Prosecution's evidence in
alleged bribery
The case for the prosecution against the four Northern Chinesa and one American who are charged with offering and actually tendering a bribe of HK$6,000 to Mr. Thomas Clunie, Assistant Superintendent of Polico, Traffic Department, began bofore Mr. U: Reynolds at Control yesterday.
The defendants are: Ng To-ping. allas Woo Tyln, athe. Wen Tho-ptap aged 10, travelling trader;
| us that of belonging to Murphy,
the second defendant.
case
Reminders
Today
Swimming Gain. Europoun
YMCA, 7.30 p.m. followed by relay race, polo match against HQ, 20th Medium Regt. RA.
Union Jack Club, dence, 8p.m. 'Nine Disgeda Bervlees Club,
tombola, 7.30 p.m. NAAFI Club. dance, 8. p.. Crown Land Auction Sule, at District Offer, Kowloon
When questioned as to how he knew or reengnised the voice un Charles Joseph Murphy, aged belonging to Murphy, he said 34. an unemployed Amerienti
that he hutt heard the voice over Nga! Wan-n dias Nparcarptiones which had been tapped Wing-nam. albur Wei Yun-an to the telephone and then at later ager 20 unemployert;
atectings had met Murphy and Thomas Cheng. alias Cheng after hearing blm speak recognis- Min, niins Chan Ming-sum, agerted that the voice he had beard Magistracy 11 an.
master of the Huakow Store Over the phone on Jine 7, talk-Screening of educational films, pt |
big to Mr. Chinle belonged to
37,
of 130 Taip Rend, an
Counsel objects
Tsang Tal-mun, nas Teang Murphy. Tean-yan, alias Tseng Ching- yen aged 40, partner and super- visor of Yut Yuct Electric Bulb
Workshop,
The first four defendants are charged with coruptly promis- ing Mr. Thomas Clinic the sun of HK$6,000 on June 11, if be would asist them to obtain officiul approval for Bruing Beences In respect tu motor
vehicles,
Are
All live defendants charged with actually tender.
At this point, Mr. Chan rals.
objection ad கந
saying that what Mr. Shaw had heard over the telephone should not ba admitted as evidence, He ob- jected on the grounds that the witness was trying to introduce to show that a conversation had taken place between Clunie and Murphy on a cortain date. That evidence, if admissible, eald Mr. Chan, should be given by thân. Clunie.
Chinese YMCA (admission free), 8 p.m.
Social Dinner Dance In nk of HK Anti-TB Association, The Gripps, HK Hotel, 8_p.m. Diocesan Boys' School Old Boys Association, dinner at Käm Lang Restaurant,
Coming events
TOMORROW
Wah Yan Past Students' Asso- ciation, monthly luncheon. ilk on "Typhoons" by Mr. 1. Starbuck, Jacobean Room, HK Hotel, 1 p.in.
NAAFI Club, besch pienie, 2.30
p.m.; tombola, 7.30 pan.
ing HK$6,000 to Mr. Clunie at
Mr. Chris also objected on the 46. MeaDonnell Road, ground grounds that Mr. Shaw and the floor on June 12, and all the "valee" over the phone were tre defendants arc additionally visible to each other-in other Cheero Services Club, tombois, charged with conspiring 10 words It Was tantumbunt to gether on divers dates between praving a statement made with-Nine" May 20, 1950 and June 12, 1050, out the possibility of the owner Originally
i
the
voice challenging or con-
7.30 pan.
Dragons Services Club. tombola, 7.30, pan.
SUNDAY
donnell Road, 8.30 p.m.
YMCA, talk on "Is Religion A Failure" by Mr. Du Toit, 8.45 .. Nine Dragons Servlees Club, film
show, 8 p.m.
charge was for on divers dales
conspiracy tradleting the statement, and a Toe II classical concert, 50, Mac- between June
third reason Mr. Chan gave for and June 12, but Mr. Show applied for the amend-objecting was that the telephone Arinchair Group, European ment of the charge in Court yes-conversation was mere hearsay.
terday and as Mr. Y.H.
Mr. Reynolds said that pra- Chan.
who spoke to Defending Counsel, raised no ob-vided the party jections. Mr. Reynolds granted
Cluale over the phone was the amendment.
proved to him satisfactorily to have been one of the
accused then the telephone conversation was admissible as evidence, and
had heard the would take before they could Mr. Shaw
All five defendants pleaded not guilty to all the charges through thel Counsel, Mr. YH. Chan,
THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, JULY 31, -1080.
Miss LM, Harris speaking, of her experiances on a 'journey down the Burma Road, at the British Council Librery yos örday, Bouted in the front row la Mrs. M.A. Pearson, who travelled with Miss Harels. ("China Mali” photo).
British women describe
trip from Red China down the Burma Road
An
interesting talk on Kunming after the Com- munist tako-over, and .of a trip down the Burma Road, was given jointly by Mrs. M.A. Pearson and Miss L.M. Harris at the British Council Library yesterday.
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Recordings made telephone conversation and then obtain the offeinl approval and In his opening, Mr. A.A. Shaw, had later recognised the owner Mr. Clunie replied that it de-Chin where they had made Asistant Superintendent Police, who is also seting us pro-was satisfied that one of the decis
of of the voice he (Mr. Reynolds) pended on how soon they got the scenting officer, revealed that on fendants was the owner of the They then agreed to meet the Your ocensions, recordings u!
and therefore ruled telephone conversations and con- telaphone conversation as dans versations between the defen-
sible evidence. evidence overheard
voice
the next evening.
"The next evening," continued Mr. Shaw, "a Palice party walled Show Mr.
the basement while we were continuing his related what he had the room c the first foor the telephone above Mr. Clunie's room at 48, prosecution did not propose te during the conversation between MacDonnell Road,"
Cante and Mr. Clunie's residence hing been made.
However, Mr. Shaw uled, the
but
about 10
10 p. secution believed that sufficient Murphy, the second accused. handed the first
:
Court Brevities
For the snatching of a wristi watch from the hand of Milas Angeline Lee of St. Mary's School in Austin Road on Monday, Lak Kal-yeung, unemployed, was sen- tenced to six months and six strokes of the cane by Mr. d'Al- mada al Kowloon yesterday. De-') fendant was ordered to serva two additional months should he bal found unit for the caning.
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Pleading guilty to a charge of carrying on the business of n Chan Yau, manager of a marino marine dealer without a licence. dealer's shop at 070 Canton Road. was oned $250 by Mr, d'Almada at Kowloon yesterday,
had changed for the journey were all forgeries. A good friend, however, helped them put and said they could repay him later In Kuaming.
He was dismissed on a charge Although the truck was engaged of receiving seven compression for their exclusive use, Felix load-engines, valued at 34.000. thu
it half full with his friends property of the and others who wanted to go to Ordinance Depot. Defendant, wan Shamshulvo shio, and there Was nothing|bought the engines for $1,500. Miss Harris ur Mrs. Pearson could sold them to another marinej do about it.
denler for $1700. The Magistrato In view of the forged, notes postponed the question of resfitu, Felix scenied to have regarded the tion of the engines until next two foreign lady travellers with week, suspicion.
The next trouble was the loss
Some pictures of Kunming and of places along the Burma Road were shown before the talk. Both Mrs. Pearson and Miss | Harris had been teaching in the Yunnan Teachers Training College, which is subsidised by the British Council.
Miss Harrls, who spoke first said they were
sorry to leave
many felends. They had to leave by the
Rond, because there was no longer any alr service out of Kunming
Reactions of the populace to the Communist take-over, with the usual welcome to the new rulers, flag waving dances etc., were described by Miss Harris.
of Mr. Pearson's bag containing On a charge of aggravated as- her eheque Stalin for Shakespearo
book and the recordings before the Mr. Clunie and the volce which
other sault, a womun. ¡II Ho, had her The five defendants arrived and
documents, and It Court is evidence,
wag
never ball of $100 increased to 85.000 as the pro-was identified as belonging to at
Mr. Clunie
The Communists allowed the established how it came to be by Mr. F. 1. d'Almada at Kow- defendant a
loon yesterday when Inspector J. corroborative evidence could
academic year at the College to stolen froin, tha: truck, be Clunie said that he had the piece
of paper,
whereupon the
finish.
threa -The produced against the defendants.
journey through Burma, Orem told the Court that com- They have put Jelter and wanted to know first defendant gave a sum of Mr. Shaw continucl
Russian sparking professors is scenery, and its people, were intalnant Lam Lin-yau on Wednes that the "they had agreed to pay the money to the second defendant, recordings were at the disposal
day underwent an operation and In and have replaced the study described by the speaker. of
Murphy, who money.
in turn handed t
A.vote of thanks to the speakers
hurt a miscarriage. the Court and the Defence Coun-
masterplecos 3n Westorn Murphy then asked if Clunia to Mr.
literature,
Complainant sel was at the liberty fo hear
war alleged to was proposed by Mr. Pearson an with excerpts of Mr. had autographed the book and
Clic.
then counted the them if he so required.
Stalin's speeches.
behalf of the British Counell. have been negaulted by defendant hla namo put
on it and said money in the middle of the room
Some of their colleagues had
Mrs. Pearson, who has been 15 on July 12 at 165 Tung Choi that he would take his friends and said "God save the King for suddenly sprang into prominence years in China, sald she would be Street, ground floor.
ice that back and when they fal victory" and then sat down. following the change-over,
going home to buld suld
house and had seen the book in print and The
which Mr. Clunie Miss Harris, words
"but our feelings has been out 10 years, sald she zetile down. Miss Harris, who signed then his friends would spoke were the signal for the towards them are unchanged."
Tam Chi nged:21. who ha know that he (Murphy) bad
Police in the basement to rush
previous Miss Harris and Mrs. Pearson would return to London to finish two
convictions tor into the room which they baon doing real work.
did an had to adve
her course in Chinese at the larceny,
·ødvertiro for a week in
sentenced to 15 The conversation
arked Mr. Clunie where he had between
the
before they
thou
London University. papers
She speaks months" hard labour by Mr. and Murphy
wer Chinese fluently. oblained the continued
money, Mr. Clunie given their exit permit.
James Wicks at Kowloon yester- day on two charges of being found in a dwelling with intent and receiving "a "stolen" - Lélre: the property of Mr. John W Willams. U.S. Vleo-Consul.
Sub-Inspector C. Y. Szeto stat ed that on March 3, Mr. Williams' house was broken into land pro- verty, including rome esmoras, worth $6.000, was stolen. Da fendant on the same day sold thi; Leica for $650. Early yesterday morning defendant was arrested after he, made an attempt to es-" cane by fumping from the veran dah of the first Aoor of 9 Play- ground Rond tvliere he was found
He said that the recordings had been made on June 3, 7, 11 and
12.
Mr. Shaw said that tor clarity'. sake
he would ask Detective
Sub Inspector H.C. ui, to give evidence of how he had drawn
of
They
up a plan of Mr. Clunie's omer Clunie at 46, MacDonnell Road, ground concerning arrangements of let-then pointed to the first defen-travelled by car and truck to the floor on the night of June 12 anters of approval and Murphy had dent and said that he had given border, and found their fears of in the early hours of June 13 and said that he would see a
then had four photostat
copies Liberty" that afternoon.
mude of the plan.
At this point, Mr. Y.H. Chan
interost
Letter read
"Mr. to him
broken down bridges totally un- two ex- founded, ns with only
all the bridges were wel
even been Searching of luggage was carried out most thoroughly by the Communists. Each person was allowed to take 60 Chinese silver dollars on the road.
Then Mr. Shay sald he left The room on the first floor and proceeded downstairs.
At this point the case was de tand hind
The trucks carried charcoal
Allegation in Commons on
Israeli Army
London, July 20.
burners, as in war time, the easi The Israeli Army was ac
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nyked the Court It Mr. Shaw Then Murphy spoke of a letter himself, was going to give evi-which he had received and readjourned until today. dence in the case.
it over the phone to Mr. Clunie. in the
of Justice," Murphy spoke about ratios ask- sald Mr. Chan" belleve Mr.jing Mr. Clunte to take the figure Shaw is going to give evidence, six, and the sum of $80,000 wa which is important to the case, mentioned by Mr. Clunie. and if he to give evidence he Murphy then asked ace the should be asked to leave the letter and made arrangements tr Court unti
Is his turn to plve see Mr. Clunio the next day in the evidence. However I rea- his omeo at the Central Police 1.se it is difficult for a prosecut. Station saying that he would
The journey up to the border finger-nails of Acabs by a ing officer to be absent from bring the others wits end if they Malaya to study all aspects of and it was only over the harder to partiment verde Koreans' heroic
observera to was uneventful, sald Miss Harris, Conservative Opposition Mem- Mr. Reynolds then said that reply was that if they came along munist guerilingainst the Com-hat they ran into some dificul- in Parliament yesterday.
him.
Court while he in
ing the prosecution."
Mr. would bring the
the difficulty could be overcoma they would
bring the
AUSTRALIA SENDS ARMY OBSERVERS TO MALAYA
Canberra, July 10. Australia is to send a small team of
of petrol being very high. A fir cused of adopting
อ
Nad
of 30 gallons cost £30 in Kun-methods and tearing out the ming.
This was contested by a Labour
money.
Arthur
The Acting Prime Minister, Mr., At this stage Mrs. Pearson took Member, Mr. Barnett Janner, who
(and.
he
by Mr. Show giving his evidenco Here the telephone conversation this today, said that the benefits. first, to which both Mr. Chan anda t
Mr. Shaw agreed.
to an end. camo
Mr.
Forged notas
rescue of two
U.S. airmen
W. Fadden, announcing over the talking from Mias Hor-la also (Chairman of the Zionist Federation of Great Britain and Iroland. Continuing his evidence, 10. experience in jungle warfare Mr. Show's evidence Shaw said that on June 8,
of the team's members would, at
With the American Forces Mr. Janner described the at- After Inspector H. C. Hui had
legations animal alld Wicked in South Korea, July 20. the same time, be at the disposal instructions Have
to soveral
of the given evidence
British authorities on the Police Officers to watch the meet-
At the border the party had statements." of how
An American pilot and the to change trucks, desired. Instructions of Mr. Shaw he had Ing between Murphy and
and they Mr. Kenneth Younger, Minister | observer of an observation made a sketch of Mr. Clunie's Clunie in the office. He also hail Interest in the Malayan situation
Although Australia has a vital engaged gene from a Filipino of State, told Parliament that he plane, shot down North West: room on the ground ficor of 48. installed in the office recording there is no special significance
ramed Felix for 300 Rupees to could not make any statement of Tacion, owe their freedom MacDonnell Road, as it was on machines.
take them and their luggage to about the accuracy of these acand probably their Bves to the night of June 12. Mr. Shaw Then on June 11, he installed the team," he added.
attached
Lashio to the decision to send
counts then gave his evidence.
the herolem of two-Koreans> Their Arat shock came when Major Legge-Bourke asked if One recording machines in the base
of the Koreans is in 'hoa- Mr. Shaw said that he was ment of 48, MacDonnell Hand Quartermaster-General of
Major-General W. Bridgeford, Felix told them the Rs.100. note the British representative, on tha told by Mr. Thomas Clunie, As- and he and inspector Hul station-
pital with a serious wound. The sistant Superintendent of Police, ed themselves in the room above mission-Reuter.
plane Traffle Office about a matter con- Mr. Clunie's room on the ground cerning a gift of money offered floor. They had raised several to him (Cluuio) hy a certain
floor boarde so as to be able to
party.
Mr.
how,
Australian Army, will bend tie and it subsequently turned out United Nations Heller and Works
thes they handed him was a forgery, Advisory Commission to
Shaw then told the Courtice into the room below. Magistrate loans coxswain
on his instructions, record- 'Certain signals had been ar
Then Mr. Shaw related; a tele- phone conversation which took
·place at about 12.45 p.m. that day which lasted about 10 minuten. between Mr. Clunie and n voles, which he (witness) recognised
first,' second
and fourth, dej
tife
olane and re rûn to “the
that the 500-Rupees which therAgency could be instructed by
When the in British Government to propose crashed in flames after being hit all possible aid to Arab families by North Korean fire, a 16-year- old youth, Roko Pak, from the Miembora of which 'ware deposit- ed in the desert Wadi Akabs of village of Vichin, near Taelony May 31 ment after severe Il-trent and drother
the alimen
that there were conicling d
pilot Pak dragged the „counts of thle Inoldorf,” Mt. towards A schoolhouse, where Jannor surged the Ministar 8 GTE
forward were holding n adviso that these "rash en position. He had almost reactio wicked statements, with "yagara | his goal when
chot he was fo freatment wheuld not be through the stomach by North made" and that 'Mambors Thould take. "nóło of the facta
$20 to pay his fine
"Aftar Mr. Younger-submitted from the burning founded i
and pótlóf fanclass"
acidlers. ile, the other. :Korom;;
assisted the observer, had Tijor Leage Bourke Invlot disappearicans and Pak are
ing machines were installed in Mr. ranged so that when Mr. Clunie Clunie's office at the Central received money from any of the Police Station on June 3, and men who visited him the Police recording machines attached to party which was hidden in the
Despite the fact that only he had been in the Colony for his own telephone by the Officer-basement would rush in. In-Charge of the Communications
Mr. Bhaw sald they saw the few minutes before he was about a week and was about to
In the dock, charged and fined try and renew his iconec. Workshop on June 7
When the Police apprehended fendants enter the room below 320 for a harbour offence, thom at about 10.60 p.m. that 45-year-old Wong Kam walle-alm, he had no money aboard night and talked about several ed out from the Marine Court However, defendant said, he had fund therefore was not, balied out. things. Later While they were yesterday morning, full of told his fok! to get some money baving a drink, Murphy sald gratitude and beaming with and be at the Maride Court to the Minister to examine, a photo that "thp:3. had better"come to 30 sendin
Both pay off his fine t
genth which he claimed was now in hospital-Reuter, the point and that-if Mn Hi
fall on Marina Defendant assorted, that big taken of one of these pen, with Clunie gave them the letter he Court Magistrate T. Low thought perhaps His foki could no finger hails torn out would in turn redelva ton per who lind loaned him $20. to ohind the Court and hence was not Mr. Younger stressed that th carit of the 800,000 which was able him to pay his fine and avoid present then stiskakak matter should be invelfianted by -to be paid.
He was no $10. Later, the Mixed Armistice Commission Special concession
Wong was released and promis-fendant was brought to Mr. Lows and not by the Betten Govern They then discumed about and ropy Mr. Low. Her to pay on his fins of the condi- counts and 1 canta
ed to return to the Marina Court ofeo where he was given (money)) rumt. "There are, confileting ac special concemion and asked "Miri Clunia What Would happen if he opladde began when Sub tion that he retum and repay the statement about the accuracy or
Inspector Wood for the Marind money." (Mr. Clurile) was loansferred) Pullta, tuboarossed that he comenzilo kadar to the Court raker- However Mr. thip card, that all de ser totimized bent wat uw gous conswainscot there was no likelihood of a not lowed, Cha Ko Lang charwait with anchorn
on Wednesda
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