union, has had disagree- ment with certain aspects of the Chouky businest, N

Continuing his cross oxamina- one take a statement from yout Loters should be typowritten, but even if they are not, they No.

Who asked you to come.to.couet must at least be accompanied

and to alve evidence? The master, by the correct' name address of the sender, not for through Cheuk. He said it I did publication, but to establish the not come forward to give evidence, bona files at the authorEd, would be involved in the case.

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