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THE CHINA, MAIL, TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 1950.
APPEAL COURT QUASHES
CLIMBING THES MATTERHORN
CONVICTION OF MAN CONDEMNED TO HANG
Personalia
Mrs. D. Durfe Mrs, E. M. Smy- ly, bir. and Mrs, Ahp Tein-sang, Meyers. S. J. Bardens and B, Whistance left for Tientsin yer- terday by the as. Hunan,
Mr.
and Mrs. Ahn Trin-sang left Hong Koag for Inchon, South Kořen, yesterday by the ss. Hu-
nan.
•
Mr. Harry Hudson, Director of the United States. Information Service in Hong Kong, will be the guest speaker at the Y's Meat lunch on Thursday. His subject will be "USIS."
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A man condemned to hang in April för murdos had his conviction quashed yesterday by the Full Court of Appeal which hold that the trial judao had_mirdirected the jury on a point re- garding statements made by the accused after his arrest.binati
Yip Kiai-you, 26-year-old unemployed, was order- ed to be remanded in custody until the next Criminal Sessions pending an alternative in dictment of robbery with aggravation against him.
KA
The Appeal Court held there had been a misdirection in that, the jury may have considered it was invited to pay little attention to the Eng- ish translations of the Chin- csc statements concerned, and also that the Chinesal members were to substitute, their own knowledge of the language and advise the others accordingly, The Senior Pulsna Judge, Mr. Justice Gould,
Acting and the
Mr. S.E, Walker, Manager of the Far East Division of United States Lines Company, arrived in Hong Kong yesterday by the 38. Pioneer Dile. Mr. Walker, who formerly inade his hondquarters in the Colony, recently transfer-Puisne Judge, Mr. Justier Scholes, red his office to Tokyo, Ho
termed the Appeal Court yes- Appellant was represented by Mr. John McNelli, KC, instructed by Mr. I. W. Gunter..
At
present on a routine tour of Unit- ed States Lines' offices in the For East Ile is accompanied by Mrs. Walker and their daughter, Karen.
torchy
They could alap raise obirellons themselves do the translation if they disagree with it, but it is their duty to do this in open Court in order that all particit may know,
The
quashed
If a juror forms the opinion that a translation is inaccurate or defective, he should not keep his view, to himeckt, until he is behind the closed door of the jury rom," Air, Gould, stated,
"It may
be urged that the Chinese juror does not need to rely on translations, as he can, read and think in Chinose."
Appen! Court recalled Crown Counsel's concession that if the, Court considered that, there had been, a misdirection. on this assisted by Detective Sub-Inspec- Appeal Court accordingly Mr. Hooton, Crown Counsel, point, the conviction should bu Week-end departures for Hano tor C. A. A. Nicol, was for the
The and Saigon by Air France includ- Crown.
conviction which ed Messrs. H.E. Turner, Lan Tan, i
Yip, who lived at ? Sugur was brought about by the state- M. Longeaux, A. Tsan Guy-Street, was convicted of the ment in question-the only evid chung, Mrs. Chau My, Mr. and murder of Law Sin-fan, 33-year ence directly implicating Yip, li Mrs. R.A. Wabrousher, Mrs, Ly old. pardener of the Tiger Lalm ruled on unnecessary the discus Thart, Mrs. F. Piquet, Mrs. Will-Mansions. Causeway
sion Bay.
of the other grounds of son and Mrs. Schulumberger. October 22, last year. He was appeal,
alleged to have bee
been among croup of five
went there, early in the
men who
rob the gardener. In the course morning to
of the robbery, Law was fatally Mr. and Mrs. J. Lalchand, Mr.
stabbed by one of the riders. and Mrs. I, Scott, the Rev. P.T. the Acting Chief Justice,
Sip was sentenced to death by Pilat, Messrs, L. Ramchand, K.TH. WHliams, Kishinchand and Yu Chun-lee left for Mani on Saturday by the ss. La Marseillaise.
Arrivals from Indo-China by Air France on Saturday included Messrs. D.P. Currey, Eu Keng dean, F. Roger and Tran Cus.
Departures for Saigon by the sa. La Marseillaise Included Mr. and Mrs, C. Cauvin, Mr. and Mrs. Day Ky-quang. Dr. and Mrs. P. Wong, Messrs. Lu Se-hok, Jack WR. Lee, Jean Roux and R. Minulti.
by CFA..
.
Arrivals here on Sunday from Manila included Messrs. A. Wil
On
Mr. E
The prisoner's appeal was heard last raonth by the Full Court of Appeal, who reserved its decision after hearing arguments from counsel on both sides.
Submission by counsol
the
Naval rating fined for assault
Charged before. Mr. Hin- shing Lo with assaulting a 17- year-old pantry-boy of the China Fleet Club early yester- day morning, P. M. Spencer, aged 20, of HMS Jamialen, at first entered a plea of not guilty,.
suverior officer, Lloutenant Bush However, after consulting- bis RN., he changed his plon" and
Sub-mont, Trang Chot
Governor of Macao visiting Hong Kong
The Governor of Mayap,, Commander. Albong Rodrigues de Oliveira, and,, Mrs. Oilveira, arrived here last evōning on a brief holiday vlált by the British river ataamiar: Tak Bhing. The distinguished arrivals accompanied by the Governor's ADO ware welcomed, at the Tung Oit Whart bỷ Dr. Eduardo, Brazaey-tong Kong, Portuguesa Consul-General, and Mrs. Brazao. —. ("China -Mall" photo).-
Revision of cable rates announced
Revision of cable rates, effective as from July 1, 1950, was announced by Cable and Wireless Limited yesterday.
The revision is being made following modifica
tions to the International Telegraph Regula- tions decided upon at the Telegraph and Telephone Conference held in Paris last year. In so far as the local tele- the main interest will lle in. graphing public is concerned,
NLT telegrams. As from July 1, only full rate telegrams will be accepted.
Argos Hill
seamen in Court
Charged with disobeying a awful, command, 19. sedmoa (50) 156, 15 TArgos. Hill appeared
herose BF. X. ɗAlmada at
Cowloon yesterday.
Elevor of the defendants are Europeans, and the rest. Arabs. They were alleged to have ra- fused to put the vessel out to sea as the captain had ordered.
Defendants. appouted
..
to tho court for permission to engagu legal represcritatives.
Permission, was granted and the cise was rentanded 24 hours.
Paruling settlement of the case, tho, as. Argos. Hill la tied up in Kowloon, Bu43".
Thip 5,000-ton vergel, command- ed by Captain, S, M. Mallott, artlyed here from Karachi a few 'days, age with ja full load of
cargo, mostly cotton.
The vessel is under charier to the Trially. Development. Com- pony whose agents, are Dodwell and Company Linxilød.,
The 19 seamen, Inyolved in the case 'ure: Fireman, Ahoied Moh- xin, aged 51; Fireznan Ahnigu All. Grenser Sald Hassan, ed 51;
od 48; Fireman, Guld. Stich; Cook Abdullah, Sallam; Foreman blohamed Abdullah aged 01: Greater Kald Ghalch, aged, 34, Greaser Said All, aged 14, Ste- ward, Marcel Roger Anthony Lawrence; Steward Alfred Jones, nged 39 Able Seaman Patrick Anthony Hynes, Able Scamun Jones Dunne Able Scainan James Hutton; Fifth Engineer Robert Collle; Steward Bay Connid Brier- Jey; Ordinary Seaman William Lenmens:- Ordinary Danny
Sooman Booker. Able Seaman Michel O'Leary; Able Seaman Alvern McGanves.
HK and Kowloon Residents Ass'n
meeting
schemes and the enlisting of gymnastic and Banitary
new members were discusse.).
his quarters ap of these special rates, a reducilon | about 75 pending by LT infense residential accommodation.
*1
en-
place
The
..
WHA
Jnvited
Mr. Tsang Shiu-shan, chair- man of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Résidents' Associp- tion, called a series of counell meetings recently at which the In its judgment yesterday, the
-te-opening of Chuk Yuen Park Apocal Court recalled Mr. Mac- Nell's submission hat the judge
Present, rates for. China tele-rkating rink and promoting of Swimming Pool, planning of a Mr. and Mrs. S, Schaer, Catanine, the Chinese writing on had wrongly directed the jury to
grams; pro 54 cents full rate, tain and Mrs. T. Pedersen, Mr.
32.2/5th centa COE and 27 and Mrs, W. Rawitz, Mr. and Mrs. three documenta containing the
cents for plain Chinaus... Hambls, Mr. and Mrs. R.P.
neeused' statements, and to as-was, Aned, $650,-ordered to pay $50 the abolition of CDE, LC and
For Macno the rates are 12 conts John, Messrs. ES. Hall, A.Cerinin the meaning or correct compensatiers to complainant and Comber and M.L. Austin left English translationa,
bound over: In $150 for a year.
full rate, 7,1/5th-cents CDE, and The object of the meetings was 12 cents plain Chinese.
to restor pre-war welfare under- Ilong Kong for Marseille by the further contended, had misdirect- that
The judge, M." "MidNeill - had
C. Y. Chon sald
For the European
pean Continent, takinga, such as free schools and Ss, La Marseillaise.
To compensate for the abolition the full rate is being reduced to
public clinics, and to urge the or the jury that the Chinese was sleeping in Mra.
cent, with the same building of mere houses to in- G. Avila, Messia
writing pa tho 07.
documents won the China Fleet Club on Sunday is being made in the full rate. Stuart., F. Yu Y-gin and E. Koomissible evidence of the mean- night when the defendant
The full rate charge for a tele- privilege of
The Hong Kong and Kowloon of LC and NLT. ing were among those who left the contained in
tered his room at 12.20 am, and fram, sent to any part of the
Residents' Association new full rate for France.tablished in 1838.-Publie opinion Colony for Manila on Saturday Counsel had maintained that touched him..
Empire, which is at present HKS1 Spain, Switzerland and Sweden of local residents was usually re- wrongly gave these Tsang objected whereupon do--a word, is being reduced to 80 is HK$3.05 word. direction
to the jury without fendant struck him on the jaw cents a word..
The minimum informing counsel for the defence and mouth.
The rate for Helland, however, presented through this association number of chargeable words is which is fixed at the same rate of his views as to the meaning)
·· of the Chinese writing or putting fendant would be, in the Colony
Inspector Chen added that de-ave.
Government,
FIRS that as tha
Association for the United States,
Dr. Wun-T Cheung to be its chief CDE telograms which consist namely HK$1.20 a word, full rate. his views to the witness expert in for the next 12 days after which the Chinese language
of codewords of five letters following the Bermuda Conven-adviser. Other prominent re- he would salt with his ship to each, ne mixed codewords, and
on the list are: Mr. P. H. A further ground of appeal by Japan and
sidents fs remaining the would
after w'or, return In
pinja language, counsel was that the Judge wa August.
аге entirely
Sin tincharged.
Wu Pak-choun, Mr. Ng wrong in admitting
the statements After defendent had changeit Full-rate messages may, after
abolished.
Press messages within the Com- Shi-ho, Judicial advice, Dr. Cha
Yong The ton,Wong---
Tam they were admissable, he did Bush all that, defendant had mixed language. For code, bemg reduced one-third Instead outalde the Empire the charge is or
Tal-tung Yu not direct the Jury adequately on Eeen drinking that night. He had letters will continue to be charged of one-half. certuln evidence affecting the been in the Navy three year for as one word.
chi; dentist: Ma Ming-tak, dentist, weiht to be attached to them. at his conduct had always been
Rates for radio-telephone re-huen, medical advisers and Mr. Drs. Wong: Yat-hung, Wong Man- A third ground alleged certain satisfactory,
LC and NLT. telegrams, atm main unchanged. At an inquiry into the death other misdirection and lack of
New rate, cards giving full re-K Cheuk-hung, Chairman of Aning defendant, Mr. L present charged for at one-half of Pun All-mui, an eight-year-direction on other aspects of the sold that Law and order if we and one-third respectively. of the vised rates for all destinations Chinese Central Chamber of Com- old girl, who died as the re- case.
Colony must be respected but full rafs, are being replaced by are being printed, and will be merce. ault of a traffic accident in
for plain available in a week or so. because his ruperlor ofeer spoko 4 letter telegram) Pokfulam Road at the junction
well of him, he would not impose ng charged at 50 per cent of the
language messages, which are be of Island Road and Victoria
a prison term on defendant. Road on the afternoon of March 12, held at Central yes terday, the fury referred to the negligence of the drivers but also said that the road should be, widened,
500 and R. Lobo.
Inquiry into fatal traffic accident
Dr.
MI
-evidence at all—Alternatively, j'his plez to guilly. Lieutenant July 1, consist of plain, secret on monwealth remain unchanged, and Messrs. Lau Tal-
Vital importance
After going through the evid there was no doubt that where ence in question. Mr. Gould said the official language of the Court is English, the correct method of establishing the
of the menning contents of a document in a Mr. J. Reynolds ant as Coroner foreign language is by puiting in :4 while Sub-Inspector W. Eggica-evidence translations the ac- ion of the Traffic Department curacy of which is sworn to by conducted the, inquest. Inspector Eggleston
competent translators.
outlined Veferring, to a passage of the
Man gaoled
on menaces
charge
Sentence, of 12 months* hard the facts of the accident saying trial summing-ua es quoted by labour was imposed on: Wong
larry No. 5079 driven by Tsang that the Anoral Court agreed Tam at Central yesterday when Pei-wing was approaching the that the direction was not in ac- he appeared on a charge of of the roads, when Tsang cordance with the rule that the demanding money with men junction saw,ab oncoming bus. He pulled
full
new rate applicable to ordinary rate telegrams. The minimum number of chargeable words in 22.
a
Application for bail refused
Mr. P. J. Grimths applied before Mr. J. Reynolds at Cen
LC telegrams to any part of the Empire are at present sent at 50 cents a word, with no restriction ns to the number of words to a messpre
telegrams, at 33-173 cents ord are charged for at minimum of 25 words, or $8.34.
the new rates come
into an. LT telegram to any part tral yesterday for bait on be- Commonwealth, with a half of Lin Mo, who is belag $8.80, that is words at 40 cents deportation procedure. each, (half_reetings Letter protested against-
The GLT
FRESH FISH PRICES
-11
Prob, shaverage priča, peklined at the Hong Kong, Fish Wholesale. Market, Kennedy Town, yesterday wara
Tollow Conker
·Other Grouper
Ginge Fish
Elrat quality Average
m'enity
*exity
$1.00
$2.02.
1.25
2.44
1.30
3:14
1.50
1.27
white Fomize), (large)
8.10.
1,00
Mong. Bole (larus) ..
2.80
1.19
Golden. Thread
4.70
159
1.20
LIB
In his application Mr. Griffiths Red Sea Brea large 160
the Police
Cotter Pike
240
1.05
1.47
(mall
2.40
1.12
70
45
Alundas' price were
$3.70
1.97
1.83
3.10
2.50
1.07
1,37
the Police for long periods with Golden Thread ...... 1.04 out active steps being taken and Head Grunt
1.10
1.30
1.00
1.80
in toward the wall on the left the evidence of the contents inces from a retired seaman on Telegram) service within the detaining a man for over threcil Bar Tail
and In doing so crushed, two pedestrians against the wall.
0.
for fall rate, will; revert 19inati allow; baita safi hè could finis Tall merconnecnie wLOGIJE
Petty
English translation.
June "It follows therefore the docu- ment referred to geing of Vita Detective Sub-Inspector Hc Commonwealth will remain und wecks on deportation procedure
... One was Pun, the deceased importance in the case that theifung said that defendant and five 80 per cent of the new ordinary consent of bal.
chanced, but will be charged at without an interview and no'
·Bud: Grouper, and, the other was Li Sab-ying.
appea
must succeed unless the others visited Yuen Yam, a create The minimum number of who suffered a fractured pelvis better view of the law should be red seamon at Sassoon Road chargeable words is reduced from that there had been autes in the tacaq Soin large
Mr. Griffiths also painted out an. Right
Whith Tomfret,; (Boraw), 7.1A Both were taken to the Queen that. In the particular circumst and demanded HK$2,000. Ther 13-to 10; Mary; Hospital but Pun died on ances obtaining in Hong Kops,
threatened
past of people being detained ibylland (mall) complainant with the way.
So much for rates for messages Arte medical evidence had jury should be allowed to apply then they money
which,
not
within the Cogimonwealth. been given concerning the death its own knaw
That said
What there had been a great deal Brad Head (small) .. 3,01 Meisages
to U.S. of public comments. wat to pay of Pun the jury of three retired
for their silence ad
(Conjur Pem ་་་་ "The general
ha part of the Yuen, they alleged had made
For messages to the United for about 20 minutes before re doctrine of judicial notice, is that money by smugging
Mr. J. Reynolds, refusing
Rd. Sa Dream (large) 1.89 tho States of Amarlon the charge application for turning a verdict,
ball, Juries may apply, their own
After bargaining with the men: The verdict was "The cause of knowledge of, matters, within the complainant paid them HIS OU
as the secretariat for Chief. HKM1.20. This has been, the Chinese Affair objected to it and Frederick, Howard, aged 30 of negligence of the drivers of the edge and experience." Mr. Gould arrested, leath was by accident due to the ephere of their everyday knowl Inter he reported the matter
Onicer Gordon old full rate until the beginning as an interview with the defen-1119 Jamnic appeared i before. the Tollee and: defendant "was
elothlal month when. It was th-dunt had noi bus and the lorry, though, their continued.
ACE. taken negligence did not amount criminal negligence;"
At the trial of the node Defendant Admitted...his gui he said If-npgeared, from the
appelion but said that he had only spent The jury added a rider which names of the Jurors that there the other 3900. asked the Court to bring to the vere two Chinese, two, Portuguese
sit while the others had taken notice of the proper authorities and three Erlich, Of, the last the width of the-road at this we some may have been able to point. They added that the propes speak a Chinese, dialect. The authorities should be asked either composition of the jury war to widen the roadway at this resonably representative of an I particular paint and add foot.
patha ar ciso a woming sign beverage fury ot, the present time. placed at the junction :p the two, roads warning all that the road at - this point was, very nARNES row and care should be taken.”.
-ROAD CLOSED
1.
ta
Jury onfitled to see
creased to HK$1.60 as a result However, Mr. Reynolds said that it Hu-shing Lo at Central yes- Rouple cart or from July, penduation for bal (when the case had causing, grievous bodily harra of the devaluation, or: Sterlina." | lenye was given to renew the pp-rglas, oula, qharge of wounding. ages to the United States at comes up in Court again on Jund to David McManus wrJune 11, HK$1.20 a word, full rate; and 60 19. Jaunis word (half rate) subject
to a minimum of 23 words.
Philippines...tho: rate for
Manitur is being-roduced from 80 cristo 60 centa word,
FORTHCOMING WEDDINGS
other places in the Philippines, the mente las reduced vita, a:-uniform
For
FOOD AND FUEL COSTS
Jetentive Sub-Inspector: C. Popa successfully applied for a remind of three days Is Naval custody for, the Police to conclude their injujeles. HIGLA PLASTIC SPRAYU Profsels, mertoes, thair, modern way dline pentasilva,i,contingi
dezing, es durable, pla
Food shifnal-fidag for the week ended.:
charge of HK 1:15m, word, i · June" 10. ferved; by, the · Labozz," Ofice.
Albig reduction will be mada for mentor
resta: Slam. The new tate Rice and Flour; 7.2 cuiller
prent charge of $2,251, 4:00 all, 0.7 epitr Pombeirates for Indonesia iare, p.3 catly thenand
HKLEM-82, workalnya,
Thờ fury, Mr. Gould went on at the original
of 39
de HKS17Na sword.10 against the
stables, 1.0 ca
Bill Cabbar♫ 13 catty'
gives lini
Vinterima.. Read from, at midten Ting to the road leading to, Maliní Dolar Millary Clintonvill | be clared to vehicular impio: <fign 7am to dip.m; on June 15 and from 7 am, lo 4 p.m, on June 10, i
China and Marash eati
Cuing and EERO, NO AJORZ Viewood) 19.castice, "baine, mhile in the pre- Bean Curd, 14" pluomi that CDE s to be abolish- Total
quick'
$4.9750
1.1599
2216
•Insther'
Thenő), Lehalt vakarai lan kan si achiné“.
brow
1.800.
| 3360,
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