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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 1940.

DPW GIVES EVIDENCE Fruitless

ON BEHALF OF MAY

Evidence that May's reputation was one of high

standing, enterprise and initiative, was given

yesterday by the Director of Public Works, Personalia Mr. V. Kenniff, and the Acting Senior Health Officer, Dr. G. Graham-Cumming, who ap peared to testify voluntarily as to the charac- tor of the accused. ·

Mention of May's part in espionage and sabotage activities during the Japanese occupation was also made. Crown Counsel will give his clos- ing address for the Crown to the jury this morning.

Mr. and Mrs. E Woodward, Mr. and Mrs. H. Colman, Mrs. J. R. Bekle, Miss D. M. Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. J. Wright, Mr. E. A. Aust and Sie R. C. Marshall arrived from Shanghai by the ss. Hupeh yesterday.

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Week-end departures from the Peninsula Hotel inchided Mes. J. C. Voss, Mrs. H. Gullesind, Major and Mrs. M. Brennan, Mrs. G. Wilkinson, Mrs. P. Frost, Mrs. J. M. Fairchild... Mr. and Mrs. C. B.

Standing trial on three As regards the Cheong Hing counts of larezus by public bilis, he testified, they were made Serena ang mit COURSE OF THE ME HE EXPE ON IS SUCH A Talsification of documents with ons as a result of a visit from Burch. Mr. Hul Mrs. A..

Mohr. intent to defraud the Govern-Kwok Kwong. Kwok, he de-Monkis. A: H. Lani, F. J. Wuch, ment are Kwok Kwong, fore-red, had asked him to make E. M. Moon. P Wiltums, T. Jen- - and Arthur Frederick put the bills, saying that he hath kins, I. N. Mcleod. 1. Gottman, engaged somebody to do a job W. S. Stocks, 13. 11. Evans, K. May, electrical inspector Grades wanted a bit made pul in Lokhall. A. Fernandez, E. F. Jen- of the Public Works order for payment to be collected,kins, W.S.B, Lary, A. II, Brown,

1.J. Hardy, accountant al-

al-W. J. Holmes, Ci. 1. Howatt, W.

Digartinen

Cross-examined by Crown tached to the electrient hend G. Rimmer, G. H. Heintzen. A. I. Counsel, Mr. A. Boston, May fier, testified that a suspense

Roberts. C.R.A. They, I.T.W. dirtelosed that he visßed sites in

ecount was in operation in the Mui and F. B. Ochlers, which electrical work went on In PWD riretrical stores, He re- a purely teelusical capacity. Thererved much help from May in number of men an a fob would respect of the making out of be guessed roughly from the Dis-forms, and that the system de- 1nation or before he left the vised by May provided tighter oller. There was no nerostly for troi, Coming euch fan on the jub Replying to question, witness personally.

luid the court that he would say Mr. Hooton questioned May Int May was A conscientiou abond the Job at the To Kwa Wii | person, one who was interested market. Accused agreed that in his job. The had a high reputa

were b3 men working at Hon

in the department for

there

To Ken Wan up to August 1onesty and integrity. Jast year. He also agreed that h

put his signature on the dally labour distribution and job port with regard to this particu. Jar job.

"Man Of Courage

F. Baker. Superintendent of

New week-end prelvals at the Pesunsula Hotel were Mrs. W. Cestello, Mr. and Mrs. J. Murray, try and Mrs. H. V. Bernard, Mr. and Mas, 7. H. Dickson, Mr. and Mr. P. Superm, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Dekker, Messrs. A. Price, O. 1. Dawson. J. P. Gront, V. J. Sykes, M. F. Meyers, * O'Donovan, R. H. Lloyd, . N. Malleod, H. B. McDowell, J. L Aloway, D. H. Williams, L. J. Simmonds, 4, Sakin, M. Matendres und D. D. Dennett.

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Search For Missing Crane

Canton, March 14.. Five thousand alr milan have been flown in what has 30 far proved Vrultnces search for a floating ornna which has been adrift In Formosa Strait' since Febru‹ ary 20.

The orane, weith £25,000, was being towed from Shang- hal to Canton when It'broke adrift in a storm.

Beveral reports from ships have been invastigated with- out result. Gearchers now ballove that the crane may be in the lower part of the Strait, and dally flights are being maintained by CATC planes with 10 observara aborat

Tramways Fraud Case

The prosecution witnemes in

ALLEGED GANG MEMBER

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TO STAND TRIAL

Between December 18 and 20 last year, eight arm-

ed men want to the home of a farmer in the Now Territories, spoke to his nephow, then loft a latter addressed to his uncle in which they demanded a sum of $1,000.

The letter was given into the custody of the police and upon their operational plan, one of the men was killed in a gun fight during a police ambush.

Later upon police investiga- In the statement he said that his i tions, Wong Yu-cheung, aged had been with Lok in the Chiu 27, was arrested. He was al-Kang Village affair only because leged to be a member of the he had been told to do so by Lok, gang headed by Lok Lam-chal, but denied that he had been in for whom the police are still

Wong appeared before Mr. A.D. Scholes at Kowloon last month, and was committed to stand trial at the Supreme Court.

In-

Yesterday, after further vestigation, another man, said to be one of Lok's gang, was brought to the dock before Mr. Blair-

Kerr. He was Tang Yip, allas Tang Kan-yip.

the Tramways Case were sub-mgs, Tang was also committed to After an afternoon's proceed- jected to cross-examination by stand trial on a charge of demand- Messrs. M. A. da Silva anding money with menaces and be- P.C. Woo at Central yesterdaying in possession of astma.

Mr. John McNeill, instructed Detective Sub-Inspector I Mr. P.A.L. Vine, together with MacKenzie, who was in charge of Mr. A.J. Clifford, conducted the Wong's hearings. prosecuted prosecution оп behalf of the Tang Yip yesterday. Tramways Company,

Mr. Clifford was not present in court as he is engaged in the May trial at the sesalons.

Mr. Silva is reprosenting 11 of the defendants and Mr. P. C. Woo, two.

The case concerns 14 Trans-

the Tramways Company by per-

Guard's Story Cheung Tung-kwel, » village guard and farmer of Chla Kang Vilings, in the witness box, told of how sight had come to his home, askeń him for money and left a let. tar addressed to his uncle,

mitting the resale of the old Parade,

Mr. Jerry O'Donnell of Pan tickets.

terday from a three-week com- American Airways returned yes bination business and pleasure visit to Europe.

Its travels took him to Paris, Brussels and alher itles on the Continent.

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manda for mosaic possession of arms or made any

With the rest of this defen.

dant, alleged member of the Lok: gang. there remain five more to be brought in. Police Investiga- tions are proceeding.

Signboard Regulations

No signboard shall be hung or xed or maintaineri Over nay roadway unless a clear space of not less than 16 feet be left be- tween the signboard and the level of the roadway, it was officially Announced yesterday.

The Building Authority Intends to proceed against persons who į maintain signboards which do not

comply with the regulation.

Mr. "Mike" Kendall of Philipways Inspectors and a conduc- Cheung and another witness The Government Garage, gave Pine Air Lines returned yesterday for. They are charged on two said in evidence that they ident The job was visited by him vidence as to the

procedure; from Caleutia, where he opened 'counts of conspiracy to defrauded defendant at an identication | passage in Hong Kong of Fire twice, Mny added, the Best or - of keeping log books with regard a new office for PAL. casion on July 26 with Kwak to vehletes after which the Act- Kwong and the other on Augusting Senior Health Officer of the

Mestical Department Dr. G Mr. Denton referred to May's firaham-Cumming went into the atotement as teade to Mr. Mac-

witness stand. phera ant Hung flom. and 12. Graham-Cununing told the pointed out the sentence: df court that he first met May short- see men working there." Ques-y after the Japanese capture of

luned,

having Bald that Wht he had raid, May was at Queen Mary Hospital de

Hong Kong. Moy at the time etuimod, was: "I might have seen

ing work involving electrical men Working there."

supplies.

He got to know May very well. e formed a very high opinion

uertised denied

Not Well Kept

Mr. Macpherson, accused claimed, asked him "Did you visit To Kwa Wan?" and be. fore he could reply to the question. Mr. Macpherson was writing away as if he know the answer.

May told the enter that about the end of July to some time in

August last year, the distribu- flon boned was not being well kept. The action he took against the clerk responsible, Le Pa- shan, was to report the matter to Brown.

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of hiru.

London.

Mr. Mackenzle told the court that on March 8. Tang Yip, de Inspectors Not Hostile fendant, came to his office and Cross-examined by Mr. Silvo,) was interviewed with regard to Lo Ping, conductor, said that he the sang leader, Lok Lan-chat. Joined the "Water Buffalo" scheme in March.

Defendant was cautioned, said Mr. MacKenzie, before, a state Lo said that the Inspectorsment was taken from him. were not hostile to him, but they complained that he was slow In collecting tickets.

Embezzler Gets

Stur

The amendment originated be- cause a clear space of 10 feet is required to permit unobstructed Brigade Equipment of a larger of tho iza and in Kowloon double-decker buses.

The streets which will be the first

Authority concern of the ar-Queen's Roads Central and Enst, and Hollywood Road; Bun Route (1) Star Forry to Kow- loon City (Salisbury Road from

Ferry'

to Nathan Road, Nathan Road from Junction of Salisbury Road to Prince Edward Road, Prince Edward Road from Junction of Nathan Hond to junc tion of Ma Tau Chung Road) and Bus Route (2) Star Ferry to Kwan Pak-kul. olias Kwan Sham Shui Po (Salisbury Road Kong Wan-ho, cross examined Tec-leung. aged

D clerk from Star Ferry to Nathan Road, said that an in- formerly employed by the Yiu Nathan Road from junction of spector boarded his trom and Wo Cheong Import and Export Salisbury Road to Lal Chi Kok found him selling old tickets and Firm, was sentenced to one year's Rond: Lai Chi Kok Road from result he was discharged hard labour and recommended junction of Nathan Road to func-

for Datament by Mr. Hin-shing on of Yen Chow Street).

at Central yesterday. The defendant had pleaded guilty in a previous hearing to a charge of embezzling US$0,978 belonging to the firm, and the sentence was ordered to start January 23, the date of the

He said that he had never heard any of the other conduc tors complaining about him sell- ing too many tickets or that his sale of tickets was far more than the other conductors..

Mr. Walter Hunziker, formerly or the Aluminium Rolling Milis of Shanghal, passed through the Colony yesterday, en route home to Lausanne, Switzerland, His rapulation was that of a Mr. Hunziker, who has spent man of great courage,

in China. does not enter. pine years arisa and Initiativo. "Į have plan to return. He said he would not altered that opinion," he taker a holiday before declding by Mr. Silva

do next. what to do

dectered.

Dr. Graham-Cumming said that during the war May

Mrs. Florence I. Allen, Mrs.s was entrusted by Dr. Solwyn-Clarke Yorke # Sharpe, Lieutenant from his Job. with trusted and dangerous as

Denis A. Bayly, Licutenant John The case was adjourned unti: signments. He was also engaged

F. Coyne and Mr. William R.today. in espionage and sabotage during Williams arrived in the Colony The Japanese occupation.

yesterday by the ss. Clytoneus from Singapore.

He

The following forthcoming wed- ding have been announced:--

Witness Bald that he himself ind also been engaged in such Turning to the Lai Chi Kok enterprises, one of which was a Hospital work, Crown Counsel plan to organise the Indians in inquired whether accused agreed Hong Kong, who were liberated.

Clifford Poter Hayes, leading that the drawing up of the 1,400 into a subversive element.

writer, HMS Tamar, and Delcin yards of electrient wire for that was eventually arrested by etymist, 27, Caroline Hill Road,

Ernistina dos ! Remedios, steno- Job was authorisetl by him, to Japanese on May 2 but. May which May agreed.

Kennel Evans, He did not carried on.

civil servant, check whether the particular. When May returned frominents, Hat Ping Road, and Pris- Flat 14C. Sunning Court Apart- wire drawn from Wanchai was leave in 1940, Re and May stayedelila Muriel Wheeler, steno-typist, going to Lai Chi Kok or not. together. He had a chance to 228 Nathan Road, 2nd floor.

Accused

state that it was wrong for the foreman to draw stores from Wanchai to large quantifies al time. He had au- thor Fed the drawing of longe quantities only in eases of urgent work.

learn more of May's character, During that time, he stated, they discussed their respective work together.

Exceptionally Honost Witness said he frequently own Counsel put it in May visited May in his office, and wil regard Ees the work at consulted him on many matters. Poklam that May knew every. He thus had a lot of contact with thing about it all the time. Au-May. cused denied this.

Reminders

Today

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Year's Sentence

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KLAVENESS' NEW VESSEL

It was admilled by the de- fendant that some of the money The fourth new, motorship was converted to HK$35,000 and to join the Klaveness Line for that he had used $10,000 in the Pacific trade is now en buying the Cumberland cafe, route to Hong Kong from Van- originally owned by Chlu Tong couver on her maiden voyage. Mr. Y. HL Chan, prosecuting, She is the 9,200-ton ms, "Bun- sold that he had intended make a request for an order of ville, Bougainville; and Francis- tonyville, sister ship of the Castle- restitution, but just before heville, which have all been con- for the past- meeting, 1st., Br., Gloucester certain information which would was service of of Usia,

be agulast his application. His

the Pacifle Coat to usual ports Bldg. 1.45 p.m.

week's adjourn in the Philippines, Hong Kong meeting, GPO ment to enable him to follow up Malaya and Java. Council Bldg., 4.15 p.m.

Equipped with all Intest navi- Rotary Club luncheon, talk the information was granted. on "Burma Today" by Mr Chiu Tong opposed the appllen-necommodate 12 passengers in Mr. H. L. Kwan, representing gation aids, the Sunnyville can L.B. Allen, Roof Garden, Htion but hati no objection to the luxurious cabins. Hotel 12.30 pm.

She is dus here on April 21.

He had also a high regard for HR Wamen's International Club) rame into the court, he received intructed specie "K" Line from

extraordinary and

May's honesty.

Citing one example witness related how in May 1948, May came to him 'In his office Urban and told him that he had re- ceived from someone a Rolex HK watch and a Parker-51 pen and Witness said he pointed pencil, Replying to a question, Dr out to May how easy it was for Mr. Houtor: Kwok Kwong gave Graham-Cumming agreed that aydence strongly implicating you that time, May had ample up him to have kept the watch, pon May pencil for himself. in the case.

portunity to make a fortuite nut considered it his duty to hand it of materials lying about, had he beers dishonest.

May: Yes.

What were your relations with Kwok Kwong after August 117 -I always found him a really and willing perfon,

I would like to make post that he exception- ally honest," witness declared. honest

and

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Eventually the items were re- turned to their doner.

Lecture

general

on Britain and the Dominions" by Mr. Brook A. Bernacchi, Club Lusitano, Ice- house Street, 6.p.m

Coming Events

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Interport Sub-Committee meeting HK Football Association, 5.15 p.m.

No Records Helped By May He added that May not only was Cruss-ovamining. Crown Coun- but tried to make every-sel asked witness whether he Counsel slated ilat Kwok one under him work honestly. would agree that there was a Kwong, never gave any sintement Muy was a very hard-working place that he was

at Hung Hom where Toc H Club meeting, Talbot implicated in the persen. If he was not working materials in transit were kept. Kowloon Bowling Green Club or at his office,

House, 30, Macdonnell Road, he was devising Agreeing with this, witness said CPA, electrical jobs,

8.30 p.m. to which schemes for the workings of his that it was not subject Muy replied that according to

to the Legistative Council meeting, 2.30 Government stores regulations, p.m. ment.

What he huel rend in the paperesystem for the electrical depan and he did not think it necessary HK Social Service, sponsors talk

eventually sent him to hospital, in transit.

May worked so herd that he to have a record kept of materials where it was found

Mr. Hooton suggested to wit

that May

regarding the previous PWD rast, mention of his name had been made by Kwok in connce- tion with these joba.

was on the verge of a nervousness that there would be no Asked why Kwok Kwong breakdown from too much an-harm for records to be kept of St. should tell untruths about the xfely, strain and overwork. "May kuch materials that came into Pokfulam job implicating him, resented this very much," he con- Hung Hom for a lot of jobs, to accused declared that he did tinued, "end considered that I which witness replied that that

was going to ruin his work." would be expensive. Beside that, Asked whether he volunteered it was entirely up to the foreman

for May, Dr. to do it if ha saw it,

At this slago, the trial was ad- journed until this morning, when Dr. C.H. Thomas will be recall 1 ed for further clarification of

not know.

Lum Yam, proprietor of the Cheong Hing electrical firm, who this evidence had given evidence for the pro- Graham-Cumming replied in the secution in the Lower Court, saldarmative.. în evidence

had

"I have every confidence in the nover been employed in any man," witness concluded. electrical work Cdhnected with

that his drm

CPA, KBGC, the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club, or the Cecilia Beauty Saloon,

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DPW's Testimony

on "Familly Cato-Work" by Mias M.S. Watson, PRO Lec ture Boom, 5:30 pm, ? THURSDAY

Patrick's Day, Wreath-laying ceremony at Cenotaph by St Patricks Society of Hong Kong, 11am; 'Dinner and Dance, The Grippe, HK Hotel. Kowloon“ Rotary, Club luncheon,

- Peninsula Hotel, 12.30 im. Y'a Mera Club of Hong Kong, luncheon, Roof Garden, 7HK Hôtel, 12:45.pm. (4949

bean Room, NK Hotel, 12.45'

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évidence, after which Crown | IAF 'Association luncheon, Jaco- Counsel will give his closing ad- Tho Director o! Public dress to the jury. Works, V. Kenniff, said that on June 19, 1946, ha Inspdated the electrical office at Wanchal. He considered the organisation very satisfactory, and danje away with 'the' Imprösslan that

was a very good show. The system devised by May, witness said, was very good in respect of labour control, record- Dalry Catilo, Dogs, Sheeping of stores, and all things that Goals, Swine and Small Herds were necessary for the organiza- Insures you positive control tion of the stores.

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Further questioned, · Kenni

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depot at Hung Hom an electricál alore

in the same way as Wanthal ceiving place was a kind of ro

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