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POLICE'S RUSE AIDS IN

Ceremony

CAPTURING ROBBER BOAT At Stanley

The story of how a party of polica, under Sub- Enspectors J. M. R. B. Wall and Kinloch, in a decoy boat captured after a brief exchangd of firo, a small boat said to contain five rob- bors, was related to Mr. W. A. Blair-Kerr of Kowloon yesterday at an inquiry held into the death of two of the alleged robbers, Mr. Charles Moftiam, Assistant Director of Criminal Investigations (Kowloon), who, with Detective Sub-Inspector J. R. Wall, led evidence for the police, said that the shoot- ing took place at the entrance to the Un Long

•Creek about 8:30 p.m. on November 30, On November 28 and 29, | Chinese was a bandoller, and or boats trading along the Creek the alber, a rolled cloth around thave been held us by robbers the neck. One of the Chinese hac on a small boat and their of gunshot wounds, pnd the

other by drowning. cargoes

wete

A

taken

Of away. November 20, boatwoman was drowned.

robberies Believing that the

committed by the sain gang, the Divisional Superinten dent of the New Territories, Mr. N. B, Fraser, ASP, decided to use a decoy bout,

the

(The cause of thelf death was testined to by Dr. R.E.. Alvares when he gavo ovidence before the Coroner.)

Survivors' Story

The story told by the three

of the

F.

The Colours of the 1st Battalion of The Buffs were trooped before the General Officer Commanding. Major-General R.G. Mathews, at Stanley Fort yesterday. The oceaalon mark.. ad the marging into one of the two Battalions of the Regiment "China Mall" "Photo."

survivorse was that they wore employed to keep guard over the. On November 30, Sub-Inspec- tors Wall and Kinloch, with an oyster bed off Mong Chang. The other Chinese policeman, left Laulice submit that there was no need to keep guard on that night notorious pirate

the tide was high and the beds Fat Shan, the lair in a boat. When near

Monz

were submerged. Chang, in Deep Bay, they saw a

Another signileant feature at small boat approaching them.

The people on that boat called the incident, said Mr. Mottram.

was that the rifle found near the. out to them the usual inquiries

two

the same men bore dead as to what cargo they were carry number ns that on one ing and where they were bound licensed rifles in the possession of for. The police, however, keute

a village in Mong Chang, Ex- quiet, and the small boat began periments made by the police re- circling around the deegy boat vealed that the former number When a shot was fred from the had been superimposed on the small boat, said Mr. Mutrram, the

ron rifle.

Wong Yuk-lare, one of the five police opened fire with their Bren gun and revolvers.

There were men on the boat, said that he was! eries from the small boat, and the police, going alongside, found "mployed by Tang Ping to go on three men on board. They told the boat and watch the oyster bed. He admitted that they enula

The ceremony of Trooping the boarding party that two men not see the bed owing to the state the Colours by the First Bat- had gone overboard. Two of the

was held at the tide,

tallon, The Buffs, board three on

wounded. were

When Tang Ping saw a boat yesterday

on the and were later conveyed to Kawanropching from the erosite square at Stanley Fort

morning loom Hospital for treatment.

direction, he instructed witness t

Trooping Of Buffs Colours

THU

wo days later, 51 Kinloch re- raw towards it to see whether it There was a bright and cheer- turned to the scene of the shoot-wns a robber best. Tang Pineful sun in the sky, which picked ing when the tide was low. O shouted to the other bont. "Aout the reds and whites and golds the mud bank, he saw the bodies of two Chinese and, between a rille. Он спо of the

them,

Heavy Fine For Taxi Driver

mu come to steal the veters?" of the uniforms, and gave the and received the renly "No."

scene a colour and sparkle that was good to see.

Tang Ping, Bald witness, then ordered the other boat away, but Instead of doing so, some one on that craft opened fire.

The Governor, Sir Alexander Grantham, could not be present, In reply to Mr. Mottram, wit- as duty took him to the New ness suld that no one on his boat Territories and the salute web the General Officer Brod at the other craft, nor did taken by

Commanding, Major-General F. he hear any shots fired.-

Continuing. witness said that R. G. Matthews.

wounded and foll

Tang Ping was into the water, shouting out, at

The parade began at 11,30 a.m. the same time, save life. Don't with the call "Advance" sounded At dawn

on December 16 sheet. We are oyster watchers.by five buglers in scarlet funles and conducted by Drum-mujor junction of He then told witness and the other last,

near the Johnston Road and Hennessy men to pull him on board but wit Pattenden. The square was empty Road, lay the body of an old ress was so scared of the firing but for five markers as the guards

marched on,

on, led by the band and woman, victim of a traffic ac that he hid himself.

drums, respectively in white and cident

Jumps Overboard

Reminders

Today

XTW

CORRESPONDENCE

The Editor takes, no responsibility "for" views expressed," ins. letters by Correspondents, and by. no mięgną - necessarily ⋅ agreer with them,··

lirael.

Sit The leading article in your Saturday loud compels me to place some · factü" "before" your renders, for their consideration.

In the Arst paragraph Hi stated that British withdrawa. fiom. Palcetine on the tennination of the Mandate, necessitated i now responsibility for the main- tenance of law and order bölni. imposed upon the Jewish Arab (sic) inhabitants of the country, which in view of the pas "recurring spectacle of Jews an Arabs at each other's thronts compelled the British Govern ment to withhold support ntis. recognition from the troubl makers,"

ana

It cannot be assumed for ont moment that the Arabs of Pales

the event of war. Sald Chur- chill:

"The recognition of Israel is not to be compared with the gleegm- tion of some countries with their SODANTIUSTINKA nutu such as we urd realsting in Malaya or the trying to resist in indonesia anarchist forces the Dutch aro

It is event to be reckoned In the perspective of one, two, or even three thousand years,

FAIR-MINDED..

You've Got Us. Wrong

Sir-We are somewhat perturbe ed to and that certain quarters ave imputed to our letters, 1 which Wo have criticised tha Defened projected Volunteers Forte, scheme; motives and con- Lentions which do not theroin

inve

and comporrible body tourist and traching that the het depended upon to assume part of the responsibility for mola

law and order In faining

theb respective sphere of induence fi

重

the same way as the Jewish com munity have so ably succeeded i their section of maintaining, a subsequent events have shown t the world. The whole situation a concerns this point revolved a: three major events which altere. the whole position, Hainely:-

(1) The military and politica

collapse of the Arab Ledgu (2) The collapse of the Aral War of conquest in Paler. Lino produced a social con- vulsion

stale.

in every Aral

(3) The existence of Israel, In answer to the above, events

· have certainly shown that the Jews were not 'trouble hinkers' ni implied above, for the simple reason, that seven. Arah states wade a concerted attack upon Jariel and occupied territories itside the confines of their own states. Can it for one moment he supposed that the Jews were the aggressore for defending their own country?

again here

ave similarly misconstrued, our argumejies Wa set them forth

with

2 conciseness which; we hope; will peguit no

alsinterpretation.

1. We contend that this Colony cannut, for geographical reasons, ire successfully defended against any modern military organisation, and in

this contention. It may surprise the protagonists of this

to know, wa have the support of men who were pro- minently employed in Combined Operations during the Inst war, and know whereof they speak. It is moreover, interesting to note that this view is, to Judge from the report carried in your news columns of today, that of respon- sible British quarters in Tokyo, whatever Whitchab may think. 2. We contend that the only langer to the Colony which can be successfully countered, poll tical not military, and thas, the volunteer Defence Force is the correct answer to this prob

should be the lem. Our aim Bridge Drive, European YMCA

prevention of untóward, incidentu, &p.m.

and parades and military drills. HK Rotary Club luncheon, talk

will not serve to achleve. this ali. on "Rediffusion" by Mr. F. Competent observers in Palos,

Anything that can be Harris, Roof Garden; HK tine have agreed that the removal.chieved in the suppression of Hotel, 12.30 p.m.

of the hugo Palestine administra- af civil disturbance can be better Urban Counell

meeting GPQ tion has produced not the expect accomplished by a well trained, Bldg., 4.15 p.m.

ed chaos, but more law, order and highly mobile Police unit and Lecture on "The Task of Youth",

civil liberty than the population n

nnbody with any knowledge of by Rev.

Fr. Maestrini, St. hur enjoyed since the Arth revolt mob

mob psychology will agree? that Mary's School hall, 6.30 p.m.

in 1900. We have the authority the appearance of body of men of Mr. Crossman who in an inter- HK Light Orchestra rehearsal, St.

John's Cathedral, 8.45 p.m.

ulow with two non-Jewish Eng Joseph's College, annual sportslishmen who did not leave the moeting, Caroline Hill, I p.m. unice with the rattring meny to 5 p.m..

Fakta Teported the statement of onc

mon:

St.

Tóc

HK

Coming Events

TOMORROW H Club meeting, Talbot House, 30, Macdonnell Rd., 8.30 p.m.

Council of Social Services, lecture on Infant and Child Wolfare" by MissK.K.

lecture room, Burne, PRO 5.30

Am.

D..

stilerated,

armed and nécoutered in povilėtingų style is more likely to Höighten མ་ existing tension than would be the appearance of Police in extra strength.

3. We contend that by

When the shooting ceased, salad and playing a martial air. Talk by Mr. D.W. MacIntosh, „Kocial services-the..whole equipster, the inference being

excessive speed. He was repre- keeping watch, was several times was a s of officers, and a

.p.m.

.p.m.

TAB

to

"Miraculous bul true. The and indeed, inviting, only changa since May 15 is that of those whose political reliability everything runs smoothly and w is very questionable, those respon can now get on with our Jobs sible fall in thele-duty towards without Interference."

the truly loyal residents of the To the above remark. Mr. Colony, and that until Govern- Cresman added:--

ment assures prospective: récrits With the removal of the Police that the political background of into which the Mandate had all applicants will be thoroughly the nation has investigated, men will be justified

EX Games Morning. Women's Sec-omirged cauloped with civil and in hostitating to enlist. His

tion, European YMCA, 10 milltary administration: soa, gasd, cellency has said that he wants anff rull transport, and full scale every loyal man and woman to that She was a newspaper vendor.

Commissioner of Polite at

ort. Wstern European so- "Old Comrades" by Zehale.

do so imolles disigyalty. While crossing the road, she was Wos, he jumped overboard and

European YMCA 8.45 ellor oder His Excellents, hus overlooked the

We Formed up into two long lines

most respectfully suggest that struck by a private car and sus-bid under the boat He was the guards stood walling for the

THURSDAY

Whên, in the tained serious injuries. Before aered to go back on board by General to arrive.

RAF Association luncheon Jaco- | review, reference is made to the fact that Government owes a officer she arrived at the Queen Mars Luropean police

on the

Britons bean Room, HK Hotel, 12.45 Belated recognition afforded Israel duty to the. As the GOC climbed out of his

of the Colony circumstances other boat which had tied up tocar and came down the steps to- Hospital, he was dead,

and the

which and that, before placing a pre- The driver of the car. Le Wan, Tau Ping's went on to say Salute was ordered by Lieutenant

craft.

necessitated saluting base. "General Society of St. Vincent de Paul,

the delay, the cum of loyalty upon registro- words the came before” Mr. Hin-shikg Loʻat] "When witness'

Entertainment Evening Club reasons--put- forward are ton, Government should discharge ---- Central Yesterday to answer that the oyster bed owned by Colonel Párry and the whole Lusitano, Icehouse Street,. 6 without

bas's and in com- that duty by providing the p- charges of dangerous driving and Tang Ping, over which they were parade prosented arms. There

variance

actual surance mentioned above.. facts. The very fact that America of bayonets, saluting British sented by Mr. J.M. d'Almada the size of the court room he was down the

opposed British polley vis-a-vis Remedios.

told by Mr. Mottram not to talk flourish from the band.

the Palestine question, is a tell- Sub-Inspector W.

nonsense as evidence would be Eggleston

While the General, the Danish

ing commentary that the former have said, that Colonel Ride's and called that Tang's bed was only Consul Mr. Huttemfer, and conducted the prosecution

p.m.

could not see eye to oye with" motto should be, "Nover ...ény Mr. F.D. Hammond held watch-ja

STAll

Bevin's Handling of the problem. never again, again. On the con- patch, brief for the woman's family. Weng agreed with Mr. Mottram Commanding Officer inspected's Men's Club luncheon, Roof

the band played

Any impartial person can glean trary, we have from time to time Garden, HK Hotel, 12.45 p.m. the Bards selections

from Iolanthe arranged Kowloon Rotary Club, Peninsula the true state of things by rinncing pointed out the dangers whicht and have through the report of the Partia-confront the Colony Hotel, 12.30 p.m. by Bondmaster Foster himself.

The General-spoke a

And after

faw words Special Bridge-Mahjong Drive, mentury, debate in which Mir stressed the need for urgency in to Love

tho

Churchill once more proved his this matter, but we do hold that men and epycral

European YMCA, 280. p.m.

prowess not only as a debuter on it, military preparation is to bo... the

FRIDAY read Monthly Guest Night, European distriction but one who could made. If should be on a competent scale and with definiic rssurances YMCA (dinner from 7.30 point out the erratic policy of Mr.

Bevin's government which "have that adequate reinforcements WHI p.m.), and one-set play, and

always been one or two and the the Hong Kong Regiment being be forthcoming in tirae to, prevent concert Women's Section meeting, Euro- torch of events in the Palestine overwhelmed by superior non-

tipen three steps behind

pean YMCA, 10 a.m.

r". Mr. Eden and other her, she

view of the shic- personailties also had mado. The Minister for answer to la pogy of folly, stupidity February 2nd, Alaxauder, on question concerning the defence fateful outcome of the of Hong Kong in which he said

the

Johnston Road and Hennessy able to explain why the bandoller he had caties at ONITY

Dawn Was Breaking

of

the

the

dais,

from

a command rang

Council weekly show, tolk on "English Criminal by Attorney-General,

May Institute, 6.30

plete

with

Mr.

We have not, and do not hold that the formation of a Security Force is unnecessary, or, as, some

Lo was taking his car back to that the oyster beds owned by the

at Lockhart Road Mong Chung villagers, measuring by garage at after a trip to Tal Hang Road about a mile, needed only two and

distance from the watchmen. SOMR

Witress said that he was unto triangular plot at the junction of Road where Gilman's Garage should be on Tang Lin-kam when Lieutenant

the Order of womas the rife was in the possession of General Scarlett, Colonel of the

Day stands, he saw the old ruming across the road from the Tang Ping. He knew, hinged flealment, emphasising the selem- south side.

the rifle, nor how long Tang had

and Importance of the pity it, nor if it was licensed.

the Replying to another question, occasion and wishing regiment Dawn was just breaking and witness said that the reason why every good wish

for the

the future. the headlights of his car

were their boat about a suli on. Forty. feel from ine from the nearest oyster bed when out, Troop. The Tacort to Guard and the whole parade Woman, Lo said to the police, he they met the police was that due Colours, Commanded by Major J. sented arms in salute: applied his brakes. The car fail to the high tide they could the line and quick marched across to its position on the right flank, i

not G.Atkinson, wheeled down ed to stop, however, and the sce where the bed was.

was knocked down by

previous front nearside mudguard and to meeting the decoy boot that front of the parade to where carrying the Colours aloft' down what It presages, can, surely be) would be taken by the Home

admitted that the headlamp. She lost consciousness night, Tong Ping had stopped two instantly.

other boats and, on learning that When the vehicle oventually they were carrying lime, hid skid to a stop. Lo got down and permitted them to pass, found the woman lying on the Further evidence will be taken groundsome six or seven feet tomorrow. behind his car..

woman

He picked her up, placed her in his car, and drove at once to Eastern police station. 'An • gn- bulance Wra summoned and the waman was taken to the Queen -Mary, Hồipital.—— On arrival, she -was found to,ba: dead)

**After the prosecution. had elated its scare the magistrate asked, Si Ercleston if he would Apply for an adjournment for the preference” of “a. dore, serious charge. The prosecuting "öfficer repiled that his instructions from Crown counsel were to proceed on the two charges as laid.

Dèfenta counsel said "that "dos fendant hid a clean recordingl

The fine of $1,300 or Kin months in default was imposed on defendant. His licence was ordered to be endorsed

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In slow time the escort returáca (Salt Frodeas Conterongo and that, "all practicable, measures -

the line of the remaining guardy decribed to the lacerity with Governant" we cannot retard the' Colour Party stood.

The Escort parted ranks to re The followed impressive

the

this assurance as

having been ceremony of the handing over of ecive the Colours in their midst which the Israeli delegation has this

midf It erstwille opponent, Egypt received. "Practicable may cover the Colours to the Ensigns, by before marching off parade. Led and here is convincing proof that a good deal of political territory Regimental Sergeant Major Cum- by the drums they left the square Tesco is desired to the exclusion in the House, It may cover, very mings. The Colours took thair to the tune of the Danisha sign of all else, in the desire to create little of that of Hong Kong. place in front of the Escorting March, Fanemarsch",

athbility in the Middle East. The BH oun hep of stability: In this ght of the world wiit surely not lilnge on whether Britain extends de Süre recognition to Tool, but act on Israel's peaceful' Inter- toward her. "Arib neigh- probleine crux of the

His Excellency has said that Government will welcome sugger- (ton Hinds with the lden of help- this rather than hindering the de- feuch, or the Colony, and, whilst we died if enther hard to reconcile this patement with this, latar oné, that Gdverument had surdo its and would proceed 30 FX- To remark that the non-recogni-ecute them we have this suggOR tion of Israel by the Asiatic states tion to offer. Forma Becurity es showing "a formidable miss of Force, and form it quickly pre power standing behind the Araba" fermbly on the lines of a Special is na puerilo a view - I have ever Police Force form if it be neces heard. If is an insult to the Intel sary to sladders the lyrical couls fectual make-up of the thinking of our

advisers, the Hong

but:

Fran." It is a fact that besides Kong

India with Its enlightened leader suka do not Nehru, there is hintono Ariatic volunteers...

peccially for Dower which can claird stability in having eyes in the back of their their owit countries. To rely on hends and at suspecting (avory them is as if to lean on a broker, men in the uniform of the argent- Redfis is only because Beviriation of being a Afus columbine! compelled, the rows, have these

· people Pomade, ... - Churchjil' = 1940 “adačcha) literal truthë, says Croja» mkhay: have fought on the braches And In the streets.??

Editor

In Mishap

Propel us hope that a new rdie will. be adopted by Britain in ber go- Enlights Topics Aerious Tram

pard will have in written then-

in any hajur conflet which may if Mr. Wi†... Kentes, "Editor-in Bas forced upon the Wastern Chief of this: Chinas Malta was PwArkvin Will not be the Arab at 7.30 o'clock last night Involved bitatéian Bow, the State of Iarpel in a tram accident on, Der Zobux

Bulilit and it highways Hood Central, near, Ice, House,

ftha bradfroad baiwash

ziomberailuang Hel Weslinken: No St. Mary outlook MAR" Howpital. His condition is bel

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