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Correspondence

The

Editor takes no verpor sibility for views erpressed in Letters by correspondents, and bu

no means necessarily agrees with

tiles,

Colony's Future

Sir, In a short time from now. the Communist armies will cup- ture South China and stand at the borders of this Colony. None can deny shall then face.

the peril which we

It may be that the Comunists. flushert with success, wil pass aver the border and drive us into the sea. If they do, such an attack could only be resisted by a great expeditionary force based on the port, and thus la neither available

or possible. We shall, of

of course, "night to the hst nun,” a proces always strongly advocated by politicians thousands of miles awny; but here we must of neces- sily be realists, And the reality of the situation is clear; Hon,

indefensible against Kong Is

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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1949,

FROM WHICH POCKET DID COWIE TAKE $50?

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Conflicting evidence as to from which of the pockets in Cowie's overalls be at the CID office took out the: $50:ho was:&lleged to have acceptad as a bribo, featured hearings of the claim for damages before Sir Lezlie Gibson, Chief Jus- tice, yesterday.. said evidence, concerned was given by Mr.

Assistant Charles Mottram,

Director of Criminal Investigation, and Sub-Inspector V. M. Morrison, of the Anti-Corruption Branch, both testifying for the defendant in the case, the Attorney General. The latter is being sued by 1 William Henry Cowie, ex- for Sub-Inspector of Police, the sum totalling HK$8,976. Plaintiff was dismissed his post on August :25, 1947, following investigations by al strong and well-equipped army. Board of Enquiry on his alleg But This need cause us no grea ed acceptance of a $50 bribe abum: Comræmist invasion on from one Chan Yu-tong. The Hong Kong could only be under-suit is brought forward by taken at the grave risk

a third Cowie for wrongful dismissal World War: £111<f the Russi

without notice and in breach blog will not desire that for sunk

of contract. years to co10. What we canno. prevent need cause no worry; 59 let un duru to ų; more real and pressing danger.

from

The speclut Jury hearing the ase comprises Mr. F J. Herminn- Fish, Mr. Chan Sin-ming. Mr. 1 is for more likely that the Kennell Chan, Mr. J. Mothers, is M. T.J. Pratt, Mr. R.E. Desal, Comumakt

if evilly-dis- | Mi muy,

is ind

Mr. S.S. Jørgensen. pused toward ús, endeavour to

Mr. L.A. Bernacchi instructed out of this Colony by turer Us indirect means, Mhel of

they Mr. Y. Chan is represent bopalition of South China is by Cowls. Conducting the de nature melined to banditry; what fence is Mr. A. Lonsdale, Crawn ferti sot is thus for agitators:

tors: Counsel, instructed by Mr. L.R. Let is therefore expect to face, Andrews, Crown Solicitor. aut legion, bal ganga; not bomba And catlon, bilt

and pistols Krematest not organised divisions, Jait 'n rubble of louters.

to combat a danger such as this

the Government's Defence Force is a useless organisation. A typleal

itician's product of j

thinking, 45 PATEL ved on grandiose Ies sabled

large-scale moder coum:paigus--not to backyard skir

ishing.

Against the forces of unrest we have been considering. it would be cumbersome, over- centralised and bureaucratically misdirected. But its basic "char- ter provides the main stumbling- block; the power, for instance, reserved by the Government of sending its members out of the Colony. Who can guarantee that this Defence Force may not be used as a political tool to help buister up these wicked plutocrats of the Kuomintang who have brought China to her present

shame, and the others who exer- cise much

power in this Colony behind-the scenes?

the

Yu Hoi-chuen, alias Chan Yu- tong, who had, on the instructions police taken his lorry to be examined by Cowle on June 6, 1047, gave further evidence for

of the

the defence. He told the Court that he had un two previous on- the casions driven lorries to Trame office to be inspected.

The second of these, lie stated. Studebaker. 1999 modal lorry, which was passed by Cowle.

was

Cowie's Remark

Going further into detall as to that particular occasion, witness told the Court that Cowie asked him if he was the owner of the vehicle, to which Yu sald lie an wered in the affirmative. "You know about it now." Cowie is alleged to have told him.

Further questiohad, Yu ad- mitted that before June "there were three or four summonses brought against him for traffic offences

caroleta

driving

Involving

After being summoned and summarily convicted by flhes or cautions, witness revealed, be always had the thought in mind that his feerloo was able to suspension owing to the previous records. This would have meant an inconvenience to his transpor- with he agreed tation business, he counsel,

Yu further agreed that he told Johnston that he had the Chevro- 5353 to be tested Benied let lorry No. on June 4. Her however.

any time to the -mentioning: at police officer of the possiblity of certain outstanding summonses to be withdrawn against him.

About

"naked witness Counsel then whether he did ever discuss with Johnston or Shaftpan the ques- on of summonses against him, which Yu imphatically denied. Counsel: Were you acquainted with anybody in any way pre- vious to fute 2 who had ussisted Brunch of the Anti-Corruption the CID?

Witness: No. Before you went to Johnston on June 2, have you ever seen him before? Yes.

Hud you not been introduced, a month previous, to him? Yes, by a friend.

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On EL

Reminders

Today

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Men's Club luncheon, Roof Gardon, HK Hotel, 12.45 p.m. Kowloon Rotary Club luncheon,

Union

Peninsula Hotel, 12.30 p.m. HK Art Club, monthly exhibition, St. John's Cathedrai Hall, 10 10.m

Gulld Church, Ladies meeting, Nethergole Hospital, 3.30 p.m. HK Stage Club presents "Twelfth Night", China Fleet Club theatre, (for schools only), 7.15 p.m.

HK Reform Club, 5th public Cricket Kowloon inceting Club,

p.m. Opening of St. Paul'a College'

new Domestic Selence and

Class Commercial

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· Miedonnell · Nọnd, 4.30 pijn. - British Council weekly film show, Helena May Institute, 3.30 p.m.

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Coming Events

Four Sentenced In

Larceny Case

He had arrived in the Colbný" without' money so he "wangled" 20 blankets from the ship's itore to raise cash, said James Dougan, a young private in the RASC attached to the LCT Maxwell Broader.

Dougan was charged before Mr. J. Wicks 'yester-

day with the larceny of 20 blankets, the pro- perty of His Majesty's Government, and sen- The tenced to six weeks' hard labour. blankets were recovered.

The caso included three other defondants, Matthew Dillon and William Simpson of the LCT and Pang Muk.

Dillon Arici Simpson fadga charges of the larceny of a chain blbck and tackle and some vital ship's spare parts, Dillon was dis- charged on a count of receiving the 20 blankets

Dün

Policeman Accused

Of Theft

Simpson diende uffty andro ceived a rentefice of three months' Hearing was resumed yes- hard inbour, Pang Mak, convicted terday at Control in the case on a charge of receiving stolen in which Chung Ping-tong, property-evidence stated that he

aged 25, n policeman, attach bought the stolen properties from!

ed to the Eastern Police, Sta- and. •Simpson Whygen-

urtion was charged with steal- TOMORROW

tenced to als months' hard

metal wrist-watch, Ink orb

wallet containing YMCA, West Lounge, 6 p.n. Special Services Danos, European and deportation.

Both Dougan and Pang Muk, and one. to 11

p.m.

after their case had been heard, three $10 notes and twb photo- Section.

gove voluntary evidence in the graphs, the property of G. M. Women's

YMCA. Around the Mag-hearing of Dillon's case,

McDougall of Jardine, Mathe- rinen meeting 10 am.

Pony Muk relaton how he had son and Company, Limited. HK Lawa Tennis Association, gone aboard the vessel and there. Inspector Wheeler prosecuted. annual general meeting, Lo had made bargains with Dillon Defendant is lepresented by Mr. & Lo's office, Alexandria Bldg.. mostly, although later Simpson Alted Y. Hon. 5.10 pm.

was involved

Europeen

IIKPA Emergency Sub-Commit- tee Meeting, Prince's Bldg., 6.15 p.m.

SATURDAY

CEC, Taikoo RC, IRC, PRC;} Lawn Bowls, friendly matches, Filipino Club, and KCC. League soccer mutches, First and

Second Divisions.

Gold Bars Confiscated

the "business".

in toge Drilon Wald

Further evidence for the pro

ins gren yesterday by Robinson, a leading stores

from the depic "I can of

HMS Tamar,

Dgainst that and co *m chang

ing my plea to guilty In repoof

20

the

Wilnest Faid that late on the

of the chain and spare parts. 1 evening of Atarch 31, he went to 11 maintain that I am not the China Fleet Club froin where guilty of the receiving charge he proceeded to the White Horse Cafe in Lockhart Rod. He stay- Detective Sub-Inspector W.H.ed there till 1 am, Summers, prosecuting for

the chonge of Duule the place he met Me- to he 'Who' appeared Police, accepted

drunk. without

his chet om, Tin plore engineer

pt The LCT.

KURI ar eye on him and followed Richard Haggarty Have evidence him. A woman named Lam Kit, that the upare parts---for the whom he had met before, was She asked ahip's evaporator plut, changing holding the jacket. snit water to fresh water-was him to look after McDougall

Two persons then came up. One most vital to the ship: especially

'nt se... when

was a European while the other was the defendant. Defendrint identified himself as a policeman with a pass. Larn Kit handled the

Did you know that this friend

assisting Johnston was

Two Chinese officers and These spare parts, valued at case? Yes, I knew that.

So that on June 2, you were three Chinese women, natives about $15,000, ware sold to Pang acquainted with

who of Shanghal pleaded in vain Mak for $100, and the chain block was in touch with the CID. Yes. at Central yesterday, for the for $50. All the articles have been

Mr. Bernacchi then asked wit- return of gold bars found in recovered. On inspecting the tyres of the ess whether he did hear before. their possession on board the said lorry, witness went on, Cowie that the police, having received

Vess. Hupch. ad remarked that they were not very certain assistance from someone, Yu said he then handed later helped that person out in good.

turn with some of his own probi- Cowie $30, and Cowle put it into his pecket. Cowie is further al-lems. Yu replied that he never

Defendants pleaded were refugees from

sonted their only

could

No. There is a classle method; jeged to have commented that the hoard of such a case before, munists and the gold bars repre

next time.

Witness

on

Sone time after this, Yu con- mued, he went to see Inspector Schnston to tell him about this

incident.

which they Counsel at this point suggested

Pang was taking the

goods

jacket and wrist-watch to witness Who in turn, after she had gone

away, her ded them to the police-

an

HK-SHANGHAI PHONE BUSY

away, after having loaded them

Later at the China Fleet Club, from the ship to n sampan, when that they he was stopped by the Police witness noted defendant to return the Com- while on the way to Youmati,the property. The policeman ap.. Dillon was sentenced to four peared to have put the watch and belongings werks hurd labour on the chain wallet in the pockel of the jacket, of deg with rioting: that is, money was too little.

wing with charge and four months, on the but when a check was made by walion of genuine Volun- repliest by stating that he had pot to Yu that his motive in taking them. They did not knew the spare parts count, the sentences the complainant later, both the leers.

I watch and the wallet were miss- Let the gentlemen

laws of the Colony and were on in be consecutive. Kong Helg

Both Dillon and Shupson, the | Ing. without delay

beat tas moment which money with out the lorry to be examined at

him, and that he would pay $50 the Traffic offico by Cowie on way to Canton formed into bands; let them be

with two latter being married June 5 was either the hope of

The case was adjourned to May given weapons and training. The

They said that they have no children in Britain. Rad lost their 4 and 5. tern: "gentlemen" by the way, 14

tho promise that summonses or possible summonses pending money now for food, hotel and Jobs; bait R.S. Lennard, skipper nct restricted to the owners or

would be with- against him

for their passage to Canton,

the LC et

who stated that large Yankee cars: neither does

drawn if he performed his job

Simpson was a good worker. He include all of such. The core

particular White sympathising with them, refrained from making any state- Rosatisfactorily in this of our Velunters must be utter-

Cross-examined by Mr. Ber- instance, This suggestion was should their story be true, the rent' about Dillen when asked by ly reliable men with a stake in gnecht, Yu anid he gave the emphatically denied by witnesst magistrate remarked

Mr. Wicks the community.

money to Cowie, telling him that'

Witness further denied having low has to be upheld, Ile re- SCO the The organisation of this body it was for him to buy himself

slipped the $50 Into Cowle's commended them to

affairs to is simplicity itself: each group of drink. Further questioned, he told pocket without his knowledge, A Secretary of Chinese houses, fats, offices and shops the Court lint from the insinua further suggestion that the only find out if they could got any should have its own section ortions he gathered from Cowie's conversation that took place in help from that quarter. platoon, with a focal "strong first remark, he knew the Inspec the vehicle was only in respect

Oite r for mennt he wanted money. pomt" for fedul KG.

with the ef, what-wDS wrong two centralised HQ's for co-or- Yu further direlesed that some lorry was also denied. dination ul communications, time in November 1047; he said preferably sited in the military the lorry

In questio

Up question.

the to Sub-Inspector Morrisan the organisation Is me he sold it, he added, it was complete. As to training, this running

and was gregularly, need not be elaborate.

Ench section commander should be as far as possible a veteran of the last War, preferably with street fighting experience.

The Volunteers' main job is to team to shool, with lectures, demons- trations and practices in strest fighting. Exaggerated parades and military pomp is out of place in u commundo force of this nature.

passed every month.

In reply R

15 a query, witness wald he had walted until June 2 to report the passing of the $30 to Cowle, because his tokie had suggested otherwise. It was no good to do so they told him, and it was best to leave the malter siona.

Mr. Sernagch! then asked wite ness if the date on which lorry was examined was May 12. to that this force should be utterly remember.

Let me once again emphasise which Yu replied that he did not unpolitical; it should exist for one Yu was further questioned ex- purpose only the defence of our tensively on the subject of the homes our property, our jobs and interview he had with Shaftain the peaceful life of the com- munity.

the consideration of the Reform

anet

Sub-Inspector V. M. Morrison Branch, of the Anti-Corruption then took the stand to give evid- ence, in the course of which he said that Shaftäin, erstwhile Om- cer in Charge of the Anti-Car- ruption Branch, left the Colony an on May 15 last.

He testified as to having on June 5, 1947, accompanied "Johns- ton who was then Sub-Inspector. down to the Sun Sun Restaurant in Nathan Road, from where they could see the Magistracy building Witness Went on to state that later on Inside Motiram's office

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Should they be really hard up, he unid, they could try as a last resort to petition the Governor In-Council to judge their case on their individual merits.

Failure To Declare Gold

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A plea that he was on his way to his family in Taiwan way made by a merchant. Liu wa-Chean, aged 34, when he appeared before Mr Blair Kerr yesterday on a charge of im- porting gold without a permit.

he saw Cowle emptying his left Revenue Officer Knox said that! breast pocket arst, the contents defendant arrived from Shanghai Tuesday and when asked Johnston, fler which of which he placed on the table on May I commend this scheme to Counsel cross-examined witness Cowie, it is alleged, then turned whether he had any gold, declar-

the subsequent

his trouser pockets on both sides ed that he had none.", Inside joal. Nothing came out of Club who in so meny other ways tion between him

them. A fountain pen or pros on the testing of the Chevrolet on 170 demonstrating their true

the affairs of the June 1947, concern for

with Johnston. colony?

VAE VICTIS.

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Mr. Bornacchi asked Yu how piece of

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The Hong Kong-Shanghai Radio-Telephone Service has been fully booked up for the next few rays, the "China Mail" learned yesterday.

Heavy bookings for calls from have to Shanghal

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since the been made Communist Army's crossing of the Yangiso River.

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Accused In Cement Case Acquitted

The prosecutor has very properly laid all the facts in his possession before the Court, and in the circumstances I: refutë, to accept the accus- ed's plea of guilty, remarked Mr. Blair- Kerr of Kowloon yesterday when he discharg- ed Chung Tak, agad 24, on a charge of ob taining credit by fraud.

now absconded.

has vory The prosecutor properly laid all the facts in

Defendant was searched and Pelling pentit came out from one two gold bars valued at $2,200 (16 of the pockets in the foverall, taels) found on him. The cass Among the things that lay on was remanded to this morning,

Defendant wasit charged on The main culprit.continued the table wero five

$10 notes Two gold bars valued at: $224 April 22 with obtaining 300 DS1 Brawn, is Lo Hung who has folche Morrison continued. Johnston tien showed Cowle (two thels) were ordered the bags of cement by fraud,

returned to Yeung Woo Shing psi Brown sald that on April paper- and compared

15, defendant went to the Wing the conversation regarding money them with the dollar notes, after Yung, a woman. inside the lorry during which the which Cowic was cautioned by Young Tse-foo had 1,7 tacks or On Leung Construction Materials Ave #10 notes was alleged to have in. Johnston then phoned up gold valued at $030 returned to Deiler in Mongkok Road, The been passed to Cowie, could take | Shattain, who eventually frrived. | him, place within so short a distance. Johnston"

Ng Tow, to all the may- be cha mg and selling on helialf of the

coutin

in of com 115 Hung plainant, was a fok of the stop and a friend of accused. On April 15, astunet kell for tement for Ng Chut. The price

than explained -- the ] A total of 25.7 faels valued oprietor, Ng Chui;' and his Muadhered to his claim, stoting whole maiter to him to the scaled when Koo Gar-ton? fal- shop: LA

that the conversation did take me of Cowle who remained

allent the whole time.

Counsel then asked wit

witness whether or not any traffe. him by the boginning of June 2 inonces had been served against

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Money On The Table

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The nexi witness AS, P. do which, witriena ugyeoḍ. Up (to) Charles Moftrum - Assisight, Direc- that- time, - -ho-added; · 12ere had tor of Criminal Investikaton, been some summonses, served on } telling the Court his version lof him, but there were arme that the events in his office, said, that had

not Bayet been dealt with, as far-750 could recolisot, the These summonses, witpese zald, £50, in question was produced out were in respect of offences, re- “of the right trousers pocket among

THE EVERGREEN garding riving on the wrong other things, by Cowles the lat

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$3.000 was ordered ito

ed to appear in court to answer a charge of imparting gold with out a permit. Defendant's ball at 120 was ordered estreated,

Pickpocket Sentenced

mand

of...

possession before the douri, and in the circumstances Fa refusing to pedopt the accused's ples of guilty as those frols do not worm to disclose an offence. tiv.plain

Accused made it

it perfectly.

at the time of the purchase, that he had no meney to pay for the cement and the complainant

Bradit him-unilmited

Dent·

a bag was told bat forth accused's selling

You seems to have: let ac- cuped down in that he sold the tendant that he

Accused fave his address 45 coment for leda than it was pur- Austin Road, first floor which had chased for, but accused tendered luce moved, te he false. Lo Hung Lo Hung Immediately the bull

On the sale price; and expressed. Battery: Street,

pay the balance complainant

156 24There is no niggestion of con-

Apri

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willingness

car to! treated lawl

A Chinese teen-ager who skitten90 Py went to an son per possible.

And

the mattery Street Chen-Kau banded / And, that the only way in

pollen SHARE THECide of the road and taking tex, he added, put bath his hands fully extracted a fountain pon 300 Nathan Road, Kowloon

The inent was sold at $420 spires between the socused and Falsongers in excess, un driving inside his pocket which seemed from the shirt pocket of person Phone 59042

too fart. In all ceases, he added to work around inside shortly walking along. Des Voeus Central a bag. On April 15. Cheng, Yad Hung who has now abscond-

at the function

office. Hoss Herendant and; Li Hung met gik he was the driver at the vehicle afterwards he withdrew his

without drawing

the Taccusel" bould” have concerned.

and extended them quickly Street wards the table with the

lightest

attention from the vlo- the $1,200 to defendant who in omitted an 'olance: On the pre- Further questioned,itless tim, qaught red, handed by a turn landed $1,000 Lo Huttot/facts, isoc no hakud on ac stated that he had the impression nearby police officer on Apr 24 Defendant then asked Lung zisobda perk, MD TIME

refore enter that tha*money; wòs (takejt from The complainant did not know

to hand the anunty to the cover therefore, u plea! "not the right frolice pocket when that bie pon was Lalelen until the plant, and kept $20 for hiineilly to the okur, and leave it the hand of Cowls bad with was informed by the polles

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