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Two Chinese Committed To Trial

Two men were committed to trial on charges of armed robbery by Mr. W. H. Latimet at Kowloon yesterday,

Accured were Li Fat,-aged 22 and Lau Fong, aged 23, both

unera perused was charged 'on

First

two county of prmed robbery by more than one person. Om these counts included second at синка пло

COU

cpq Inspector

Süd-

prosecuted. Leille

The sordid story of how she was criminally assault- ed by thráé méh, alleged to be the accused, four times in succession within an hour or so, was told by a 24 year old sölf-conforied prostituto in Mr. W. A. Bläir-Kerr's court yos *Forday.

Another story of how he was set upon and robbed

the

of $50, a lighter, and a propelling pencil, was related by Leading Telegraphist Leslie George Cubitt, HMS Tomar, in the same committal proceedings against Joseph Mc- Gulness, Vincent Judge, and William James McConway, seamen of HMS Encore, on five charges of rapé, assault and robbery.

French Appeal To Việt Nam

Cannes," January 10.

M. Loon Pignon, French High, Gammissioner for Indo- China, today "Cofd ex-Em peror Bao Del that France wister him to return soon to Vietnam.

A communiste Issued by g member of EaD Dal's stiff wald that the ex-Emperor's "return to Vlatham depende upon the reallation of this lopitimate aspirations of the Vietnamese

describ peoplet

ed" as (1) the Preservation of Vietnamese unily, and (2) the granting of the attributes of national sovereignty to a United Vietnam-Router.

Dr. Saunders Returns From PI Campaign

CORRESPONDENCE

The Editor takes no responsibility for vietos exprestada tri

·letters by correspondants, and by no means with them.

Shades Of Kruger.

"recedadtily, distres

Olympus até ballshold. We need [more than that,

With a show worthy of aFurthermore, it is an unforion. better cause, Colonel L. T. Ride afe fact that the military master has rushed to the defence of the minds have never been known to Volunteer Defence Parco with admit that others not If the Ber- Vallant proclamation that "We vice can see trends more clearly shall défond the Colohy against all than they, despite the fact that in comers". Will such grdnulloquent every war the major contributions phrases are the roads to military to arms and methods of starfaro comotories paved, and if the state have been made by scientists, and ment which accompanied this his civilian inventors, and it is, there torie utterance serves dny purpose fore hardly likely that this conceit at all it will be to dispel any would allow of our military ex doubt that might lave lingered in party agreeing that a Special the minds of the critics of the Police Force; é.. A Commando scheme as to whether there might Force, could replace the out- to formations not? after all, bo

Bak which they DOW

un to,aub- seribo

2. Ini event or

the

Are not asked to light an ex-

we to ata Hoaÿÿ. AA.

utility found therein, the degree of moded military

Before, proceeding further; in Colonel Ride and his associates Your issue of Decozibor 20, 1948,

arked three curatione relevant should wake up to the fact that to this matter which have, to date ternal enemy. The enemy max be Detective Sub-Inspector W. monistrolod' with: McGulness, mid 1. Summers shid'thất nt about witheis, the got a punch on the

remained uninswored 'and, fear-

within our walls. already.

That ing that these may fave been over the Force now in the process of on January 3, the nose, wha alleged to have come

Peptying to further questions an armed robbery, with

looked in the Scotch mint which formation is the right answer to on three accused and an Ameri

nervaded the Colony at that time, this monaco. we still strenuously another person not in custody on

chant staten took from the genèt, withens sald that

we eat them forth briefly again dony, Unfortunately only time June 71498, dt Soy. Street near

Saluts

Church when he rickshaws from the Red Lion inter having heen robbed of the

USS zliu (lid not expect to be De. and Mrs. J. IL Saunders, Here. We asked:

can prove to tho "experts" that made away with foot which for Irm to Weosung Street, look

pi

1. Does the outlaw of $20,000, they are wrong and then it will be by McGuiness or any of the of the "American- Oriental cluded

Inc., 000 for the formation of this too late... but we are the onen watch

relžil ,រ

Friendship Association, and cham, founing for tain, pen, pencil and $0.90 in The

arrival at Woosung Street

had no intention of report. have just returned from six Force, include any provision far casts

with that of Lee Yuk-ing the attacks to the police as weeks stay in the Philippine Is- the payment of pensions or com- who will have to pay,

We are told that this. Force,. the ponsation to the dependents of NG He was also alfered to have

Lee Wal-king, two giriki | she felt uskamed of herself. Wit-lands in connection with Tigo committed, another armed, zbb- who were walking towagin niza reluctantly admitted another fund-raising campaign for tome.

me those who gave their lives in the upon which the Colony will have bery on June 10, at 10 Bedford wooden but at Woosung Street reason was that she was a prostesa Chinese orphans initiated defence of the Colony in 1941 or to depend, in the main, for defence is to be 7,000 strong and will con- men followed the Mirls and, on ultüte.

last November. here Street when his loot included The

They arehimeful liability

with thisist of one Battalion, comprising arrival at the hut, McGuines and gold earrings, rings, clothing and

Lee Walking, in cyidence, add, staying at Phillips House.

four Rifto Companies and other American followed the killed that she had accepted the Despite the terrific hardships

talks, totalling 1,00 more than $1,000 in cash.

-obtained in Upon Information

money from the American under endured by the Chinese, Ameri- of hostilities involving, the cre was some conversation the impression that it was pay-con, and Filipino communities In is Governmdat so confident of Its Squadron of Cars, the 1 FCcond Recused, Lau. Fong was

ment' for her and Lee Yuk-ngo. rehabilitating devastated'', areas

ability in con-

tonuccessfully defend the remainder of the personnel to bo urrested and was charged Street

fald, low by the war," said Dr. Colony that no measures WIN nedion with

with the

fome, moley, passtel between the Struck Over The Hood Saunders, they have respondet taken to evecuate women and chil utilised in Anellary, Detachments,

Air Force and Units American and Lee Wal-drig. The

in a most generous, way to the dren, us before? If not,

Shades of Krager! If diything| wus passed on to

Appeal of Chinese starving diff-future evacuation plans be laid to was needed to prove to us that thin the other girl

dren. The

patriotie spirit. of

ot include all women and children re- | is to be unod outside Hong but a training ground fof rated not identify, one of them the school children was especial-gardless of race or social standing podl

heartenlfig. Inspired by For will auch plans be confined to Kong, this is it, for if this scheme now. being used Widely British Women and children na is studied in conjunction with a

secure help for China,

previously?

terrain and and the why if this Defence Force count line to be defended are taken of Tength yourself." He was in civvies at It is better to light one candle

than to curse the darkness, they chome has been under considera-into consideration, drie Will op- alleged the prosecution, he called. One of the then then struck him froke open savings banks, start on his the net 18 months, as we preciate the appailing nature of

After he had assaulted the girl, Hotline in question,

some, hhrded drives, among nei ce up Secretary, wore the Air Raid ahel. beati called upon to defend so much. have been told by the Hon Colonial the scheme, for never hard no few pledge their continued sup- to the other accused, who were over the head with

ters, both British and Javaneso. A total of HK$75,000 has al-led in within the pust

been subscribed in the months instead of, if necessary, the Colony will not neessarily current drive

Initig and modernising them for restricted to the confines thereof The campaign goal of HK$100,- Une in case of future is attack and we core in the ment 000 has not yet been reached, Colonel Ride his muda no at

of ab- event

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Deterive sub-tlspector called

witnesses to Kive evidenco for the prosecution.

These witnesses herutted the victims of the alleged robheric Who described Tiow

and when the robberies had taken place. A pawn shop necountant testi fed as to some pawn lickets alleged to have been found in second accused's possession when he was

arrested.

the pawn shop as well as from the person of the accused when the arrest was made.

the that needed and the Ariffcant, as the result of which

who was with Lee

Cubill: gild that when he was

the Thonked

"Have you got any

from her hand, pocketed it, and money?" He told them, "I haven't then forced the girl on to the canvas bed, and criminally ás- saulted her.

wooden door.

any money. I am a sailor like

hit over the

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We are told that the defence of da

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Displayed in court was a numi- stonding outside the hut, and they object... "Then we had a set-to, to the couže.” bar of, exhibita collected from entered after Breaking the dingy with all the three men going for me at the same time." When be Wille McGuirless held on to one suv one of the men holding of Yuk-ngo's legs, Judge raped brick, he tried to get as close

the schéme. -JE .but received a Her With McGulness atill holding to, him, as, possible the briska und those who have riót sub-fampt to answer these questions, l'opinion that in th

the eye He was knocked to the ground scribed are urged to net at once helthier Has he tackled the extreme-er war wo'shalf and the young hand-dble bodiedimen removed to Bald witness. But managed to scramble free and run off towards order that the many children bydellente subject of inflitration carry on the defence of the Colony the Fores by Communist from some point far removed an where some rickshaws were fading elevation is death this into t

tous tobied, though we the grounds that the first line of well-matinged institutions.

the pollenenses of defence of the Colony les Christian under

are times Malaya, or perhaps avan Austra

will

the willst the 'remiintur Proverbial sunde will re- table incident

left

Large Amount Of Gold Confiscated

Guld worth. $18,000 was confiscated from Wù Chiden,

In the meantime, the Americas scarian

Lee Wal- was with king, he did nothing except shake his head.

mile running he heard this sound witter may be rescued -nnd; put age, thero

stitiervisloh.

Jezi -to the girl's McConway also criminally assaulted her. When. his two shipmates had finished with the girl, sold DSI Summers second; time.. McGuiness, roped Yuk-ied for the

of broken glass behind him.

As he was about to get into where they will learn trades and when it in nepobry to rickshaw, he saw that the pocket Have regular schooling in 1 of his trousers was hanging out |,,

home-like atmosphere.

naine and J. Colenoidis proper to become just another "rezret and that the $20 he had there had The

Colonel Ride asks, to accept his Orphanages assisted by move is heat from the politic corroborating, the Crown's ship Association Inc. die locator and

the American-Oriental Friend- said long enough to stility, the word that this Fótée will be the Calro Conference, Instrument to remove dil racial regarding the subsequented at Canton, Chingking, Swa-

«fôr so long "marred ille in the sald that when he was in

Let is not be afraid to face the Colony, but the Hong Kotie leopard Tsitsatsui, Chorgerdom he the cost of maintaining a child does not change his hots so enelly

4 present fighting he knew, two sol for a year is HK$500.00 for all the Colony le over

'be.

Our. private opinion is that it and a private expenses. Donations

Moet Cubitt

:

merchant when he attempted After the incident, the three

one

ning

to export the metal illegally.sccüked 'teft the hut drd. turned within tack at Canton Roadhw, and Chefhalen, all South blind there a cure for hiskind-social infusljeda which have

they

Knox suld that ut the Kowloon Cubilt, They asked Cubitt whether

asked by Revenue Officers.If, he

them

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the

Canton Railway Station, Wu was he had any money and, on his re- diers,ords were present sent to T, R. Saunders, c/o Ng China it will soon be if the same ang poor ron-Britishér, arī indeed had, anything, on him to decline in the negative, assaulted of the Scots Gu

to which he replied "10"

Upen a search, 12 nuggets ware found on defendant, four in his shoes and eight lined his waist, ull the gold totalling 60 tacls.

Defendant was

and robbed him of 360, the likliter and the pencil DSI Sum mer,.stated.

Cubiit managed to break away

other

joid

may be when he was hit.

tional City Bank, or to Latn Chi chaotic state as After Ngan Man-ho, one of the Fung, Treasurer; 42.onion. rickshaw pullers, who atted that strand, West McGuiness, rode in his rickshaw, from the men and to get into a

had testified us to

to what he claithed rickshaw which went along Can- allowed bailton Road towards the Star Ferry Austin. Road and Canton Road, to have seen at Soosung Street, which he estreated when he failed wharf When near Navy Street-hearing--was adjourned-to-to-again-been active during the boat to be present in court beler Mr. Cubitt saw the three men again. norrow afternoon WH, Latimer at Kowloon yester-On their throwing

Talk-sized

day.

Another defendant, Tse Ki, dadstones at him, he stopped -o/riced in Naval-custody,

shaw containing two members of

30, had 17 taels of gold confiscated the Sects Quards and asked för from him by the Revenue Offers (eir help. when he attempted to export the

Accompanied by the metal to Conton illegally. He ro-Guardsmen, Cubitt went back to ceived no punishment by the Navy Street, where he had a dht magistrate but was cautioned.

with

My his com

panions,

CABLE. STOLEN

over to one can imaging just Shanghai and any Britishfor who is not a pukked sahib" will be perraltted to rise which have been and how many

incumbents of

of Gov- blck but once this ré-ernment polls would be content to

has been effected, it ser

serve under Chinese or Portuguese, will be no business, of ours and no matter how efßelent, who hap-

Atoffe. No selves can complain;

Now let us taito-look-nt An interesting point in connet- Colonel Rida's manifesto.

tion with this schern is raised by

Undersea cable thloves Hay. The Chinese people them-pened to be membara of their

three months upon pain of

48 hours, according to a police All three accused were remand- raport, which stated that an un- It is stated that: the defense of the case of the unfortunate Mr. estimated length of submerged the Colony is the primary duty of Butcher who, after being a res!- erble between Beautford Island the Fotto and it fards well to take dent of the Colony for the paat 24-year-old warder was yes-and Cape D'Agullar has been another took But the word thirty years and having, no matter ferday remanded for three daya stolen,

"primary" which can two by Mr, FX, d'Almada, at Central

for stealing two blankets from for, is used for the Hong Kong-we are told that this is to be long progrões thereof, is now at the This cable, of Inches digne- two ways. It can, un bere in upon, what work he was engaged, since contributed his small share to the Stanley Prison on-Jentiary. 19, Amoy service.-

Kong's Army, Navy and Air Force, that the datence of the Golevou age of 58 ordered it to find work rest primailly upon this Force deportation in the event of Edilurg, with the secondary assistarred: to one of the points raised by the be rendered by whatever reinforce-arameters of this plan in that ments can be spared from tlie will do given the opportunity; nd Home Forces, and nowhere will deciding for, themativos: whether anyone find any Indication of Just their first duty lies to the Empire how large those reinforcontents for the Coleily. The rake of Mr. may be. Ordt may understood Butcher will cause many to mak to convey tilat the defener of the clienhalves whether they have any Colony is to be the main considers duty to a Colony which stands tion of the Force with other duties ready

After he had teen...

his jacket put on again, ugu

the rickshaw cimbed on to und, was taken to the Star Ferry Amendments to the Public wharf where he found that all his h

Amendments

Health

(Sanitation) Ordinance, money. had

he

en quen accordios

by a policeman to Police Station

Village Elder Claims HK$20,000 Damages

to D91 Summers; No. 15 of 1935, for controlling the He was cultivation at two kinds of Chinese

the vegetables, sai. yeung choi ant Legistative Council for approval attacks. Investigations by a de- on Thursday.

tective led to.

a visit to the pros», At the same meeting, the Sec-titutes, and the incident at the and and Third Readings of an hu Ordinance to Amend the COITE- DSt Summers, sald tothe panies Ordinanco, 1932; an ordin- would like to say that the two The ance to amend the Merchant Guardarmen went to the assistance Shipping Ordinance, 1899; on Or-of Cubiit, and were in no way dinance to amend the Inland Re-connected with the assault and venue Ordinance; and an Ordin-robbery as erroneously reported ance to control the entry, Into; at the

ung choi, will be presented to the the story of the A Lamma Island village elder, in a libel action

exit from, and movement within

Alter didance, by Drs. the Colony of persons not born in Ong. Khoo and Coombes,

Yuk-ngo substantiated. tho

Le

against the Kwar Yin Yốt Po, Chinoso vorna. cular, claimed HK$20,000 damagos at the Supreme Court yesterday.

action, heard by Sir Lesije Gibson, Chief Jus- tice, was against Tsqi Kwar-yin, Ho Lai-wah, Ho Kwok-wah and Ho Kim-fei, the owner printer, publisher drid editor, respectively, of 'the paper.

the Colony will be moved by the Penis. Jegarding was represented By Mr.Chas, there was no possibility

of re-

to

men

the secondary consideration. After thear mounds, en xolaly upon looking at the composition of the

case of Daturist Forca. A given by Colonel Rio,

to the administration.

ncerely hope that the latin and the fact that, after

for

is the correct interpretation but being absent from the country 4 in view of the action being taken thirty years, this man is to be re in other ways to render Hong tumed to Britain to become Kong a self-contained and self-charge on the taxpayam there I sufficient unit of the impire, wo a matter which, should urojan locat Bro Very much inclined to think welfare, organisations to action.

Another factor which inclines us

that, the correct. "Brelation may (Continued, on Päde 4) Yung-Kafi, 'the plaintiff, ed, had disappeared Therefore, prave to Attorney-General.

to the foregoing oninion in that THREE DAYS on her, she added, reply Loseby, instructed by, "Mr. A. covering any damages.

the eyes of Whitphali The official demonstration flight to the court, that she was very

Coufiaci said that the present are upon us, and "it would seem

TO of the jet propelled, Vampire RAF scared of the men and did not el Arculli Defendants, not

Life Colony ughter was postponed indefinitely dare to resist McGuiness, although legally represented, were ab action was 'hdimitted because Liere that the thyere

was no defence. The article re being made the pulp because of technical difficulties she did call out to Lee Walking sent.

Shu' publianed In the newspaper, he upon whose survival will depend yesterday.

to help her. When Wal-Ruiz re- Flantir, village elder of Shu

Wan

Village, Lainmma Island, added, were büblished ·'by gross the forfription of slimilar Fórcen in

other Coloules, or possibly 'we are. claimed 'HK$20,000 as damages for negligence. 1:

being -"üked "as-

Pónt' = 'for. Jibel published in the newspaper Ng Yung-lcan, plaintiff, sold Colonial public opinion. on two separate dater.

bony that "ho was responsible for the On one occasion, it is alleged attribution of fide and Red Cross successful defence or tile Colony,

"Regarding the possibility of the

newspaper carried an article parcels in the Neither part of we are asked to accept as a dar under, the heading "Eloven

New Territories Taland in 140,nccording antee of lle race Use Liis tan po presentatives of

Coverment Instructouth same as the "Bletalny: -6f the

done, the statement tha prosecuting Lun-lan: He is He said there was

aspected. of buying adueered vithe andauons published in the war Office, the Admiralty and the

his own benefit on the

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