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Ex-Nationalist Soldier Fails To Take Revenge

Reminders

Today

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8 pm.

HK Rotary Club luncheon, Roct Garden, HK Hotel, 12.30, p.m. Society of St. George. aanual

meeling, HK Jockey Club board room, Telephoné House. 5.30 p.m.

HK Football Referees Association. meeting. Prince's Bldg., 920 Par ..Kowicon Union Church Women's Guld meeting. 10 a.m. Light Orchestra rehearsal. Se Cathedral huil, 6:45 Fun. HK Art Club, Monthly Exhibition, entries for hangings received between 10 am, and 12 noon.

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A novel ˇand subtle, form, of getting. revenge was brought to light at the Criminal Sessions yes- terday, when 0.28-year-old ex-soldier of the Chinese: Nationalist Army was convicted of uttering letters demanding money with menaces from five local theatres and a cotton textile-factory.

Chu Wai-man, who conducted himself with mili- tory exactness in Court throughout the pro- ceedings, pleaded insanity. He admitted

however sending the said letters and request- ing the money to be paid to certain others in order to frame them up.

According to the prosecu-

He told the Court that, during tion, it appeared that the pri the prisoner's stay in the prison, soner had wanted to get his he appeared to him to be quite own back on his wife and taotional-and-sane. Fie could not In one for having seduced see that anything was wrong and run off with his wife and with his brain. the other for cloping with his concubine.

Chu was arraigned before Mr. Justice Williams, senior Puisac Judae, who deferred sentence un- til Wednesday for further medic- &al observation.

TOMORROW

Photographs of Paintings by Mr. & Mrs. Chin-San Long, 217A, Prince's Building.

even and one A jury of six woman found the accused unani- the six HK Photographie Society, Month-ously guilty of all

Dinner, Cafe Wiseman counts in the indictment. 7.15 p.m. Speaker. Mr. Chin- san Long.

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Society, meeting at the China Fleet Club theatre, 5.30 p.m.

Debating & Discussion

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Replying to a suggestion from chu that X-Ray be used on his brain, Dr. Lee said that X-Ray. Would not reveal anything.

Wants Brain Specialist

The accused then reiterated that at Tientsin the dector had told him that as a result of shell thock, there was something |

his wrong with

brain, Chu then asked the Court permission for a brain specialist to examine him.

his

In the course of his summing-

Chu, on April 14 of this year, demanded $30,000 from the dires-

Questioned by Crown Counsel tor of the Prince's Theatre. On the 16th, he demanded $20,000 Docter Lee said that when Chu from the chief manager of the was examined by him in priser, Toe H meeting. 50. Macdonnel Ko Shing Theatre. A demand for he made no reference to his train

Road, 2.30 p.m.

$50,000 each was made on the or any such abnormality in Group. 30th to the general manager of head. There was only some de

West the Queen's Theatre, and the tormity in his left arm.

King's Theatre.

On May 16, a demand for $50,-up to the jury, Mr. Williams told Eu-1000 was sent by the accused to them that the accused had put in the general manager of the World a plea of insanity, and that the Theatre, and the manager of the onus was thus on the accused's Wyler Cotton MIL

part to prove that he was insane. Mr. A. Hooton, Crown Counsel. The evidence must show that he assisted by Detective Inspector was more probably insane than Forrest, conducted the prosecu- not at the time he wrote the let- Peninsula Hotel, 12.30 p.m. tion. Chu was not legally repre- terS. T's Men's luncheon-meeting, Root Hooton told the Court that disease of the mind causing the

Isented Garden, HK Hotel, 12.45 p.m. HK Women's International Club in each case, the letter purported defect of reason, and that he did

Dance for Services

come from 2 gang. It also not know what he was doing, or personael,

knew, he did not British Council documentary aims. mentioned that the money asked) that if he

know it was wrong" the Puisne Helena May Institute. 5.30 for was merely being borrowed.

The letters pointed out that if Judge directed. p talk by Mr. A. J. S.

the recipients did

Deliberating for five minutes, Major on "Law and Order."

Comply with the request as set forth, the jury brought in the unanim RAF Association Luncheon, Jaco serious measures would have to ous verdict of guilty

bean Room, HK Hotel, 12.45 be taken

against thers. They counts. PIL.

added that if the recipients re- Declaring that he was satisfied Exhibition of Photographs ።

verdict, Mr. Williams Paintings

ported the matter to the police, with the by Mr. & Mrs. their families would be killed.

teld Crown Counsel that he did Chin-san Long, 317A Prince's

not propose to pass sentence on Bldg.

Ctu until he had been under further observation.

Correspondence

(Continued from Page 2)

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not

Bombing Threat

The letters further threatened that the theatres, and

factory

You must find there was a

on all

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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1949.

This new pier at the junction of Gloucester Road änd° Tennochy Read, Wanchal, is expected to be completed next month for the Hong Kong and Yaumati Ferry Company, Limited. A new ferry service, will then be established between the Wanchai District and the Mainland. The facries will run between the Tannochy pler and the Jordan Road terminus. The additional service will relieve pressure on the existing ferry services considerably. Last year The new route will also the combined ferry services carried a total of 64,500,000 passengers help ease the congestion of buses and trams between the Central District and Wanchai, (“China Mail" Photo).

NT Rumours Denied

Hong Kong WHE plagued yesterday of

with rumours arrests and killings in the New Territories. All were. However, categorically denied - by the authorities concerned.

One rumour sald Revenue Officers arrested two soldiers of the People's Liberation Army.

A further rumove said two British soldiers were killed near the frontier. Later in the day, rumours circulated to the effect that two mem- bers of the Police were thot and killed.

The Government Public Relations Officer and the Army Deputy Director of Public Relatiens denied the rumours

Absent From Jury Service

Paul

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Ocean Pride To Leave HK Today

According to arrangements completed last even- ing, the 500-ton tówboat Ocean Pride" will leave the Colony today with some 300 Na- tionalist soldiers and their families for Hai+ nan Island.

Last minute refusal of the soldiers to discard their uniform and surrender their armaments pre- vented their embarkation on the Hoihow- bound Norwegian motorship Mui Hock on Sunday.

"We have completed Our plans to send the soldiers to Hoihow tomorrow. But there's still one little matter left, but that, we feel sure, can be settled without difficulty," an official of the Hong Kong Ship- ping Corporation, agents of the Chinese vessel, declared last evening.

Fire Alarms

Put Into Commission

Locations of the fire alarms are on Queen's Road at Holly- wood Road, Des Voeux Road West at Bonham Strand West, Morrison Street at Wing Lok Street, Holly-

Holly-

he had forgotten was being towed to Taiwan by the wood Road at Tunstrege

He revealed that Mr. P.J. All fire alarms installed in the Maley, master of the Ocean Pride, Central District, except one at Junction of William Calderara, wanted to resign because of the the Garden Road

Kennedy Road, will be put into A. Keller and incident It was not a question of any manager of EA

"We have not received his re-commission today. to see Company, Limited was fined insanity, be added, but

$35 In question would be bombed more into the sccused's menta-by the senior Puisne Judge, Mr.signation officially. But we think

lity.

Justice Williams, for being ab- everything will be settled without and burned if the money went

Commending the representa- sent when his name was called difficulty," he added. Fluorescent Lamp Tubes

unpaid.

The Ocean Pride will leave tives of the theatres and the fac-up for jury service yesterday. Sir-My attention has today The letters instructed the resory concerned, the Puisne Judge Commenting

Calderara's without the tug boat Heath, which been drawn to an article appear- cipients to deliver the money to thanked than for the prosepti- excuse that ing in your paper in which the various different people, amely inde in which they delivered the about it yesterday morning, Mr. Ocean Pride last week, when she wood Road at Shing. Deputy Director of Health Ser to one Tsui Kam-shan, of Kow-

to the Williams stressed that the duty of was "commandeered by the Na-Bonham Strand East End at police. vices stated that an official ware-loon City, and a Choi and Tong threatening letters over

| JUTY service was cre of para- tionalists,

from Queen's Road, Staunton Street at evacuating ing would be in the near future Read, first floor.

Sui-yec, both of 475 Chatham "I would like to stress to mount importance and that the Samum.

Graham Street, Lyndhurst Ter- Issued through the Public Rela

Lot During her stay local waters race at Wellington Street, Robin- Bons Officer concerning the dan The recipients of

the letters every member of the public that excuse of forgetfulness was

on receipt of a letter of this na- sufficient.

no replenishments were sent son He

Road at Mosque Street. Des ger caused by the careless hand-handed them to the police instead use, he should take it without Calderara was reminded by aboard despite requests for food Voeux Road Central at Man Wa ling of broken fluorescent tubes of complying with the requests delay to the restest police sta Court to come again on Wednes-supplies, according to the official. Lane, Des Voeux Road West at restilting in serious injuries. As a result of investigations, the ten and report the matter," he day for service again at the

The

soldiers have their own

Wilmer Street, Chater Road at Recent reports in this vein ap-acccused was later traced lying at concluded.

Criminal Sessions.

supplies, which they broughtIce House Street, Queen's Road pearing in the Press in England the Queen Mary Hospital. After

along with them when they for Street at Gage Street,

Central at Pedder Street. Peel have already draw attention to some inquiries, and as a

bly boarded our ship," he said.

Bonham the allegedly poisonous nature of sequence of what he told them,

to Hothow is very The trip the certain Beryllium Compounds, Chu was eventually taken te

short. Their present supplies can Stubbs Road at Jardines Corner, However, we have been informed police station and charged with

easily last that itag," he declared. Peak the Research Laboratories of the offences.

The Ocean Pride is riding at

The system is the ATM non-in- anchor in Kowloon Bay hinder terfering type and is the most surveillance by the Marine Police. direct and effective method of Nobody is permitted shore, leave. calling the Fire Brigade. The The Ocean Pride called at the action being simply to break the Samim Chinese Maritime Custerns glass (preferably with an instru- Station in Mirs Bay on a routine [ment), pull the handle situated visit en route to Taiwan with the immediately behind the glass, re- tug boat. Heath under tow on lease it and wait for the arrival

of the Fire Appliances... October 19.

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The handwriting in the letters

England that Beryllium Com-in question was

examined, and

pounds are not used in the Osram found to be identical with the Fluorescent Lamps manufactured handwriting of the accused.

by them for general lighting pur- Mr. Hooton went on to say that;

Fishmongers Face Robbery Charge

poses. Such compounds ceased to it was Crown's case tuzi the let-How a traffic officer was disarmed and told to

be used early in 1946 when they ters were written by the accused

were replaced by the more effi- to get Tsui, Ma and Tong Sui

cient halo-phosphate powders.

yee no trouble.

Some time bur

before the events

The 'General Electric Co, Ltd. father state that this change concerned, there had been some was made on technical grounds trouble, between Tsui and the ac purely for the sake of improved cused. The latter had accused enciracy and at there has Tsul of having run off with his never been any, evidence from concubize. This was a clear mo- their own experience that the tive for Chu on which to have zinc Beryllium Silicate previous-acted upon, Crown Counsel said.

used by them in

themi Discharge

Lambs for general lighting had any toxic properties. As a sale- guard. however, reasonable pre- Cautions should be

taken breaking up old lamps.

L. A WOOD.

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Revenge Motive

Referring to Ma and Tong Mr. Hopton. said there, appeared to be that Ma had seduced. Tong --who was accused's wife--and had taken her away. Counsel submitted that the accused had thought that if he could imn.... plicate the two men and his wife | in his letters, he could, get them

into trouble and thus get kis{ revenge.

be on his way by two men, one of them arm- ed, on the evening of September 5 at Pitt Street, was related at Kowloon yesterday before Mr. F. X. d'Almada when committal proceedings started against Chong Kam-tong and Wong Wing-chai, fishmongers, who face charges of armed robbery and possession of -arms and ammunition.

The charges against defendants were that they

robbed Sub-Inspector Yeung Yuk-cheung of -- one .38 Webley Scott revolver, six rounds of ammunition, one landyard and one wrist- watch, and on September 17 they had in their possession the said arms and ammunition without a licence.

Chong faced an "additional submitted. to the jury charge of robbing Cheung So, that if they came to the concha taxi driver, of, $24 in his taxi

Soldiers Board

The Nationalist soldiers bearded the tow boat from Junk The master was instruct- ed to evacuatë them: to Hainan Lajand.

The Ocean Fride returned in local waters but was stopped by

Road at Eastern Street

Film Shows For Children Wanted

The British Counch have been

the Marine Police fram entering asked by a number of parents in the harbour. She, anchored in Hong Kong to run a film show Junk Bay Walle negotiations for children on lines similar to among the local authorities went those they already arrange in the Helena May Institute for mem- bers of the public.

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She was give our ultimatum to clear local waters by 5 p.m. on October 20.

Several circumstances prevent fed her departure; ?

Then arrangements were made with the Chin Seng Hong ship. ping organisation to take the soldiers and

The Council has agreed to do this

on Thursday, October 27 at 4 pm for chlidren up to the ag of 16. -- Children or the heads of

schools should apply to the Brit- ish Council Office, Statue Square (Telephone: 24686), for tickets

The seating accomodation in the Helena May Institate is limit

Eight new residential buildings, sion that the purpose of the let-at Boundary Street, on Sep. then took his revolver from His Haitians their families, to which are free.

saw first defendant point his revolver at his back.- The second defendant, be said,

cesting about $480,000 will short-ters was only to get his wife and tember, 1.

holster, and the first defendan: The company agreed to trans ly be built for senior Govern-two other men into trouble, Chu

port the soldiers provided thes Inspector D.L. Davis conducted relieved him of his watch. ipment officials. ✨

was still guilty of uttering let-the case for the police.

After asking whether he had surrender their arts and discard The houses, to be occupied by ters demanding

Yuk any money on his person and upon their uniforms. They would be 10 familles, are expected to be menaces.

money with

Sub-Inspector Yeung theung, sttached to the Kow-receiving a negative reply, wit-treated as ordinary passengers. completed in six months, Ow

Corroborative evidence was then loon Traffic Office, lold the Courtness was told to start his motor-We have consulted the Nor Own Correspondent.

given by the managers of the six that he was on patrol duty on

cycle.

wegian Consulate on this matter comparées concerned, and other Waterloo Road under the-railway

and have been advised against Ng Cham, driver of the taxi, witnesses. #RIB-WHITE & GOLD

But Taui, Kam-shan, who resides bridge at 11 o'clock on the even told how be was engaged by the taking the soldiers as they are. we are willing to receive at an unnumbered hut in Kowlooning of September 5. He saw taxi defendants on the night in ques-

official imroducing complete stock of City, seid in evidence that be die No. 4795 of the Peninsula Taxition at Taipe Road and forced to them as erdinary passengers," an Seng Hong... de- of Chin clareri yesterday. the attention of "The soldiers refuses to abide,

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Commando Bound Over

dinner and tea services, sold it not know the accused before, Durand shouted to the driver to stop. Kowloon, He said that in his at driven at fast speed drive for half an hour around did he take any part in the The laxi 'not only failed to stop tempt to attracts he purpose-by our conditions on Sunday. n the sum of $250 to be of good

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ing up. of threatening letters Ma Choi also denied any part but picked up speed to 40 miles law enforcing

the demands.

an hour. He gave chase.

In his own defence, Chu said; At Pitt Street, near Tung Fong

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Wholesalers of CUT-DIAMONDS

ly drove without light. After the They were alonpride our salp behaviour for 12 month when traffic officer left he was told to after agreeing originally to ober he came up

our instructions: But we could d'Almeda at Kowloon yesterday drive to Shangshulper, but got in evidence that he was once in Street, the taxi stopped and he the Chinese Nationalist Army, pulled up to the driver and ask Argyle Street.

Lent to commif a felony. $48.00 During a battle at Tientsin, heed him why he did not stop, when that on September 1 he was en- Seong So, Blue Taxi driver, said had because shell-shocked. A he was dignailed to do so,

Inspector

said that de Hidden fendant was first seen by a Chi- doctor had, certified to this in this moment the two passengers than Road near Argyle Stree defendant at

Dese detective $25.00 Tientsin, he added, and had in- in the rear seat came out

tire trying to open the doors of several cars in Hankow formed him that be. had some- When the drives was about to and was told to go to Boundary

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to Bute Set where defendant on Homent Hill near the In-scienting to stort He chased Liberty Diamond

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hard while his right moved to Wall and Mr. Perkins Police pm. yesterday,

Defendant, pleading ginity, told medical oficer of the Victoriaward his own revolver when

Armourer also gave evidente Fous fire appliances answered the Court that he was under the Bemand Prison was called up by

he felt a hard object against his Hearing was adjourned untis the call and had the freunder infuence of liquor and did not the Court to testify on the mat

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