1950-05-11 — Page 3

SOLDIER GUILTY OF RAPE, SENTENCED

Reminders

Today

Y'a Men's Club luncheon, Itoof Gården, HK Holel, 12.45 pm. Kowloon Hotary Club Ladles Day.

Miss Dorothy Lee talks on "Youth Challenge to Rong

Kong", 12.30 pm. Union Jack Club, tombola, 1.39

1.11. IK Women's International Club,

donec, 7.30 pun. Nine Dragons Services Club, Heng

Kong Hand Call, 8 júùn,

St. Andrew's Club, games night

for Servicemen, 7.30 pan,

Organ

Coming events

TOMORROW

Recital, St. John's

Cathedral, 1.15 pm. Nine Dragons Services

Photography class, tombola & jam,

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An all-malo jury, after, retiring for an hour and 20 minutes, yesterday unanimously found REME Craftsman Leslie Jamas Burch, aged 33, guilty of raping and wounding a 49-year- old Portuguese woman,

Sentence of four years and nine months' hard labour was imposed on Burch, who was ac- quitted on the charge of robbery, by a major- ity of five to two.

Mr. Justice T.J. Gould. Senior Puisne Judge, in pass- ing sentence, told the accused: "The circumstances of tha erline are such that I cannot do otherwise than inflict: fairly heavy sentence of im- prisonment upon you.

I am

following a precedent already set in these cases."

Burch remained Impossive as the verdict was returned.

fle was stationed at the 16th Infantry Brigade Workshop un Club, Hung Flom. It had been stated in p.m.; Court that on the night of Feb- ruary 14, he went to a dance on general the Hong Kong side, after which Training he returned to Kowloon shortly

after midnight.

HK Biologieni Circle

meeting Northente College, 5.30 pan. Women's Section, European YMCA, dress-making clinos, 10' a.m.

European

Complainant, who had also returned to Howloon from à dance, bourded a No.1 Route Bus Lo return to the Ma Tau Chung Camp, Argyle Street, where she

Union Jack Club, Whist Drive.

8 p.m. Services

lived." Dance YMCA,

SATURDAY

Burch subsequently got on the Kowloon Gramaphone Society, game vux us the complainant, and

classical Concert, Diuersan attempted to strike up

A con Boys' School, 8.15 p.m. versation while sitting next 10 Race Meeting, at Happy Valley, her in the otherwise emply bus

2 p.m.

She repelled his attempts at con- Clubs,versation and his offer to par

ther fare.

Nine Dragons Services Tombola, 8 pm,

Anking leaves

for Australia

The 36. Anking left for Aus-

tralia yesterday. Among those who embarked for Australian

ports were the following:

When the bus reached Kowloon City-nenr complainant's resid ence-she alighted. Burch fol- lowed. The woman then told him to go home, and started running down the street which led to her house.

Identified by complainant

Burch wen after her,

und

She tried to

Miss L. Monlem, Mrs.. caught hold of her. Mihaleff, Mrs. A. Aispur, Mr. and Mrs, K. J. Molens, Mr. and Mrs. put up a night but he rendered her H. V. Dedos, D. Monlen, J. unconscious either by hitting her Moalem, Mrs. 1. Paduva, A. with his fist or by bringing her R. Wikner, M. A. Brennan, Miss head against the wall of a near- LTBey, Mr. and Mrs. G. Travers, by gateway.

The necused then brought the Mrs. M. Paterson, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Blackmore, Mr. and Mrs, complainant to a hillside, and A. Morawski, Mrs. T. Lewis, Mr. committed the offence. When she and Mrs. G. J. M. Luider, J.nwoke, she found him bending A. Barr, Mrs. R. Veshner, Miss over her. 1. Vesliner, Mr. and Mrs. E. G. When Durch had gone, com- Veshner. E. 7. Griffiths, Captain plainant made her way in a dazed C. O. Gatehouse, N. P. Ivanoff, condition to her house, Mr. and Mrs. P. G. Bourlin, Mrs. The next day, the police werg M. Vlasova, Mr. and Mrs. ́K.notified. Burth was arrested lalo

Air display planned

An air display will taka place in Hong Kong`on May 20. at 3 p.m.

The display will be carried out at Royal Air Force ðiá- tion, Kal Tak by kind permis- sion of the Officer Conimand-

Ing, Group Captain J. Wortal, DFC.

The start with fly-pasta by tile Austera of the Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force and the Sunderlands of No. 88 Squa. dron followed by-wing forma. tion and aquadron formation by the Spinres of No. 28 and BC Squadrons.

demonstration wil

-The Spillirès will also give demonstrations of formation and Individual aerobatics and of cannon and racket" firing and divebombing.

Parachutiate will drop from Dakotas and a Sunderland wilt demonstrate the techni- que of depth charge dropping.

The final item of the pro- gramme will be acrobatics by the Vampire V det Fighter, which will be visiting the Colony.

Detalls regarding the no- commodation for spectators will be announced at a later date.

Bank manager denies bond

rumours

Mr. S. J. Chen, manager of the Hong Kong "Office of the Bank of China, who returned from Peking on Monday, said there is no truth in the report that the People's Governmerit wanted the Hong Kong Office to take a big allocation of Vic

Bonds. tory

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, MAY-11, 105

The Governor, Sir Alexander Granthami photographed at yesterday's coremony at Talpo when he declared, open a new Army jeep track ("China Mall" photo).

Engineering company

holds annual meet

The Hong Kong Engineering and Construction Company Limited held its 24th ordinary year. ly meeting at St. George's Building yesterday, at which the report and accounts for 1949 were passed,

in his review of the activities of the Company for the year. the Chairman. Mr. Lawrence Kadooric, said:

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Governor

opens

jeep track

The first of three new jeep tracks in the Néis: Territories was opened by the Govornur in an official ceremony at Tai no yeast day

The track, which leads off to the right from the 18% mile stone,

along Talpo Rond, connects the highway around the New Ter- ritories to Birds Hill, a military vantage point.

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Speed

The other two jeep tracks Rubin's Nest and Titgn—will' he oficially opened the morning

The jeep track, Birds 4,500 yards

Nest,

in length, 3,700 yards; of which of concrete; was bullt' by the Tith Tield Squadron, 24th Field Engineers Regiment, RE The work was started in Septem ber last year and executed an average number of 35 troops and 550 Chinese workers.

by

The Governor was welcomed at the ceremony by a guard of the 11th honour made up from Field Squadron. Buglers of the King's Shropshire Light Infantry sounded the Royal

Sir Alexander ascended the hill in a jeep accomp¤klóð ́ ́ by Lleu tenant-Colonel E. R. Stack, CRE 40 Division. In a second jeep was

Com Major-General Evans, mander' of '10 'Division,”

Pupils win prizes

in contest

The Chairman explained that all copies of the Memorandum

Pupils of the Hong Kong and Articles for Association' were lost during the Japanese cecupla Middle School, Diocesan Girls tion with the exception of one School, Belillos Public School, "The net profit for the year copy h the hands of r Man and Kowloon Tong School won under review amounts to $418, kam Lo. It was necessary there the first prizes in the "Happy 402.41 after writing off deprecia-fae to have new copies printed, Children" Picture Competition.

with some minor alterations. *** tion of our properties.

The results: Present at the meeting, besides

GRADE must be the Chairman, were Sir Robert

I. Class 1-3 and "To the above sum odded the balance of $217,103.81 Ho Tung. Mr. Horace Kadooria Senior Midule Classes), 1st Prize turried forward from last year's und Mr. W. A. Welch (Directors) Leung King-woon (Hong Kong account, making a total of $835,- Mr. Ernest Sahmet, (Secretary) Middle School), 2nd Prize: Mar-

and Messrs. A. V. Skvorzov, David | saret 566.22, now avaliable for approud mess. Grant, A. M. Braga: Commended: Lillion Lee (Royden Allen (Royden House). priation. It is proposed to wrllo off the remaining $120,000.00 R. Souza, Lau. Lol-on and Chan House), Gladys Chow (Diocesan war losses and to transfer to Wal-chung."

Girls School); Maureen Chow wa

(Diovesan Girls (School). plant and machinery replacement reserve' $400,000, leaving an un- appropriated balance of $115,506.- 22 to be brought forward to 1950 account.

The result is pleasing and i Is hoped that the Company will | soon be on the way of paying

investment, E return to shareholders on their

ore:

ROTARY CLUB OFFICERS

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GRADE (Class 4-6, and, Junior Middle Classes), Ist Prize: Mignonette Tin (Diocesan Girls School),- 2nd Prize Telu Shul- Com- cheuk · (Queen's College). New officern for the 1950-51mended: Tong Yiu-sheung (Tak year have been elected by the Ching Middle School), Yu Ot He said the talks centred on Ginzburg, P. Nadall, Ching Kwan- the same day at the Hung Hom the future activities of the Bank's

Hong Kong Rotary Club. They chuen (Ling, Tao Middle School),

Trul Cul-ling (Hing Yan Aiddler tau, Mrs. A. B. Bothereft, A workshop, and eventually ident!- overseas branches, and how they

President A. el Arculli; Vice-School), Lul Chung-kit (Wah Kiu could assist overscos Chinese in "Referring to our Building President: J. C. McDouali; Hon. Middia School Loretta Chand Dimoff Mrs, Elizabeth, Mrs. led by the complainant as her providing facilities for their re- Estate, Crown Leases 2834 Secretary: J. Picciotto: Eon: (Sacred Heart); Elins, Mrs. D. Famina, V. Fomin, assailant. S. Gebler, Mrs. Selda, Josef, S.

all our houses on T. L 2657 Treasurer: Chester Huning: Direc Burch's defence was that ho | mittar

homittances home,

As a result of these talks, said have now been received. Surfactors: Hugh Braga, George Lin, Heetman, Mrs. Rosa, Miss Freida, had accompanied the woman in H. Komissaroff, Mrs. Rechil, G. the bus on the night in question, Mr. Chen, it has been decided that ing of the roads carried out by John Yuen, W. Pennell, Allm Priinary Classes), 1st Prize: L (Belilion Public Korenchevskys, Mrs, M. Koren-without her objection. When

Houses bullit

Schooly, Lueung Woon-mun (St. China may

keep their funds in been completed. Miss Irene, A Larisch. Mrs alleged, she told him it was get foreign

before

Commended: Paul's College). currcacy, and partial

Fong Sik-yin (Hong Kong Middlo Emilie, E. Lissagorsky, Mrs. Ping late, and started to run. As drawings may be made from time {dition; and as finances permiti Altcloss, Mrs. T. Lubatovich,

School), Wong Wing-kwong (Pui Maliaviin, W. Marbath,

she did so, the slipped and fell to time, to be converted at the

Ying Middle School), Yung Wing- required Nicolsky. 1. Nizynski, P. Petrol, As a scult of this, blood poured official rate as and when

hung (Lim Pak Middle School), -mouth."

by-the beneficiaries. H. Rosenbium, L. Schlesinger, out-of-her-

Wong Yun-ying (Pui Ching The accused maintained ho This would be a great con-

School).

H

GRADE 1. (Class 1-8 and

chevskya, N, Kott, Mrs, Ludmilla, 1 they reached the bus stop, heuple remitting money back to the Government at our cost has P; 'Jagtlint' and M. N. 'Rakusen. Chun-suen

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the war are in fair con- they are being gradually brought

to' their pre-war stale,

The building covenant respect of K.T. L. 4137 has been

in

WEDDINGS

Mrs. A. Shablinskaya, I. Visslalin then went up to her and support|venience to people remitting funds complied with: by the crection of their 'forthesming weddings;

and N. Vinogradoff.

FATSHAN TO REPLACE WUSUEH

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Butterfeld und Swire's 8s, Fat- shan replaced the damaged 55. Wusuch on the Hong Kong Macao run yesterday.

The Wusuch entered Taikoo

ed her in his arms, taking her to home for maintenance of their the nearby gateway of a house familles,

in Argyle Street, where he leani Mr. Chen said reports that he ed her against the wall. Afraid had been called to Peking to dis of being seen with a bleeding cuss the closing down or whole- woman, he claimed, he did not sale retrenchment of former officiat call for help, but left the place or semi-official organkations were at once.

entirely without foundation.

As far as the Bank of China is concerned, said Mr. Chen, it will carry on its business as usual.

Mitigation plea

Burch denied having been on Dockyard yesterday, for repair the hijizide at any time with the which, according to estimates complainant, After having left yesterday would cost more that

"thon | the place, he said, ho went to si

HIL$50,000.

British

on Monday morning,

the collided with another vesel, the ss. Nam Guan, shortly after leaving Macao for the trip to Hong Kong.

There were no reported casual ties in the collision."

It is not definitely known how long it will take to repair, the Wusuel.

RAF TO PRESENT STAGE PLAY,

prostitute's place somewhere near his camp and there had inter- course with a Chinese woman.

After the verdict had been returned yesterday, Mr. Y. K. Mok, defence counsel, in a plea

Reconstituted

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The following have announced Herbert Hall Fierce, PAA Trat four new houses on this low. We have applied to Government for dc Representative, at Petinsula GRADE 11. (12 years and un- will be Hotel, and Mise Teresa Stella der), 1st Prize Pak Sin-yung. Crown Leases which

Marques, CPA flight hostess, Kowloon Tons. School), 2nd Issued in due course.

427 Lockhart Road.

Prze Arme Choy (Diocesan Girls School). Commended: Lim Man

the very

New equipment "During the year, we purchased latest type of Franki pling equipment with three sets of fubes and hammers of Various diameters and weights. bringa

the total number of rigues, stenographer, "of 14 - machines we have available up to wood Road, Around Boor. (Kowloon" four, and we are now able to Randolph Buri, merebant, of 48 Ram-tong (Governachlor drive long and short piles to Granville Road, Kowloon, and Behou Lionel Davies (Kennedy meet archieping, machlite * has| |*****

Igimció Manuel da Silva, garage manager, o1:45; King's' Road; top

Diocesan tiris School), Anne Boar and Miss Stelin Marin Mulchan (Kennedy Road Junior Sadick, of 4 Seymour Road:

(Kow Schooly,' Pettina" Berglus * Flight Lieutenant John William Pie, divil engineer, of IAE, Inen Junior School), Cecilia

Toad (Kennedy Officers Mess; Kal Tak, and Miss

(Kowloon Junior Hetherington!

This Maria Teresa de Menezes Rod Brandintor School), Mak

Advisory Board arrived in the Colony, and will

put to work in the course of the next month or so. An advance The reconstituted Labour Ad-payment of 338,070.24 bat, been

of miltigation recalled to the Coueron and tippointed by the triado in respect of the equip

the evidence of the good charge-

chine, withi

amounts ter of the prisoner given by His Governor consists of the following ment. The total cost of the mu-

members who, "have been Invited) to.

$280,000. commanding

quarry at Tal Wan had

vidus goodECT, RICE PA to serve for a period of one year

after the dance, on 120, KUNDE WAAY Opserver); Mr. Charles Edward

"Our Cessories,

Mir Mok elis mentioned that The Commisioner of Labour been kept busy, and centelinated Furth had hoch away from hothe

come line and the resulting (Chairman); Commodore Leally to a certain extent to the pront

of the

for the year Company temptation which overbock hin Newton Brownfield, RN, (Services

under review:

"Our war losses have now Front.

Michael Terry, Mr. John Finnte been written off Mr. Mok was instructed, by the TY. Tung and Mr. U. Tat- ers represent"-"

The report and accounts werd The Royal Air Force Kal Tak Hong Kong Bar Association He chec, (Employers

then put to the "meeting, and Amateur Dramatle Society will was assisted by Major Hicks of tives); Mr. Hon Man-wat Mr. Lal carried unanimously. present Kehneth Horno's comedy the Army Legal Department. Wah-hin, Mr. Fung Holschlu, Mr. Lorence Kadooric.-

Tans Burps Out at the Astra The prosecution was conducted Lee Wai-lam (Workers' repre- Ing by rotation, was re-elected

Tak, by kind

by Mr. A. Hooton; Crown Coun- sentatives). Cinema, Kal mission of

of the Officer, Command-201, nesisted by: "Detective Sub Secretary of the Board with

Captain J. DFC.

ain J. Worral, Inspector F. Lowe,

Ing. ed performances will bo

Hiven today, tomorrow'and Satur- day. This will be the seventh pre- sentation since the Society' was formed in February 1948:

Jaße Steps Out will be pro-

by

Squadron

Leader J. A

du who made such a great

UNEMPLOYED FINED

Two

Radporle

Boord

Are

the Board

rotir

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Mr. MH Lo, also due for tirement, did not ask for re-dec- on, owing to: ill-health, and his place, which he and "futed (sincq 1934, was taken by his brother, Mr. M. W. Lo.

Lowe,

Bingham and Matthews were re-appointed auditors at a remuneration, of, $3,000-year

"At - an extraordinary - general meeting held immediately afters wards; a✨ resó.ution was passed

be a Labour Oficer.

Lawrence M consented to serve on the load during the period that Mr. C.Z.M. Terry is absent from the Colony on: legve.

members of the Although all

are appointed. by the unemployed Shanghat Governor, the employers and success of Worth's Eye' View" men, Wong Tak-chol and Cheung workers' representatives and the cast will include Flight Chi-hong, ware each fined $85 chosen on the basis that two of Lieutenant J. Fennel, the star of or one month by Mr. F. each group are nominated by the adopting the new Articles at · As-

d'Almada at Kowloon yesterday. Governor and two are elected sociation of the Company, "While The Sun Shines","

They were respectively charged *** K32) with attempting to use a Star: ---- Ferry ticket not Issued in his name, and Larceny of a walle containing trám, and forry: tiéicete und "$1,50 belonging: la “Miss Josephine Stanton, ja

BLOUSE OR SKIRT

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To Chanel inson at Four home na enignated

ke traffeʻon Ppäder, Büroot? ...

Our Blekter Bätri Racka" wil bet

Inspector RC. Cheng said that, ralfore the atmation. The reckoned Wong war caught while attempt. capable "at: Kakking Kong the mating to cross thelharbour, with thi Uns: thejunal tram ferry ticket on Sunday "erasing | ticket, stamped with tho

Won Mold the police.

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