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Tinker Standing Trial For Alleged Killing, Beheading Of Comrade

A sordid account of how a tinker had his head chopped off by another tinker at a village in the Now Territories on May 19, apparently as'a result of ill-feeling which had been brawing between them, was told at the Criminal Sessions yesterday.

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After the alleged murder, Cheung Woon, aged 28,

was said to have put the corpse and head. in baskets and buried them separately in the swamps and on the hillside.

Chaung Woon, standing trial for the murder of

Cheung Blu before Mr. Justice Williams, -senior-PuisneJudge;-and-a-jury-of-four---

women and three men. He is being defand ed by Mr. D. A. L. Wright instructed by Mr. Y. H. Chan of T'so and Hodgson.

Mr. A.

Hooton. Crown Counsel, slated by Detective

Inspector Roberts, in conduel-

Crown Counsel

[ offence. the jury, states that on the evening of May I, in a certain village near Tof- D, Chrung Woon Killed Ch Baby beheading him sharp instrument.

with a

between them some quarrel monthe earlier.. The

continued quarrel both sides unitig

He

with

Charged With Possession Of Opium

A

Shanghailandër WOR charged at Kowloon yesterday with possessing 880 taels of raw opium.

Arrested by revenue officers at Kal Tak on July 14, Tong Wan- Ring was represented by Mr. M. da Silva,

THE, CHINA BIÀIL, TUESDAY, JULY 26, 1949.

Reminders

Today

Garden, HK Hotel, 12.30 p.m.

Bridge Drive (for elvilians

BOAC Plane Brings VIP's To Colony

HK Rotary Club, luncheon, Root The British Overseas Airways Corporation, air carriers of important people from the UK to. the Far East, brought them in again yestar- day.

and Servicemen) European YMCA, & pru

HK Light Orchestra rehearsal, St.

p.m.

IIK Rotary Club (closed meet. Ing), Root dorden, HK Hotel,

12.30 p.m.

John's Cathedral hall, 6.4 Heading the list was Brigadier C. R. Hardy CBE, DSO, of the Royal Marines who is to com- mand the Third Commando Brigade in Hong Kong. An advance party of officers who di- rived with the Brigadier included Comman- "der W. J. Collinge, Captain M. Evans, Major G. Lee, Lieutenant S. F. W. Brown and Cop- tain J. R. Sturgess.

Kowloon Union Church, Women's

Guild meeting. 10 aan.

Coming Events TOMORROW

Toe Club meeting, 50, Mac-

donnel Road, 8.30 p.m. HK Amateur Radio Transmitting Chinn Society, meeling at Fleer Club Theatre, 5:30 pm Mahjong Lessons (no charge for Servicemen), European YMCA,

Celaxed Hotel,

8 p.m.

THURSDAY Kowloon Hotary Club

meeting). Peninsula 12.30 p.m. Darustormers, European YMCA. p.m. (Jolly Variety Show for Troopa).

R much abusive

some

On the day of defendant's r rest he was about to bourd air- craft for Conton.

Men's Club, luncheon at Root Garden, HK Hotel, 12.45 p.m.

FRIDAY

ng the case for the prosecngunge. The boy decided to go tirsel.

Inway end-leave-the-twn older Evidence given by the prosecuY's

persons to their troubles. When tion's witness stated that on that The statement

Chui had

distance fay prior to the aircraft's depar- from the Butte, he presently ture from the Colony revene HK Light Orchestra, Shgers' re- Leard a cry of "Save life" coming į „fficers direuvered two canvas from the direction of the house. bags lying on the counter un-

Some Ume later, the boy and claimeit by uny passenger, i The deceased's toki, who had The contention of the praseel-gone to Taipu to buy sugar---rg- tion, Mr. Houten continued. 15 that at the time the how was struck, the accused did it either with an intent to kill or to rattre grievous bodily hurin.

urned to the bause.

ther

Kl.

They were met by Chean Woon, who, It is alleged. told

Cought with the de ceased and I killed him." Accused Dealing with the facts accord also told them of an occasion ing to die prosecution, Mr. Boston when the deceased had come to sisted that at the carly mombuis house in January 20 this your of May 20 at about 2 m, the with a chopper and had tried to police of Talpo received rectsin information, as a result of which they went to a certain wanumber- ed but ut a village near Taipe, On entering hot boarn tur potre found certain people in the busse, In going further into rear of the hosise, they looked under a bed, and found a man lying under a bed.

An Inquiry was made by the revenue officers as to the owner of the bugs and defendant turned up and claimed that the bag were his,

During searching of the bags, one witless sud, "defendant plored his hands on the reverse flier's and said that the aircraft was about to trave and it was not ersary The revere Meer tu vunduet further search-

"It appeared that he made ning straight forward statement to these two boys as to his killing of

Mr Cheung Bio," Hoolon old the jury.

The two buys then went into the house and noticed some blou

as well as on the In the foot

Disregards Plea

The revenue officer disregarded ofendant's plea and conlinsted to search the luggage.

As a result one parcel of raw opium was found hadden in one of the bags an In the second bag mather paper panel of raw oglum was dlscovered, Jylax Deferuant Was

As a result of conversation ha-singlet of the accused. In a small buth space in the kitchen,' they tween the policr and the 3, Cheung Woon, the latter took the discovered. palice party along a path towards the seashore some distance away. They then preveded up along a little bil, where the

necused pointed out a certain spot From There, he led the lawmen towards the seashore to a sort of swimp

Find Human Head When Cheung reached particular spot, he stopped, as it looking for something. Pre- tantly, he pointed out the spot An-the-ground to the police. The police then examined -to which the particular accused had pointed.. Aller

!ow stones, digging up

Found inside human head was

spol

2 hole in the ground

Burles Body

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the defence ul-

hearsal, St. John's Cathedral Hall, 7 p.m.

SATURDAY

On the BOAC plane from Alaska had been ot months the UK came three-British_re-lag chartered operations from to the New Colony, it was reported that presentatives Trade Pact With Japan Con- the company will be operating an inter-Slate schedule which con- ference to be held in Tokyo.

main reason for

They were Mr. A.F. Gilbert. stitutes the representative of the Board of giving up of the Fur East charter Trade, Mr. Donald Henley, re-operations, presentative of the Treasury and Miss Frances Barnett, secretary to Mr. Glert.

Another important British re- presentative to the conference is Mir D.11. Hosser of the Colonial

had left for Office who

Japan carlier. The party will emplane They for Tokyo on Wednesday, were received of Kai Tak yester- day by Mr. W.P. Montgomery. UK Trade Commissioner in Bong

Victoria Recreation Club swim-

ming Gala in honour of Sir | Kong. Arthur Morse, at VRC pool, 0.30 p.m.

Salvaging Of Sunken Motor Junk

Russians Aid Im Repairs

Nanking. July 21. Russion technical advisera jore reliably reported to have uided the Chinese Communista recently in reopening the wat damaged Tientsin-Pukow rail- way.

Mr. William R Mathews publisher of the Arizona Star who had been quoted and mis- This is the main trunk line quoted by the Press after the sudlaking North China with the event of the air cash in which Nanking Shanghwi uren.

{

13 American Jurnalists lost their

Ilver in Bombay recently, left

Hong Kong by PAA for

Tokyo.

Travellers say that at least five

ons helped construct a rail over the Twal river, about

Mr. Mathews is on a survey of 100 miles North of Nanking. The the political situation in the Faroid bridge was blown up by the East, was in the ill-fated Con- stellation Which Look Re friends away from him. The

many Tebrit

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Ainerican publisher escaped similar fate when he decided to head for ZL different destination. changing plane al Singapore,

Salvage operations on the 90-ton motor junk Sheung H. which sank within 10 minutes when sudden swells swamped her near Tai Long Kok, South East of Lantau Island, on July 15, en route from the Colony

Mr. Mathews passed a few days 10 Macao. are now under way. The sunken craft was raised

In the Colony, "I like Hong Kong swell time Accesfully on Friday evening and sure had a and towed to Cheung Chau Island here," he said before departing.

And that was a correct quote! by a salvage crane barge.

nicanwhile are attempt-

Diver up what in left of the

tug tu cargo of

of 80 drums of vegetable oils, 100 piculs of salt, 326 pleuls of beans and other general cargo.

The work is

expected to Lake About 4 week.

the deceased

then Becksted and brought to the revenue office covered with a blanket.

Cheung Wood thereupon asked at the airport.

During the the deceased's foki to help him

euss examination bly.

The foki by Mr. da Silva, the court was The of pose however refused, upon which ae-formed that defendant did not used prevailed upon the smaller spent or understand either Man- boy. Chul, to help him out. With dingin or Cantonese dialect,

took they Furthermore, his help, the accused body in a large basket to the hills, eged that during the time when On the way, the boy noticed that defendant was claiming his lug-

Kage, there

another WZM standing by the side of defendant, the body was headless.

In fact, continues the defence, The Sheung Hi Bank stern first this man alse produced the keys when she was about two hours open the canvas bags in which out-of-the Harbour Proper, about the parcels of row opium were 300 yards from shore.

the 17-man personnel wh discovereri.

However, all of the prosecu-nxcept for the ducking, sustained the tion's witness denied that there

no injuries were rescued by pana. ink maillog was a second person standing be-

cratt. side defendant when

latter was

Their personal effects, however, claiming his two canvas bags. went down with the vessel and

cargo, The court was adjourned when the prosecution, which was ducted by Revenue Inspector Fowler, had conluded, his cose against defendant.

When" "They had reached--an ideal spot, the accused dug a hole with a an implement ber rowed from a neighbour for

burled the purpose and

which he body there, aftor covered it with some leaves. The accused then returned to and picking up the the house,

it in another basket. head, put A trip was made to the swampy in a hole the police found a head-ground near the seahore. There it less body,

was buried.

The party then proceeded to the title hill near the spot which had previously pointed Cheting out to them. Under some leaves

Photographs were then taken

The two of them returned to

night.

When they returned. Crown Counsel continued. the accused remarked to the other occupants of the house--who had since re- turned-"If I had known thest would cause so much trouble, 1 would not have killed Biu,"

of the undings by pollee photo- the house shortly before mid- grapher on the spot. Sam pieces of rope as well as a blunket and basket were found in the vicinity of the place.

By this time, Mr. Hootons went on, the police were suspicions of Cheng. Taking him back to the police station, they asked him to forward some explanation about the

to which matter,

Cheung made a statement to the police. Cheung was accordingly clurg od with murder in the afternuan of the 20th, to which he made a voluntary statement in answer to The charge.

Cheung

con-

Defendant, was remantled until today In police custody.

All

Nationaliais

last

of a Construction

temporary replacement has permitted re- sumption of through truffle from the North,

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The railway is of great strate- gie importance in supplying the Communist arive in South China and also in feeding Shanghat.

If it [። true that Fluscious ca- sist:d the

werk, it is the Arst evidence that hey

havo extended their activities from Manchuria

to China proper.

lly

with the Nationalist treaty Government in 1943, the Russians taped Joni operation of the Chinese Changchun railway, the main

Bine in Manchuria. Iteports

Nanking reaching through, the news blackout in the North say

that this-line-and-the- Russian cons-Sluttien now have been connected. Apa result,, Ainska Airlines mpde their through traffic is reported from

from Hong Kong last trip

on the Soviet Erion to Russian oc-

South Sunday carrying a full load of cupled Dairen, Chinese Immigrants to the United churian port.--Associated Press. Stutes via Canada.

Following a report of a con- aiderable expansion of Air France's Fur Eastern operations, another Skymaster arrived at Kai Tak yesterday from Paris, vie Saigon. This brings the number of Sky- masters of Air France on the Far test-run-to-four

PAA Hostess Will

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Closed House Pan American Airways, world famous for their

All three. defendants were ar rested on the aforementioned pre

is at 1 m. on July 26,

Li Fat-lun, aged 20, Tong Fat, aged 28, Leung Fat, aged In spite of his warning to the 17. were charged before Mr. house not to tell Hin-shing Lo at Central yes- people in the anyone as to what had transpired, terday with sleeping in closed Mr. Hooton went on, werd quick-premises on 172 Queen's Road ly spread about the matter, as a East.

the police go! result of which

incident. Crown Counsel went on to say wind of the that the head and body in ques- Before the arrival of the police tion were taken to the Kowloon however, vilage guards were put When the Public Mortuary where a post around the place. moriem was made by the medical police party was on the way to officer in charge.

the village in question, they heard a shot. It was afterwards learnt that one of the village a shot at one wards had fred Cheung Man, who, it appeared, was afraid of being involved in the killing and decided to run away. He has never been heard af since.

of the

Doctor's Opinion It was the opinion dooter that at the time of the blow, the head of the man had Geen somewhat bent forward, There were alec bruises found the arms the deceased,

Hooten

anid, which doctors Klated were made by a rope.

found on the Other wounds hes of the deceased were small Incid wounds on the by

of

of

sharp like a chopper.

with, the colo

the house in which the

murder thok place, Crown

wel told the jury that the house

was, divided

into three rooms,

of whom was the

е

Prosecution's Case

The prosecuting officer said that the building had been found to be in a 'dangerous condition, and had therefore been closed some time

tres ugo.

Although there was no ac. tual aye-witness to the alleged murder, Mr. Hooton declared,

Each of the defendants was given the option of the fine of $50, or 14 days Imprisonment.

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Robbery Case Remanded

Leung Ngan silas Lai Tit, aged 35, Chang Hun-lang aged 20, Ip Yu, aged 33, and Tse Kam, aged 22, were charged at Kowloon yes- terday for committing a robbery with offensive weapons.

second defendants First and were further charged with another count of committing a robbery

offensive weapons.

Third defendant and another man, Cheng Yue!, aged 23, were charged with possessing arms and ammunitions. The case

Thursday.

was remanded

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Peggy recommends the work for those who have the physical sequisites and the deep interest the work requires.

The

Africans Smash Indian Bus

Durban, July 25. Africana unashed and overturn-

Indian driver at Cato Manor, Durban, last right, after an Afri- can woman had been fulally in- jured in a street, ucetdent.

It was an isolated incident and sbe the police, who were quickly on the scene, soon had the situation in hand. Earlier, Indlun-owned

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pubile often thinks, Peggy's job there will be to suys that hostesses are chosen on train air hostesseas of Malavan the basis of good looks. "That is The British steamer Glengyle

Airways on the plan of American minor consideration. Neatness buses were boycotted and stoned the case for the prosecutions arrived here from Hamburg vin

and trimness are more important oy Africans after municipal buses Fight service technique

Hollywood Idea that there could be little doubt the Straits over the week-end, re-

of had been withdrawn from service, This arrangement are about than any that it was the accused who porting a danger to navigation at

result of discussions be-beauty; and ability to meet and -Reuter. tween Mr. Gordon Jones, PAAN | 50 struck the death blow on the 10.15 North and 113.12 East

comes higher the public deceased.

The report described the object

district Sales Manager in Singa- Before Biriking this blow, hoan a yellow, funnel with a black

pore, and

and Captain Roger Mollard, A pretty girl herself Peggy has sure that top about 10 feet high attacked to

which makes Malayan honey blond hair

TO STAND TRIAL General Manager of added, accused made

her eyes browner than they really

An unemployed youth of 23, Li The Giengyle brought 2,884 tons Airways. high wire occupied by use offering any affective pesistance a submerged small vessel,

Dressed in the light blue untare. In the PAA organisation Wing Kwong was committed at of military, stores and has 1,000

form of PAA, Peggy will stand Peggy holds the ranks of a pur-Central yesterday to the next by tying him up with rope.

tons of pig Iron in transit.

beside the Malayan stewardess, ser and has been, in the service session of the Assizes for robbing, Eight passengers disembarked

assisting her in her work, meet for more than six years now. the Tai Burt Goldsmith on May 8, lug the passengers and, in gener

1949, armed with an offensive in here.

Besides the cargo, the British

strament. in actual operations. vessel had also 402 bags of mail, helping to train the girls whils for the Colony and 31 for Canton. FLOOD RELIEF The Shul Hing Company, de- ollerod to a small boy, by a clean cut stroke of an appartment store, has

at Die parently sharp instrument at the donate the company's total turn- Death was over of today and tomorrow to-

Fund time, the only ones in the house, back of the head. Beside two other persons, a man caused by hacmorrhage and shock wards the Flood Relief

sponsored by the Tung: Wah Hos- who have since received from the stroke. His wife, unds

Cross-examined by Mr. Wright,pital. disappeared.

The Directors of the Hospital After the evening meal, the ac- Dr. Alvaros revealed shut, the do- cussed

deceased's toki ceased was five foot seven Liches hopes other companies will fol sent the out ope to buy might, The In height, well-built, healthy, and low suit. accused, the deceased End Chui Well developed. He arrood that Bang-wi were left in the house

Turning back to the events sald

Dr. R. Alvares, medical officer hays, led to the killing of Chrung Blu, Mr. Hooton stated in charge of the Kowloon Pubile that the deceased and his foki, Mortuary, testifled that he held to that a post mortem on the idend body dave Chul Hing, como

te on the evening of May 19. in question. The state of the body had been going on their he said, was in a fairly advance kiness Logether around the New state of decomposition at the The head, he tested, was Territories countryside, returning time, to the house at about o pap.

When the two had returned, completly severed from the body

Sang-wai,

-accused

and

were

when the other two persons op- peared to Have gorie away.

Quornal. Starts

the accused.

Witness also told the Court that he detected some bruises on deceased right blbow, as if when the tires Dwara lafh, caused by having s some qbarali started between: the| Ulf hard di by ropes

.

Miss Gillespie will take turn un different ghis. She will, for instance, fly from Singapore to, Kuala Lumpur and then anelber plane in Penari.

taka

pass r night In Penang then fly back

Joins Early

Miss Gillesple became alr minded at an early age. Hor brother, Hal. s'udied flying ang At yesterday's hearing, the pro- become a pilot. He joined up pristor of the shop and his thres with PAA and worked up tokia testified how the defendant the top flying rank, a captain. went to the hop Just before clus With Hel's exemple before ber, ing time on the night in question

The prosecution was conducted by DSI Soul.

on another plane with anotherEgy took the 'fral fob available and bad look over the show hostess. The groscame covers PAA in her home town of cases Seattle. every souta Di Malayan Air Pro hington. She

and acted as a traffic re

FINED FOR NOT ways Including points

presentative. In this way, Peggy Borneo and Batavia,

learned all about the airline's BEING ON BENCH Operation and when PAA, after Francis Paul Baptiste, spistant, abe, war, added women to their employed at the petropolitan steward rank, Peggy was the Construction Company, was upse prat, in line for the jab.

erday: fined $30 by Mr. Justice haring her many years with willlpens, senior-Pulane Judge, at

alled to the Criminal Sessions for

being FAA, TRULIY has

worldbient nebrly every, part of

from jury ervice.

Ground: Classes

In between, dighis, Peggy will deceased was more robust ban where he examined the body and

head of a man.:

hold a number of ground classes, Under cross-examination, wit-lecturing on the intest American news stated that he examilled the subiegi er-Freplik persenters. cheat of the accused at the time smiling, happy and, comfortable,

Asked about har opinion of an sinder, the headlights of the

idealdir. hostess.. and found no marks of violence. Bien q He admitted however not having alpo examined the shoulder's Hand,

chrests of the accused, as the late Khi cha udice fự thà: ter, had had his jacket still on.

"Hearing" will continue chat :10

Mr. Hooton states, carly morning of

medio

and experience in to lingwith: people

two of the major :

She empbraises that

* Büphela, who filled to nonwer to his name "When Juppie" AURRED. "being: cenfanelled, before `MIRANTE Shetitores der, telei, inter explained, to ide

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