1949-01-18 — Page 3

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1949.

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FOREMAN TAKES STAND Personalia Bus Driver Fined For

IN PWD LARCENY TRIAL

Methodist 1949 Synod Ends Work

The 1049 Synod of the South China District of the Methodist Church, now in its 99th year, Anishes today after a week of moetings.

J

Mr. and Mrs. 3. Atchison,

Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Barrett and

Mr. H. M. Dye left for Shanghai || yesterday by the ss. Anchlsen.

Dangerous Driving

**"4, must emphasise the scriouanges of dofendont's teract in that ha pot only endangoted: tho livesR

Messrs. R. J. A. da Luz, Ger.

An admission that he knew he was wrong in using Government, workman and time, but had to take orders from Spory,' was made by Homan, Ang, Robert Chlam, King- Ting, PWD foreman of the Wanchai work shop, at yesterday's hearing of the PWD lor- cany trial.

thorak, Mrs. Hansa Tarisriveris

men . Sin, Mr. Söhbbon Fin

and Mrs, Prope Jotika Bykkaņā. left for Manila yesterday by CPA

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Week-end departures from the Peninsula Hotel included, ME. and Mrs. Sack, Mr. and Mrs. H.

L. Moore, Mr. and Mrs., F.

Rundell, Mesary. H. B. Heyer, Elvin E. Madsen, M. M. Killan, SH. Michael, É. Connor, Beri Bering, Howard,

and Cobb, General C. E. Thomas,

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of the faxi passengers but also the lives of the passengers on his bus,” said Divisional Inspector J. Hunter (Kowloon Traffic Offiço) Mini Mr. W. A. Blair-Korr's court at Kowloon

yusterday.

Inspector Hunter, who was addressing the court after Lui Pui had been convicted on a charge of dangerous, driving, odded that if the case had, been heard when it was first brought before the court (December 13), and if ac- cused had then been convicted, he would have asked for a heavy penalty and the sus pension of defendant's licence.

In answer to this, Mr. Chen asked witness whe- ther he would obey if he was told by his superior to go to Mr. Strickland's house and make a short circuit so as to burn the house, to which witness replied that would be too much of a joke. ·. The general subject this year has been "Signa of Victory", "and Witness was giving evidence |lessly or deliberately, in the book, in the annual reports from the at the trial In which Kwok you would not know.-There can

Among the new arrivals at the because besides Peninsula Úe ́no mistake, churches in the cities, towns and Kwong, foreman, and Austin Cheung Han's book, there is a week-end, were

Hotel during the villages

South ok

Mr. and Mrs. Ching

inspector time-keeper's book."

Chas. Mr. and Vicier Shalom ud Hong Kong there at Spary electrical.

hopeful

that Grade T, UT The Public Works many

algra

The afer report "to" "lat"time" q going Department, are charged with keeper before reporting to Cheung Parker, Mr. and Mrs. evangelization is actively

'S, P. Hayward, Mr. and Mrs.

But, he added," as such in- jalgpalling, with his hand, that he forward. Church membership 12 counts of larceny by public hou?--Yes has increased by 10 per cent servant, obtaining money

Is there a time-keeper in Hung Simpauri, Mrs. M. Lawson, Mr. eldents as that in which ac was going to start his cab... by

and Mrs. E. during the past year and the work false pretences, and conspiracy Hom?--I do not know, but when Mr E R. Webb, Mr. and cused was involved in had he had slowed down, the taxf left its position between the two trees, stopped after the second case. His bus started after the passen Mrs. E

Messra.. among children and young people

Noel he was not asking for accus-gers had alighted, and after he has been especially active.

eing II.

M.

Defendant, who was represented from his conductor. I, Peak, H. C. Tang, G. Ward by Mr. CA. Sutherlan Nuss, was Price, H. P. Schnitler, T. H. Shen, ned $300..

Yang, N. Curtis, J. M, Doolan, and N Curtis.

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The large High College at

Y.

also Tun by the Church reorganisation und progress,

wod

was there, there was none.

and Mrs.

Be A Bromes G..

3.

Carterb

G.

After

Drummondly, ed's licence to be suspended. had received the two bells signal

The case arose from a com plaint laid by Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Keates that defendant, who was Anong the arrivals from Can-then driving bus 4240; twice at- on yesterday by the 3. Fatshion tempted to edge out the taxi in Mr. and Mrs. N, Garland, Mr. and on amah were riding, from were Commander K.S. Coiling, which Mrs, Keates, Miss Kentes FG. Tivendell, Mr. Jos. I. Mac-184 Nathan Road to Humphrey's

Campbell,

But one afternoon of De- (cember 12.

Bronzle Mr. and Mrs. Mr. D.G. White, Mr. J.L.R.

P.F. MacCabe,

M

Mr.

Smith, Licut, A

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One of the attempta were alleg Fed to have been made outside" 183

un, Mr. D., Webster, Cmdr. Nathan Road, and the other near 1.D. Webb, Mrs. J.G. Gregson, the new Telephone Co. buildings

Mr. E.G. Exico, Mr. and Mrs, near Cameron Road, Knowles, Mrs. E.M. Watson, Mrs. RF. Pryce, Miss E Kelly, Mr. B. Sigurd Tolt and Pepper, Mr.

to defraud the Government. Do you know Whether or not →

At the beginning of yesterday's

Ever fulsified anything in the hearing. He Ting, foreman of the the time-keeper and Cheung Hon Fatsian, with nearly 1,000 underwent a full-day cross-kubw

PWD Wanchal workshop, who books before? That I do not dents, shows a year of busy ex-

"Ho

further spld there pansion rulminating in therec-amination by Mr. D'Alton, conn

Friday

were for Spary, flon of a new block of dormitorica sel

three men to check these sort of by Mr. Chen. things. for girls. Mr. l.

п Szelo, cross-examined well-known educationalist, comes counsel for Kwok Kwong.

Mr. Chen: So that in Hung Hom his _basie the

fron Witness stated that new Headmuster

you did not have a time-keeper, Hunun. The other nine schools pay was $300 with an ariditional and if you had a dishonest charge

Report $265 for high cost of living and you would have been In

lowance, the total being $555. quandary. Before the revision of Gover- Witness: Certainly. I would not

witness said, labe able to know. On the medical side, the famousinent salary,

Hospital has Faishan

hind

base salary was $123.

Dil you ever go and inspect

Mr. Ho revealed that he had been jobs that were already Anished?— busier year than ever and re major rebuilding project (ut a

a foreman some 10 years ago al Semellmes. total cost of HK$1,800,000) in the Hung Hom workshop, just You know sometimes that these going steadily

forward. Appeala stated that he could not remem-chargehands are very tricky? are being made in Hong Kong at ber the procedure of obtaining do not know. the moment for the main ward stores there.

After Job had been done, for block which should be completed Witness agreed with Mr. Chen | Instunce, and after you had in-

April.

hospital Kukong

that his duties in Wanchai con- spected it, the chargehand would (where the BAAG, in China sinted of distributing workmen take out the new switches and re- was born; has recently received,

various electrical jobs place them with old ones-I as evacuees, doctors and students

throughout from the Nanking Central Hospi- and sports on ever come across such tricks.

supervise the different fal. Springfield Orphanage and a

Installations in Hong Kong. trical newly formed orphinnago at Wu- to discuss the procedure of the chow both have plans for future layout of works with the Euro- a long cross-examination on the improvements,

pean officer in charge, to Inspect question or fluorescent lamps and connected with various. Rev, D. B. Childe was given an sites fer proposed new works and shades

done, where they came. for toke particulars official farewell at this Synod on | 105

making from, the installation in Gover- the eve of his departure for Eng-liates, not prostruct chargement buildings, and the entries in land to ssume the Secretaryship of the whole China and fields of missionary work. His average time for each work as successor, Hev. W. H. Alton, was Fiver welcomed as the new representa-

then told witness tive of the Methodist Missionary that, according to his official Society to the South China din-dutles he had nothing to do with stores, to which witness said that

by

Burma

Witness

work also

agreed to

the

Cross-Examination

Witness was then subjected to

works

Mr. Trygve Veggeland.

Breach Of

Suddenly Stopped

!

of

As to Big'second. Incident, de- fendant said. that he was, on the car. side of the road, while the taxi, was travelling along the mid- dļo at the rond, when the tax driver signalled to him to pasa,

No Right To Stop Cross-examined; defendant said, that the taxi had no right to stob oulajde 184 Nathan Rondan it was near the bus stop.

Mr. Blair-Kerr: But it

was

inbout 35 feet away from the slop

to

go on,

Defendant porerd with the, court that if what the prosecution wit morkos sald was correct, he would then have hoon muilty of hnying taker, the bus nassengers' lives 30, So Ka-kong, the driver Blue Thy Co. edb 4051, testi- have lowed me to

his hand "They would never! fed yesterday that "when hè was

go the Na Pak, the conductor, said that about to start the car, after two European

ladies and the amgh when the bus reached Auslin had got. In he saw a bus sud-Rond two passengers wanted to get off He pulled the toll cord teply stopping next to *h Price Control

once vehicle.

and the bus slowed down. The drive

driver of the bus, whom he he, two passengers, got off out-

side the radio shop Summoned before Mr. D, H. identified as occured, put his head others boarded the vellip. He and thrge Blake at the JP. Court at Cen-cut and house to bom qua then cave the dryer the signal tral yesterday for breach of bad man, Watch out for your the Entry Book.

job, in the After this, Mr. Chen asked wit-prica control, regulations, Au

He did not see the, bus swerve After, manceuvring his cab for ness whether in his 28 years of Wing-shing, proprietor of the violently after it left the 181 survice in the PWD he had over Wing Shing Loong, at 216, he had sufficient space to squeers. Nathan Road stap, He admitted, argued with any of his European Lockhart Road, was fined $260, through and did no, followed by that, being engaged. In collecting fares, he did not pay particular superior officers, to which witness

For overcharging 40 cents on a the bus. After he had gong a sale he did. However, after the tin of corned if the controlled, little distance, estimated by wit aflention to the road. arguments he would do the work price of which is $120, Chiu Kwok ness as 10.shop lengths, he placed victed, Mr. Russ Informed, the After defendant had been con- all the same, witness sald.

at 45 the bus noproaching. Kong

Kong Mr. Chep then told witness he Lyndhurst Terrace, was ined £p, from behind and then cutting court that accused might lose his |knew that the Yacht Club job was

Fines ranging from $15 to $125 across his front He swerved employment as the result of the a private job, but yet he did not were imposed on the Keung Mah, sharply to the left, while the bussaviction argue about that with his superior. Cafe, 453 Hennesy Rond, Mu Kee, went straight on and stopped at

Dairy 5 Morison Street, Hang Kes Stall, the

Farm stop He said this was correct.

His idea, witness said, was that 13 Cockrine Street, Hing Lee. In reply to Inspector Hunter, if he had crossed his superior Morrison Street Wan Hang, 228 witness said that he did not hear ho might have

ave been discharg d

Road West, Wah any holl algnal on the bus before Des Voeux Chen: Your excuse for the Cheung, 8 Carial Road West, Lee it stopped next to his cab outside another year at proclaiming the iu triplients and passed to the work you did at the Yacht Club Man Canal Road West and 184 Nathan Road, Neither did no came clear that he was going to

was that Spary told you to do it. Man' Cheung Loong, 50 Tal Yuence, any other vehicle near the store-Reepe

Witness: Yes.

Street for similar offences,

'bus afon at Hillwood Road, rjale, was always observed,

When you used Government witness disclosed, except on ur-

Never Hed Accident chit workmen, according to your story, when occasions. Some person has stolen a suit could be made out by him and during Government time, you

triet of the Church,

from

his ossistants were concerned two with the stores.

Over 50 delegaten provingts attended the business

In Triplicato meetings of the Synod, and on Sunday before a congregation of af, In reply to query, Ho saja thousand people-two Chinese that the store-keeper in Wanchal ministers were ordained and re- was one Chin Ling-cheung, who eelved their charge. The Metho-Wills directly use anything was dist Church, encouraged by the charge. Whenever anything Signs of Victory even in this period wanted from the workshop, a of rapid change, is dedicated to Store Order Note had to be made

Gospel of Christ to all.

a pollee constable attached to Central Police Station,

Reminders

Bent

Store

in

Mr.

too much like a joke.

cross-examination

that he

WHE

of Kwok

his vehiclo

Mrs. Christie Replying to Mr. Russ, witness

Murdered

BUS DRIVER'S FATAL JUMP

After about 30 minutes of g pense, during which time it t

take the leap and the poifts and the Fire, Brigade were summoned to the rescue, a man fually, Jung- ed

ropt of 18 Cheung shawn Ropd. of European style elothes and passed to the store-keeper, and knew that was wrong.—Yes, 1

The man was identified as Ho that $130 from the Central Police Stathe.

Order Note sib-

sub-know was wrong.

rald hat, he had been, driving a Kong, aged 30, bus driver. He Yon "barracks"room" some tine on

Supposing what you say is true,

private, car for 18 months, al- died shortly after he was admitt sequently made out later. Saturday, it was learned yester

though, he hpi. When he was at Hung Hom that your superior gave you those

held a public cared, into the, Kowloon Hospital. doy. In one of the jacket pockqis some 10 years ago however, wit~ | orders, why didn't you resist those

News was received yester-He was first employed by the driver's licence, during the period. was the identily curd of the owner. Inese went on, he used to give out orders?Since Hig orders were

Owing to unforeseen circumst day that Mrs. Joan Christie, Blue Taxi, Co, on December 10. ances it has been necessary to th Issue Notes to get stores from the orders, I had to obey them.

Supposing he told you to go to sister of Lieutenant Colonel, During those 18. tenths he had arrange the order of the lectures, Stores Department at North Point. When such stores were to a short circuit, so as to burn the turers Life Insurance Co that he was attempting to edgy iations Office, Statue. Square. On

Mr. Strickland's house and make E. J. R. Mitchell of Manufac-never had an accident.

planned to be given fartaighly be sent to a certain site in Kowhouse, would you do it? That is Hong Kong, was murdered in out the taxi. Although he learns Wednesday January 19, at 6,30 Defendant, in evidence, depied on. Wodnesdays in the Pubile Re loon, they were issued first to Hung Hom, and from there to the

Witness said further under Salgon on Friday by a servant, about the taxi, strike, through the nm. Mr. C3, Norman, Superie site.

who attempted unsuccessfully newspapers, he was not interested tendent of Prisons, will speak on Ho said that, at present, the

In it, he sold.

The Juvenilo, Delinquent." Tha procedure has been changed, and to the Police Station and to open the house safe.

there questioned on four occasions Mrs. Christie, who had been in He stopped outside. 134 Nathan Chair will be taken by Brigedier the stores have to be obtained some time in August, 1948, when the Colony for a number of years, Road, when he saw the taxi driver Waller, Salvation Army.

the Wanchal workshop Investigations regarding the case in the 1920s, was due to leave stores. The stores, he cald, must started., He denied however that for Scotland, with her husband, drawn on the basis of a Store the Police had threatened to pro- Mr, TL. Christie, manager of tha

Chartered Bank of Salgon, who, secute him, at any ume.. asked witness

Ho was then re-examined by retiring next month.

She arrived here, in 1821' 'with' Council meeting. GPO whether supposing winces were Mr. Hooton, Crown Counsel, after

not in his office and some stores which Ho's assistant, Yuen Ki her mother to Joln Colonel, Mit building, 4.18 p.m.

were urgently needed for a job, was recalled for further cross chell.

or chargehands Lecture on "The Bronze Age In

Mr. Christie was on the staff of assistants examination. Asia

the local Chartered Bank cffice Yuen, stated that he was con- and Europe" by D could draw them from Wanchal DP. Dobson, in Anatomy by means a chit and later cerned in drawing materials for for a number of years before, he Building,

University, HK

it with a Store Order Jobs to be done, find that any arll was transferred to Salgen. rectify Note from witness. He replied ele drawn from the stores at thit this could be done.

the Witness also agreed that if thechai, was Issued on

of the Store Order. Note person

who, drew the materials, He further added that the forgot about it, witness, would had to

to be hijmed by Hd Ting of expect Chan Ling-cheung, the

forestan and counter by. Spary, The eps of te

Today

HK Light Orchestra rehearsal, St. John's Cathedral Hall, 6.45 p.m.

Urban

4...

Whist Drive, European YMCA,

4. p.m.

Annual Raco Meating, third Day,

from

Order Nate."

his

Mr. Chen then

of

ין.

Note

Mrs. Christie was 40 year old..

FORTY DIE OF TUBERCULOSIS

•Race Course, Happy Valley, store-keeper, to come to him signed itness rojolned, were kept were recorded during the week

12 noon.

any

inter and ask him to sign for the stores, stores taken,

Forty deaths from tuberculosis ith a locked drawer in his desk to ded January, 1. according to Opening of Assizes. Supremo Mr. Chen: And you would be which drawer Ho Ting and he had social siguistics,

Court: Church service lat St. surprised

anybody got access.

Total deaths from tubérculosis John's Cathedral, 0.16 p.m.; materials from the Weichai

The last witness at yesterday's 4om, January, 1, 1048, 10 January Inspection of Guard of Hon-afores without a 'Store Order hearing, Tang Tin,

This year was 1,103, 19 chargehand. our, 10 a.m.

Birthe Note?

attached to the Wanchal, work-

January in the week ended, Witness: Certainly, except for shop, gave. further evidence as reg

year numbered Depths ward such old stores that do not ap gards the job at the Yacht Club, List Ved [pear in the books.

almed after which he was cross-examin69 Victims; "That Is Correct" ed by Mr. D'Alton.

fever, 4P Hooring was, adjourned unul 10 rabjer two

And But, it would be impossible!

Order Notem, tomorrow,

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B Club meeting Talbot without the. Storg House, 50, MacDonnell Road, to get the materials out of the

stores?-1that is correct.

now

8.30 p.m. Annual Race. Menting, fourth day; Old stores, witness explained. Tace Course, Happy Valley, consisted of old, materials Left 12 noon

behind by the Japanese after the Forum on Radio. (P.O.. Phillips, liberation. The few"

Frank Harris, Linda Cater, materials among them consuled Leonard Starbuck), European of som YMCA, 8:45 pm.

of some bulbs and some ordinary lighting w

wire. Aslied. If. the "wird" which · hà. used in the Royal Hong Kong Kowloon Rotary Club luncheon, Yacht Club job was now. British Peninsula Hotel, 13.30 p.m. wire, witness stated that they Bridge-Mah Jong Drive in aid of were now cells, but he could not

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