1950-07-27 — Page 3

Counsel suggests affair involving

solicitor, film director was instigated

Suggestions that the affair involving the two becured at the Compilaty Trial had been entirely instigated by Mr. Tom Cashman, Assistant Director of Criminal Intelligence, and William Henry Cowio, word made during the trial's third day yesterday.

Denying these suggestions from the defence in the witness box, Mr. Cash- man agreed, however, that at the time of his Investigations he was aware that he was "treading on a rather perllous path."

Marcus A. da Silva, solici- Mfr. Sheldon then asked witness Cross-examined by Mr. Wright tor, and Shao-kwai Tam, aim whether it did occur to him at the Noronha Bald he received director of the Yung Hwa Mo-ume that he was treading on a cheque for $4,000 from Cheuda tion Pictures Industries Ltd., rather perilous rath, to while Dik-chan through a Chinese man are Jointly standing trial on alive.

Cashman replied in the afflima- whom he did not know. He m charge of conspiracy.

ported, this to Silva, and was in- structed to make out a receipt. which he did,

They are alleged to have con- aptred to get false evidence from

Cowic.

driving school owner, between: May 11 and June 2 in connection with a manslaughter ease than ponding against Cheung Dik-chan, Chinese film actress.

The case is being heard before Mr. E. H. Williams, Acting Chief Justice, and a jury of five men and two women.

Silva is defended by Mr. 11. G. Sheldon, KC, Mr. Leo d'Almada, KC, and Mr. I. A. L. Wright, on instructions of Sir Man-kam Lo. Mr. John MeNelli, KC, and Mr. S. V. Gitting, instructed by C. Y. Kwan, ts for Tam.

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The prosecutor is Mr. A. Hoo-- ton, Crown Counsel, who is as- slated by Mr. L. 1. Andrewes, Crown Solleftor.

Counsel; I suggest this affale had been intligated entirely by You and Cowie,

Witness: I deny that.

take it you approved of everything that Cowlb saki ‘over the telephone?-1 approved in my awn mind.

And you upprove of it at this moment?-Of course.

They were trap questions, were they hot? They were not.

You tell Itis Lordship and the Jury that by there questions, Cowie did not intend to get Silve to commit himself?--I don't know what he intended to do.'

Trailing of Tom

Mr. McNell for the second ac-

At the start of yesterday's cused then cross-examined Cash- hearing, Mr. Tom Cashman, Asman on the part of his evidenes sistant Director of Criminal In-which sold the Tam was trailed telligence for Kowloon, continued in his car by him to two or thres giving evidence from the day be places in Kowloon after Tam fore as to the events leading up left Cowlo's house on June 1. to the arrest of Silva and Tam.

Cross-examined by Mr. Sheldon,

Upon witness agreeing with him

Withons further disclosed that Silva then gave him $1,000 to keep in the safe which was, marked for ".E. Chen,"

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Reminders

Today

Ninc Dragotis Services Club, semi-ibals. and . finaian bị Tennent's Darts Competition, .7.p.m. Kowloon Hotary Club tunch.

Peninsula Hotel, 12.30 p.m. NAAFI Club, whit drive, 9.30

p.m.

Unión -Jack Club, tombulà, 7.30

p.m...

Nine Dragons Services Club, Dand Call Broadcöst, '0.15 'p.mn.

p.m.

'IIK Women's International Club. whist drive for Forces, 1.30 HK Softball Association, onnual general meeting, Green Room, Art Club, Summer Exhibi Peninsula Hotel, 6 p.m.

Jon, British Council Library,

a.in, to 8 pm.

HK

Y's

Men's Ladies Night at Chi-

nese Bankers Club, Bank of East Anla Bldg., 7.30 p.m.

Coming avants

TOMORROW

Art Club, Summer Exhibf- tion, British Council Library, Da.m. to 6 p.m.

The next witnees www. d'Almada Remedios, Silva's nr-HK ticled clerk. He testifled that ke. sent a message through visiting! cards on May 22 to Cowle as a Union reault of instructions he received Nine from Silva to arrange

An up- pointment between Siva anc? Cowie the next office during tin hours. day at

Jack Club, dance, 8 p.m.

Dragons - Services Club, tombola, 7.30 p.m.

BATURDAY

Part of the Hong Kong Art: Club's Bummer. Exhibition at

ho Brnish Council" reading room in Gloucester Buliding. -("China Malj" photo),

Variety of works shown at Art Club Exhibition

Silva's NAAFI Club, beach plenic. 2.30 The eye and sensibility of the artist, however

p.m.; tomboln, 7.30 p.m. Checro Services Club, tombola,

7.30 p.m:

Remedios gave evidence of how he made out a draft state-Nine ment on instructions of live the next day, which mentioned that Cowle had taught Cheung

Dik-chan to drive and that she was a. competent driver, and would have been able to pass the Hong Kong driving, tout if she had taken it, Silva did not Rebm to be satisfied when he saw the draft, witness added.

However, first accused fold him to hand the draft statement

that he did not "begrudge a man to his client inter that evening Cashman said he received geuerbis dinner," Mr. McNeill asked and that his cllent would type nl Instructions to take charge of Cashman whether he did know out the statement by himself and the present case on May 15 from Mo. J. Johnston, the Colony's that a well-known Chinese Battend to everything else, Reme-

Director of Criminal Intelligence.tan Roath one of the places los went on.

taurant was situated at 750 B/C

Replying to a question whether

not any it it was well-known.

Disappeared

Drogons Services Club, tombola. 7.30 p.m.

SUNDAY

Toc & classical Concert, 50, Mac One

donnell Road, 0.30 p.m. Opening of Diamond. Amusement

Park, Diamond Hill. Kow- loon City, by HK & Kowloon Residents Association, 2 p.ni.

Sunderlands end duty

modost, his technical attainment may be, soos and fools far more than the more passer- by, absorbed only too often in his own con-

coms,

of the outstanding impressions made on the many visitors to the Hong Kong Art Club Summer Exhibition at the British Colincil reading room is the variety of the works ex- hibited.

This variety is true not Lee Kwok Sul and C. Fung, are only of the aggregate, bu: among thie, exhibitors, and both even of many of the indivi- how promise. The latter's study

" with. dual artists, several of whom all is of "My Garden," have chosen widely different secluded corner beneath the trees, a familiar tiled pavillon in a subjects for Interprétation,

backed by massive masonry with. the suggestion almost of antiquity.

exhibit

Dount

Thirty-six members Between that ime and the 20th,where Tam stopped his car and showed up to claim the draft, he

Witnes said that, as nobody with RNZAF he did not have any interview

well over 100 pictures, selected A feature of the shows, of with any police officer senior to. entered.

from more than 220 entries by course, Mr. Loh Yu Ting's Chinese handed it to another clerk, Chang him on the matter.

Witness agreed it was ug Kam-sing.

Two Sunderland 'flying on eldeted committee of jurors, scrolls, characteristic of the best. telling him that he restaurant there, but he could was going home for the day and boats from Hong Kong--based Portrait studies, seascapes and Chiese art in, its sense of lofty he had any consultation with a

harbour scenes, distant hills and height and en nimost other- Government legal officer, withes Cashman asserted that he did not

Re-examined by Mr. Hopton, anft to Silva's client when the Force (an aircraft from which sylynn scenes startlingly frequent worlilly Beauty

Instructing Chang to give the No. 88 Squadron, Royal Air

even disclosed that he saw

in this crowded and busy went to the relief of HMS Mr. A.

The Hat of exhibitors Includes Mmm, þ. port,

recluded gardens, naturo | Angus, MG4 kt. de C. Disto, Amethyst in the Yangtse lest and men in many Hooton and Mr. A. Lonsdale, both gest to Cowie to commit an latter came to get it. Crown Counsel, during the period did he ever suggest to Cowle to offence in order to gol Silva, nbr

moods and bind, Mb O.K. Burne, Frank 1, huh. year) have completed in question. Ho could not re-invite the first accused to commit

a forms, as well as an admirable on Kong, Lula Chan, B/B. Chap. three-month detachment to selection of typical Chinese scrolls, Fung, H.. Fang, Ke Ram P, Mrs. M Mia Vilma Coello, Mrs, N. “Davie, C. member the exact date.

the Fiji Islands, in the Pact-ere all to be seen in an hour's Tolas, Miss Folly Ko. Kwong Yan Ting. fic, where they served with a concentrated stroll round the Genny Lam, Ine Bras, Lee Kok Bis, Royal New Zealand Air Force well-laden walls of the rooAY. SJ, Lee, Lo Wing Kwan, Lab Yu Tine, The Chairman of the Club (Mr. A.E. Nobbing, E.W. Pudsey, Aud. Staple. A. E. Nobbins) exhibits five of this 'l. Stone, T.EV. Emith Tuss Fek his works, one of them on im. Chu, 1.A. Vincent, Mrs. W. Waison. of the Wong Wal Tak, Yun Hung Kwan, You Foll from pressive painting in

Ban, Mas Batrice Young, and Henry Yu. Kowloon as scen furbour and from the Botanical Gardens St hind Government House, und an- other a delightfully simple scent at Shek. O, dominated by a deep

Received advico

an offence.

At this point, witness told the Court that this man Chang was at the time a new man in the

The next witness, Mr. D. D. Tebbutt, Assistant Superintendent

o Police in charge of the wire office, Further questioned រំព

this recording equipment in the case, connection, Cashman said he gave evidence of the putting to ceived advice from Crown Coun- of the vel. but not instructions..

various occasioning equipment on In Cowie's house At this point, the Acting in relation to the case. Chief Justice remarked that it would abom ridiculous for a Crown Counsel to Instruct a police officer. Mr. Sheldon, ad- dressing Mr Justice Williams. said he would any respectfully that 1914 was the first time a Judge has termed a polnit rata.

Registration

of patents

and disappeared a few Squadron. days after Slive was arrested. Chang did not give any reason

During the same period, two Catalina flying place.

boats for leaving the

Cross-examined by Mr. Shel- RNZAF Squadron took part in Under cras-examination by might have been sick on May 18.88 Squadron in Hong Kong.

don, Remedies agreed that Silva the day-to-day activities of No. Mr. d'Almada, witness agreed 19 and 20. He disclosed also that that in the course of all the on the 30th, he phoned a message a series designed to give RAF foreground of sandy beach. Mr.

This exchange was the arst in telephone conversations between through to Cowle from Silva Cowls and the accused are through his own fiancee. Askeid Force, Aircrews experience in a soft and subdued study of boats

and other Commonwealth Air Lula Chan's

eight pletures Include corded, Tam was referred to se to explain this procedure, witness operating with each other. moored in an inlet, and a sym-

raid he was having tea at the

Increased fees for the regis unsel referred to a certain time, whereas his dancee had just ed by him during a crow-ex-passage in the transcript of a finished.

Many of the alighting areas operation on the site of the Haw proyed by Legislative Council

bolle impression of the building tration of patents were op amination as "vidiculous.”

phone conversation between Cowle

used by the RAF Sunderlands bank, with the Questioned by

for during their fight to the Pacific dominating even the height counsel

glanit crane yesterday. that it was his opinion, in view script ontnch in the transecond accused on the subject of were uncharted, and had never yand

Approval was given after adep- of the fact that he was once "Tommy's alright attributed to said he forgot to ask Chang the boats. contained the phrash:

the draft statement, Remedios Before been used by heavy flying Crown Counsel before, and had silva. Mr. d'Almada suggested next day about it, as well as

Those who are fond of portrel tun of a fesolution proposed by the Attorney-General, Mr. J. B never known any instructions to that was really was sald was: Silve's instructions in this con- the normal training programme haired Grandma, whose refined legislation amending the Regis

will

before Miss In addition to taking pürt in die C. Basto's study of the White Crlin, who tuid Council

that be given to police officers during "Tam, he's alright".

white following the recent enactment of their investigation of cases

to which by Tebbutt ogreed this was a possi nection.

of the RNZAF Squadron, the and clean-cut features accentuate tration of United Kingdom Pat such a legal oficer of the Govern-bility.

Sunderland 1932, ment

inlesions. On one occa- to carrow, across which her guze to the re-opening of the Patentr bf Kion, at

at the request of the Fiji Is-set. Miss G. K. Burne's six Registry in Hong Kong the ruler Government, ode Sunderland flew studies, ranging from a temple the High Commissioner of the scene to that of a coolle, include in the schedule to the Ordinance Western Paciile and a number of a Shaukiwan street scene that The rules in the schedule pro

love also been under review. officials on a ten-day annual in looks like-n, bit of old China. vide for the fees payable to the

of the New Hebrides

Arresting nude Hidgistrar of Palents in the pro

Mr. Justice Williams replied

man

to

Counsel:

Did

Mr. Sheldon then rose and toleo and, tho British ].” One of Miss Poly Ko's, hudes eces of the registration of botante

Thite:fir alx riofiths ahead kam Lo rong him

Mr.

Later, to same

Alr

you yourself Counsel asserted that it might Tobbutt further

Questioned by Mr. McNeill, consider it would be a good thine

agreed, theref you forget those instructions? well, be that Crown

Witness: No. Counsel might well be other stb in- nowadays think differently from accuracles in the them in those days.

You remember them now, but which was done by himself by you forge them then. Is that the

transcription, Returning to his cross-examina-means of earphones.

porition?—Yes! tion of Cashman, Mr. Sheldon

Among the other witnesses that asked him

him whether everything followed way Charles Chian, a the Court that in order to clear he did from May 15 onwards was motor car driver employed by up any more doubts on the quesolomon landa rollers 1 apresting for the curious pheon in the Registry, Fald Me Grinin on his own initiative, to which Cowie, who had given evidencetion of the "mysterious witness agreed.

Referring to the events on May recalled for cross-examination,

the day before, but who was Chang" of Silva's office, he would flew to the Glibert and Ellice Is she fins loparted to the subject "The fees as they now appear in 20, counici asked witness what Questioned by Mr. d'Almida, man once again.

like to cross-examine Mr. Cash-lands, in the Western

While the dye even of the castal the schedule have remained con- Facine his reason

six officials of the Western holder cannot fail to be held kinnt and unaltered since 1032 was for requesting Chan said that appointments for

with Cashman in the witness box Pacife High-

Commission Cowlo to ring Silva up.

by the gorgeous array of colourful It is there are considered at this Cash-lating driving learners by the agreed with counsel that on Juhe board.

bloom in Mrs. W. Watson's How date that an increase of tees l replied that as a police traffle affice in matty cases had 3, after Silva's arrest, Sir Man-

loon Flower Street against a warranted. astacue operations oficer, he had to make the neces

"For this purpose. rules havé dary inquires on the case..

almost prison-like back- up and told wore a normal feature of the lin he agreed, has been the him about the disappearance of

ground Bundartanda yautika aütles

of tall, Counsel: Why could you not go cause of complaints from Icarriers Chang. Cashman further greed

been made by the Registrar of bare walls. direct to Silva?

Mr. Tufy Pol Chul's ave plc Patents, and these have been laid Replying: 10

while at Fiji. Air sardin for tures Includó masalvely, framed before Courell. The riles provide Witness: Obviously, I had to closed that Cowie's business Yell that the Police were biso thaklig

queries, Chan dis that he had told. Sir Man-kam amalison-gbing draft wept study, called "Tranquil Morn for a complete replacement of the make inquiries first in order to off between February and May Inquiries about Charig,

ehr couras by Hurricanes in the dominated by a great tree in the fees prescribed in the

existing test the allegations.

and that

arts were undertaken, and on little glade, with purple-shaded ruler, and ley sö provlite What object did you hope to witness whether one

dath occasion proved success-mountains in the distance transection 11 of the Ortilha

of fercase In

In respect of all item achieve?--To test the allegations. man, a former pupli of Cowle's

[quility, unbroken,by, any sign of Exactly what instructions did school, did talk to him about bett was also recalled briefly for land, the aircraft were

Assistant Superintendent Teb During a short stay in Auck human activity, Mr. Stuple's ple- wilch gives power to the Regis- you give to Cowic? Instructed pulling in a new pupil about April questioning in the capacity of an by 150

and uble for the brillant clarity of that ho Files boll Come Into

Its treatment, and Mr. Yoo Bon's Mr. Sheldon, but after a tow Towards the end of their de magnificent clars-hued painting on until they have been Counsel stated that Featrali qucations, counsel decided that Ittachment, the Sunderland effects of bearded: fiskering day out Council, bid the Burpose of this by the Legislative say he spoke to witness about would be best to call his own ex were invited to Wollingtch for standing. So also, in quitara setting nasurances that he could

Fresolution therefore la to invite hot rentembet this in

Operations at the Air Deport ney's Macho Street Scene, almost The triolution was seconded by for early tests.

Hearing was adjourned "usta|ment there, where maritime garish in its frod use of colour, the Acting Colonial Secretary Mr. 10 am. on Friday when this de-operational methods used by the with a sombre background v R. R. Todd, and carried นที fence will open.

RAF were

Freylowed.

dark, lofty rock. Two children," "hnimously.

last year. Mr. B'Allon: Ri* UP & now nobody hul ever found i

him

Cowle to ring Silva up and agree or: May this yeBrA WAR:ruplied | expert in radio technicalities by training ANZAF vadarture in all of Yaumati is rentark-: tráf to make Tules, diso provides

ta arrangements which would that he could not remember be-suggested him.

to

On the 24th you did not tell Coule what to say when he rank Suve upt-Of course not

So that overything that Cowie as everyone who can particulary / to give evidence in these discussions with the Director-of; different way, is Mr. E. W. Pud-¦your opproval to the flow.Tulos,"

tion, wo

matters.

cưới ishod

· Much uátier Chan

sald in the telephone conversa

was entirely on his own inkistive? On his 'own. initiative. ** Cashman pxplained to the

Court that only \object. Im; } making, Cowls to phone was to

however that record the conversation in con

he.had-remarked; to two of abctlan, with hle - Inquiries,

Fan'a ifrienda, when Harris Wai He denied a suggestion that the

eventpally transferred, that trise position is that the docu-

things were going, to be much manta concerned in the care came

castor. These two peld, alts, into existence solely on his in, mother: $900 for their “UPTVing akigation Witness dented further Tres, he added.

Coming Trading

that 12. It had not been for his 1.W. Wilmlok. "Cashier in the fristigation Bilya might well have Netherlands not comminicated with "Cowie | then

BATES BEDSPREADS

Society tới thố tàu hỏ counte Silva-had in'"his bank) Shown a cheque for $8,000, WIE ness said it was closed and puld the same day into

Carlos La da Silva, manager of Silva's office at Gloucester Bulki ing, thash gavo evidente, as the entry of 34,000€ in #863 book in rospect of Cheung

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