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QUEER EXHIBITION Something New in Entertainment

AT THE

RITZ

Director

Mr Lau Hon Tsing, who is

the Chungking Zoo, after the Pacifle war came into contact with some quser persons, who are now touring South China.

Fram Масло they have come to Hongkong. The personnel of this exhibition constate of six persons, four of them are not shown here. First In the giant, who could not be missed is a erowd. He is 10 fent high and 400 lbs. in Wolght. Second the dwarf aged over 10. Helght one foot eight inches.

There

40 eight year old girl who can માંપુત her Teel tar all purposes.

Her hands

have only two fingers. Next is the fat midget woman.

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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 1949. V

Visitors At Miss Kan's Art Exhibition

Miss Diana Kan with Lady Grantham, at the talented young artist's exhibition

of paintings at the Gloucester Hotel yesterday. In their traditional costume are Sir Robert Ho Tung and Sir S houson Chow-China Mall! Photo.

On Exhibition

Lantao Murder Sentence: Miss Kan's Work Youth To Die By Hanging

Sentence of death by hanging was imposed "on Wong Fuk-lam by Mr. Justice Williams, Puisne Judge, at the Criminal Sessions, yes- terday, after Wong had been found guilty of the murder of his foster fathor.

On hearing the sentence, the 23-year-old youth, who had remained stolid and erect through- out the triol, burst into tears, and protested

his innocence:

"I did nothing wrong," be where he owned two small Chinese] sobbed as he was led down to style houses, and made his Iving the cells ip await his fate. nally by selling firewood. The deceused took on i Kan-mui on Wong was convicted of having | April, 1945, as a concubine with mædered his fester father, Wong the consent of his principal wife, Yan, at Man Chung Tu, où Lan-Chun Lan, lue Island, on or about August 27

Shortly after, the decented

More than 30 exclusive paint- ings were on display at Miss Diana Kan's art exhibition held at Room 806 Gloucester Hotel yesterday.

Lady Grantham who attended the exhibition received a beauti- ful bouquet presented by Miss Kan.

The exhibition will be conclud- ed today. Miss Kan will leave for the United Kingdom at the end of the month, where she plans to dis- play her paintings.

to the

She will also visit the United States before returning Colony.

'MURDERED'

IS VERDICT A raid on hawkers selling pork and beef by a gang of Sanitary coolies which in Oc- tober last year resulted in Li Him, one of the coolies being

last year. He is said to have done adopted Wong Fok-am, who then stabbed to death, was the sub- in an attempt to get his foster lived at the same farm. Eventual-ject of an inquiry held at Cen- father's concubine, 20-year-old Lily awever the accused was noticed

Ka-mul, for himself.

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Court Brevities

In additon to receiving a bullet wound on the thigh, when he was nvolved in a scuffle with a police Constable ant the Peak, Tsung Kwok-ping bag also to to through six month's of bleak existence in Hin Mejesty's gnol,

He was found guilty of loiter- ing and pasaulting and resisting a police constable in the exccution of his duty.

Tsang hul admitted that he and two others not in custody were on heir way to commit a burglary at the Peak, when they wers challenged by three constibles or ambush, duty.

have struck the

Needs Further Evidence In Dispute Over Will

The will dispute involving Canadian law, heard by the Chief Justice in probate jurisdiction, concluded yesterday, and, further hearing was odjourned to June 27 and 28, ponding the obtaining of further evidence from Canada. The dispute is over the ad- ministration of the estate of Woo Chong, allas Woo Chong- kee, allas Woo Tsun-nin, a re- turned Canadian Chinese, who died in the Colony in May 1945.

In attempting to escape, the de fendant ran agulat a tree, On The plaintiff is Woo Yen Nul- being approached by PC 76, heat, of 38 Taipo Road, Shumshuf. was alleged to constable on the face and wrest, who claimed to be the Un. tong wife of Woo Chong, by led with him on the hillskie,

whom she had two sons, aged 12. In the scuffle, the defendant was and 13, and that she was the shot in the thigh, when he tried person entitled to administer Uld to match a revolver away from the policeman.

Two years police supervision. was additionally imposed on the defendant.

estate.

William

Rond.

Reminders

Today

Vocal Recital by Professor (Ma- dam A. Olsufleff, St. Andrew' Church Hall, 3 para Exhibition of Puinting by Miss

Diana 'Kan, Suite No. 800, Gloucester Hotel, 10 am. St. Paul's College Bazaar, 33,

Macdonnel Road, 10.30 nm. Laying of Foundation Stone

Zetland Ralf, Kenriedy Hond,

12 a.m.

of

The defendants are Woo, of 3 Cheungshawan Shumshuipe, and Daisy Woo, al present residing in Montreal, both children of the late Woo Chong. They claim that they are, is to look after your Alsatians and gether with one. Wesley S. Woo the three puppies," said Mr. Hin-contined since 1938 in a mental the present thing to in Au Yeung Wat, Ming, home In Conada, photographer, of 18 Hennessy executors and sole beneficiaries Social Evening. Kowloon Cricket ftond at Central yesterday.

"You should have four mahs

O":

Shanghai Light Horse Associntiora

(Hong

Kong Branch), annunt dinner, Sports Club, Kme's Building, 8 p.m.

Club, 9 p.m.

'Gloves Boxing Tour.. nament. China Fleet Club, ℗ pan.

by French Tennis Exhibition

players, Chinese Recreation Club, Causeway Bay. 3 p.m. Hancock Shield, HKCC. Chater

Road. 2 p.in.

under a pretended will of Wor Aut was prosecuted by Police Chong, dated September 13, 1932: Golden Superintendent, Mr. Searle for The plaintiff, on the other hand, causing unnecessary suiterings to claims declaration that the pres twa Alsatians by keeping them in tended will was revoked by hier ni under-sized cage, and for enus- } marsinge

February 26, 1938. ia a public nuisance.

In the course of the case the defendarta Bled a counter-cinim for the Court to deered přóbatėj of the said will and for costs.

The defendant pleaded guilty to both charges, but anid In mitigation that le in member of the Hong Kong Kennel Club and knows how to take care of dogs.

He said that his dogs are usuni- ; ly let loose in his premises on the second floor, but at the time of Mr. Sparie's visit, these dogs were having their meals. With their nuzzlés taken off, they had to be kept in n enge during the feeding. A line of $80 was imposed.

Ng Lal, a carpenter, is one of those who have a tendency of getting out of control when drunic, While in one of these conditions, a patice constable in plain clothes tried to pacify him, but Ng begat

neck-tic.

to

Woo

Chong

An Old Family Friend

Af the resumed hearing yester- day evidence was given ty ne. (Miss). Catherine Wood, principal of St. Paul's Girls College. She the said she was an old friend of Weo faintly, and knew thern well, She visited Who Chong In Mon- treal and also when he came

Coming Events

TOMORROW Toe H Classical Concert, Talbot

House, 50, MacDonnell Roul 8.30 p.

HK Art Club, sketebing class members to meet at Kowloon 'Star Ferry at 30 ant. Recordet. Musical Evening. Alm- chinir Group, European YMCA, . 8.30 p.m.

HKAS MEETING

The first Annual General Mest-

to start pulling out the constable's chart Willing was honest and room on Monday, April 4, at 3.30

He was fined $25 ur seven days! In default.

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back to Hong Kong, and she had heard him mention his never second wife or other children be-

ides Willinn and Daisy.

Regarding the defendants, Dr. ing of members of the Hong Kong

bera

excellent Angling Society will held at the they Voo said

and she could Youth South China Morning Post Board- for them, responsible and was at one time pan. basketball coach to her college, AGENDA team. Daisy served as a teacher FOREIGN

ander her for alx years,

She added that she could not

• belleve any suggestion that they

2. To receive reports and ne- CURRENCIES ON

had attempted to defraud their counts of the Committee for the ENTERING JAPAN

ulher, adding that William and year ending February 26, 1947.

3. To cleét n Committee. their to devoted Persons entering Japán must Daisy

4 Other business. father. surrender all foreign cur-

Members arg, reminded rencies at the port of entry.A. Bernacchi, counsel for the $10.00 for 1949 is now due, Pay-

An application made by

Mr the Annual Subscription Fee of it was officially stated yester plaintiff, to call further evidenements sould be mode to AE4 day.

were

ARMY-POLICE CASUALTIES

1. Minutes of Extraordinary General Meeting held on August 22, 1948.

ป่าน!

and Mul-

Quilerrez, Honoinry Treasurer. c/o Lowe, Bingham thews.

on every goud terms with theral yesterday with Mr. F. X. deceased's concubine,

d'Almada sitting as coroner.

On October 20 last year comprising six men Jury

much displeased, began to

Sanitary returned the treat his

Hawkers concubine badly. As a SOBRE

Department ttle over twn result Li an two occasions intended Street cear verdlet after a

Squad made a ruld in Centre boum deliberation, from 4.15 pafto commit suicide. After meeting

the old Sulyupoon to 8.25 11.

up with the accused however, Market. Turning to the jury. Mr. Justiceshe, it was alleget, had intimacy Stevens, three overseers and 12 The squad headed by Inspector Willens declared that he did with

did with him, and got over her in-mitory ecolies left the Leighton

tentions.

Hill Bead quarters at 1.30 pm.

The regulations de by SCAP on two points, was refused, member It was further alleged that un

Defendants were represented and arrived at their destination added that United States dollar would be exempt from Jury ser-ugreement was Inter renched be-

by Mr John McNelis. 15 minutes later in two- Jorries. vier for a period of four years.tween the two to the effect that Li The cooling were told to spread treated as follows in accordance currenclus surrendered will be as the trial, he said, had lastedt should exenpe and go to Hong Kong nal, party going

to First it Week.

10 stay, and that the

with the instructions of the in- Breed Street and the other to Second dividual_concerned: Somi- forty to ty persons. should later join her. This was Street. mostly country folk from Lantao | done.

(0) Exchanged for Japanese The deceased Li Min was lead-Yer by the Bank of Japan; Faland,

When Li had gone to Harg Konging a round of seven coulies to were in court to hear the

One soldier was, killed and two verdiet.

from the stand or Lanta, her First Street At the

(b) Placed In the Bank of others and a woman labourer Expenses running up to $716.18 husband learned of her disappear street was crowded with pee Japan for safe-keeplug to be re- seriously wounded following incurred by many of the Lantas ance, and organised a search for selling and buying pork. After a Japan of the individual concern- troops at Whimpon, according to mont of Summer Time.

turned on the departure from clash; between the police and folk who bad to attend the hears her, in the course of which, the while Ngan Kwan, another sabled; or.

ordered accused is alleged to have led him tory enolle, saw a crowd of peo- ings as witnesses were

a report frum Canton yesterday. to be refunded.

(c) Deposited by the Bank of!

Troops 10 lonely spot in the bills, and

Imad to be sent from Conducting

the there killed him with a chopper.

Japan to the account of the in- Canton to quell the disturbance. Most the care for

investigating Ng Kwan saw Lidividual concerned in prosecution was Mr. M. Heenan,

a fereign The two upposing forces exchang- Hm lying on the ground with Crown Comsel, assisted by Mr.

bank licensed to maintain a cd fire for more than an hour and bloot flowing from his chest. LI branch office in Japan. Mottrain,

La halt. Assistant Director

in died un the Cronina! Investigation and

way to the Queen Mary Hospital. Tispector C. Askew, Wong was defended by Mr.

TAI HANG JEWELLERY

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of

Defective

Wholesalers of CUT-DIAMONDS

Sole Agents for

THREE MONTHS FOR THEFT

For stealing a fountain

ple

the

An eye witness sald that ho pen saw L Fan a hawker, arrested LI Fan was at that butcher's knife

Y.H. Poon on the instructions of from Professor A.J.S. MacFadzean by Li Him.

Mr. F.D. Hanimond.

of the Hong Kong University on thne holding a

TWO SENTENCED FOR EXTORTION

Liberty Diamond Cutting Works (Pty) Ltd Lane istand, where must of the Mr. F.X. d'Ainada al Central yes- while deceased collapsed white Three youths were brought before Mr. Blair-Kerr

4.

Johannesburg, South Africa.

Bank of East Aula Bldg.,

7th Floor, Room 707. Hong Kong

Telephone 21386.

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The mutilated and decomposed Thursday, Chan Ching was sen with his right hand and some beef body of Wone Yau was found by atenced to three months and re-in the left hair. The deceased gens-efter on a lonely hillside at commended for banishment by caught hold of Lim and after a events connected with the casterday.

Li Fun ran away

with a took

blood e. The discovery was re- place.

A detective saw defendant holde stain on his cont. ported to the police. Subsequest in. Jing a newspaper on his right hand

Dr. Y. L. Woug gave evidence vestigations led to the arrest of the screen and take the pen quit that Li Him clled of a killer.

of the professor's packet with his wound 21 inches long. Wong Yau the deceased, was a left hand in Des Voeux toad Cen- Mr. d'Almada

the village of tal. The professor caught hold verdict that L! Him was murdered farmer living at Shek Mun-kap, Lantau Island, of his hand and arrested, him.

by Li Fan.

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at Kowloon yesterday, charged with demand- ing money with monacos,

Two of them were convicted and sentenced to one year's hard labour in addition to a recom- mendation by the court that they be deport- ed. They were To Kau, aged 18 and Ho Kwong-cheung, aged 18.

The third defendant, Another school boy, the secon Juvenile from 1 respectable complainant In this case, stated fathly, played only a small Mr Evans, also experienced a. part in the crime and was similar glicgation that he, the bound over in the sum of $500 complainant, had assaulted the younger brother of second de- for two years, during which

The fendant Ho Kwong-chuen, period the boy is to report to meeting, at the roof top was ar the probation officer,

anged again, with similar result Inspector J.H. Evans told the idle brother" was not in court that the number in the but would be met at school, group that committed the effence next morning.

was four.

A school bay returning homs

the

Aurranted to be present was demanded from the second

accused a complainant, per the second One of them asked the boy for rame

the face.

an explanation regarding an alcomplainant surrendered his leged assault on his younger wrist watch and ring. brother at school.

When the matter rouched the The boy denied this affegation

the two

complainants ac- and upon, suggestion by the four, companied party, on a street with them tớ n roof-top patrol when the four youths where the alleged outraged little were found walking together.

werit

brother was to be found.

At the night of

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From Grandpa down

to schoolboy John Wright's is right

they can't go wrong?

Arriving there, the boy, was and the police party, they male After work or after play

told that the "little mother was

a dash

not in and the four thercution caught.

to get away but were made arrangements to meet again The third defendant, continued at school tho ticxt morning

they would settle the maton Mr. Evans, had a very small-oket-f

Fin the crime, · He, was said to Before the boy left tham, how-have been in the group only as a ever, the first defendant To Kuu, number and had not taken part who had alleged that the boy had in any actunt demands... beaten his little brother, · naked The juvenile's parents present. for some guarantee that the engin court told Mr. Blair-Kerr that: plainant would be there the next their son had been good morning.

til

He wanted the boy's Intely when he teamed up with wrist watch. When the younixter it companions.... refused,¦ ¦ Ba was slapped in the

face...

Becomes Frightened' ;

The school boy became frigh–, fened and handed the watch over. Khar nært mörning, there was no "Kign of any of the four,

Aaked It, they would assuraliha court to take the boy, in, band. the parente... agreed, and

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The juvenile, sobbed wil PORAL FOR mised, the court, that, be «wolta never again, fall into, ang... much.

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