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BLACKSMITH SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING PARTNER WITH HAMMER

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Sentence of death was passed by the Acting Chief Justice, Mr. E. H. Williams, at the Criminal Sessions yesterday on Kong Yin, 31-year- old blacksmith, for the murder of his 31-year-old partner, Chan Pui- long, at an unnumbered hut in Kowloon City on July 9.

Reminders

Today

PAAFI Club, service, 7.30 pan.

Cheers Services Club, tombola.

7.30 p.m.

Club.

"Sörvlees Hi Dragona

tambola: 7.30 p.m. "Round the Bent" by Jonathan Sly, at West Lounge, Euro- pean YMCA, 8.30 j 51. Andrew's Church, excursion

for Forces, 2 van.

Coming events

TOMORROW. Classical Concert, Toc 11 Club, 50, Macnonmeilt Road, 30

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Nine. Drona Services Club,

grainaphone rerital, 7 pan film show 8 p.m.

NAAFI Club, Kowloon, snooker

tournament, 7 pm.

MONDAY

Crown Land Auction Sale, PWD

offler, 3 pan. Whist Drive, Europent YMCA.

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Union Jack Club, tombola, 7.30

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Kong was found guilty of murder by the unanim- ous verdict of a six-men-one-woman jury who deliberated for 85 minutes yesterday after-

noon,

USAF confirms

Austin's statement

Washington, September 1. The Air Force confirmed to day that United Nations F-61 fighter planes may have raid ed an airfield in. Manchuria.

An Air Force spokesman said that Ambassador Warven Austin's atement to that effect to the United Nations Security Council on Thursday was "complete ant factual."

"The spokesman

Before they arrived at their verdiet the jury fled into Court and asked Mr. Jutslet Williams for n repetition of the evidence of a witness, Leo Yiu-lin, who lived in a next door hul, and who had satıl he heard shouts of somebody.

killed and secing people being running away from the hut on the morning of July 9.

After the evidence was read out to them the Jury filed out grin to arrive at their verdiet. Before sentence was passed Kong was asked if he luid any thing to say why sentence should not be pasteil on him. He re- alled that if he had wanted to murder Chau he would not have use a hammer. He objected to sait that the the Crown not having produced Air Force forwarded this informeeveral witnesses asked for by tion to Mr. Austin through re- the police. He said he was doing. blacksmith work when the alleged guing channels.

The spokesman made the an-murder took place. He had a nuncement after antiher briefing wound on his knee the mark of effiers had told newsmen at 14:00 which he could show the court, QMT (11 p.m., Hong Kong sim but when the doctor examined mer time) that the Air Force had him he, the doctor, said there "no Information" from General was no wound. Dougins MacArthur on the in- ; elden!.

The spokesman sald that the briening officer had only just learn- cut of the Air Force-communico- tion to Ambassador. Austin- United Press.

their

Korean Reds open

biggest offensive

(Continued from page 1) Early this morning United Na. were grounded

tlons warplanez

by bad weather but later wen:

inton maximum

Division was driven

bridgehend a fortnignt ago.

Afler sentence was passed on him, Kong was led out of the dook without showing апу visible emotion,

Mr. Justice Williams told 'the jury he agreed with their ver- dict, and exempted them from service for two years.

Murdered partner

Kong was accused of murder- ing his partner, Chau Pui-long, in an unnumbered hut at Sun Shan Quarry, Ma Tau Kok, with

a blacksmith's hammer on the morning of July 9, after a quar-

THE CHINA, MAIL-SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1950.

New ferry service opened

A simple ceremony to mark the opening of the new terry Barvico between Wilmer Stroot, Hong Kong and Shamehulps oporated by the Hong Kong Yaumati Ferry Company was held at the Wilmer Street Wharf yesterday morning. About 200 quests, including Mr. J. Jolly, Director of Marine Department, attended the inauguration cérémonу.

Four ferries, the Man Kuên Man Leung, Man Wo and tha Tat have assigned to operate along the new route. Mane terre would teave both piers at 10 minuten intervals between 0.50 a.m, and 7:36 am and 9.16 p.m. and 11 p.m. and at 12 minutes intervals from 7.35 a.m. to 9.15 p.m.

Photo shows Mr. J. Jolly, Director of Marine Department, (centre), Mr. Lau Tak po, Managing Director of Hong Kong Yaumati Farry Company, anit Mr. F. Bratt, Senior Marins

recaption Licensing Officer, (left), at the

honouring accasion("China Mail" photo)

the

Chinese Red attempt

to take Tibet

will

meet resistance

New Delhi, August 31.

rel ever money, affairs. He es- Any Chinese attempt to tako Tibot will meet fiorce

out of the caped but was later arrested by

the police at Castle Peak.

In his evidence he pleaded self

saying Chau tried to- The Communist got tanks and defence, infantry acro's here and achiev hit him first with the hammer. penetration." and later with a triangular piece Communist of Iron. He snatched the ham- mer from Chau and was merely trying to free himself, as he was being held from belind by Tsang Ah Kee, a fokl.

"considerable

were other

effort to help| ed the thinly-stretched ground forces. There

Carrier-based attack bombers crossings and gains were made in and lighters routed over the the North and South of this Southern sector within 45 minutes point. of Vice-Admiral C. T. Joy order- ing them to drop everything and helu the GI's.

a

The battleline HOW runs through the centre of the burn ing town of Haman, 10 miles from

after aasil,

morning-long street fighting.

This afternoon's communique confined heavy lighting alun the whole front and said that GI's were mopping up infiltra- tions.

It said that the First Cavalry Division, 12 miles South Were Taegu, broke up a heavy Com munit concentration during the early hours of today later repuls Ing a general attack.

Still further South where the Nam and Naktong rivers meet, the Communists threw in another armoured supported attack, spokesman added.

the

The whole Southern front was under very heavy assault by the Northern Sixth and Seventh Division, helped by unidentified reinforcements.

crack

The badly mauled Communistr Fourth Division, attacking Changnyong has also been rein forced, possibly by the Communist Second Division, the The Second spokesman stated. Division was taken out of the line a fortnight ako to reft and an The 25th Division in the South Intelligence ofeer stated that was holding against heavy out

soon afterwards the place wher pressure but the "situation rat came back into combat would

There were also msins fluid,"

probably bo the area of main amall infiltrations bere effort, United Press and Reuter. several the communique added.

Admiral Joy's order to the 7th Fleet to help the ground forces untli

further notloo

means that about

200 more

sorties a day in addition to the

Air Force's 500. The order in- dicates the 'goriousness of the position.

Sequence of attack

Gov't aid

Kong was defended by Mr. A. J. Cuford, Instructed by Mr. A Lui of Lo and Lo.

The prosecution was conduct- ed by Mr. A. Lonsdale, Crown Assisted by Detective Counsel Sub-Inspector C. A. A. Nicol.

Russian bombers over Japan?

resistance, Frank Bassac, án Amorican' who has just reached Now Delhi, predicted today. Bessac, who spent seven weeks in Lhasa, Tibetan capital, said, however, that a negotiated settlement granting Tibet nominal independ- ence might be accepted.

Bessac said that while In Lhasa he saw little evidence

SPORTS IN that the Tibetans feared a

BRIEF

London August 31. Pelnee Simon will not run in the St. Leger, it was stated to

colt WAR night, The

secar.d favourite at seven to two at the Last callover-Reuter,

Chinese invasion or had any Bpprehension about Chinese aggressive designs.

He had travelled across, Central Asia to the Tibetun border will Dougins Macklernan, US Vice Consul from Sinklang.

Macklernan was killed when Tibetan frontier guards opened

HK revenue exceeds estimate

AR

Hong Kong's total revenue for the year ended March 31 waa HK$204,260,542.76 qgainst the original estimate dr HK$180,151,379. The figuras included the HK$10,000,000 grant from the United Kiŋg- dom Government.

*Biggest income among the sategories was HK$72,580,- 924400 under the heading,

Internal Revenue followed

under

by HK$60,707,003 Duties HK$22,677,089.01 un der Fees of Court or othea; HKS10,286,842.82 under A1. sessed Taxes, and HK$13,- 292,709.87 under Licences, Fines and Forfeitures.

Biggest individual item of -expandituro was HK$38,234;-

$10.23 under the heading. Malecellaneous Services; fol. lowed by HK$17,626,365.35, under Pubile Works Extraor dinary: HK$13,801,008.48 un- der

and Bubventions. HK$12,974,374.37 under Publlo Works Recurrent,

Cricket team to tour India now complete

New HK Political Adviser

Mr.

Geoffrey.........„Aldingtop. OBE, has been pppointed Poli- tical Advisor di succèssion koj Mr. Clifford Heathcote-Smith,. who returned to the United" Kingdom recently, it was of. elally announced yesterday.

Like Mr. Heathcote-Smith, Mir. Aldinstion to seconded from thre) Foreign Service for this Hong Kong appointment. He was born In 1907 and educated at the City, of London School and Mugtalend College, Oxford,

Jo was appointed to the China Consular Service in Decembër 1939 anil sorted in several Brillsh Consulates -in-China until he re-i turned to London early in thraj war. He was seconded to the: Ministry of Information in Jan- uary 1943 and returned to China after the war ended to serve Arkh us Consul-Göneral in Hankow And then a Senior Consul au shanghai.

Ha returned to the Tordign -Offee in Docuraber .1947 and whe appointed to the Information Des partment. He has been in charg nt the Information Services 'Do- partment of the Fordig me since the inception of [that do- partment 'In 1949.

London, August 31.

Mr. Aldington z marzled and, George Duckworth, former has two daughters. It is bollowryi' Lancashire and England wie that his family will accompany ketkeeper, who is to manage hun to Hong Kong. He is +x- the Commonwealth cricket tourpected to arilve from Load hy of Indila anti. Pakistan this win air on or about September 11. ter, today completed his party

of 18 players by inviting Tred

Ridgway, the 27-year-old Ken Cricket close

fast bowler.

Test

Ridgway played in the trial in 1949 but has only recently struck his best. Torin this season.

The complete list of players making the tour Is

I Ames captain), F. Ridgway (Kent), F. Worrell (vice-capinia),

S. Ramadhin (West Indies),

G.

of play scores

London, August 31. Widespread rain upset to Hays cricket, no inlay being possible at Have, Kingston-on- Thames, and Nailingham,

Tribe (Australia), B. Dooland The position in these three (Australia), G. Emmett (Glou-matches at last night's close was; restorstre), L. Flahlock (Surrey).

J. Laker (Surrey) H. Gioblott At Hove: Derbyshire 271. Sus (Somerset), L Jackson (Derby sex Avestor no wieket. shire),

R. Spooner (Warwick- chire), K. Grieves (Lancashire). T. Ikin (Lancashire), A. Barlow Lancashire), and D. Shackleton (Hampshire)-Reuter.

RADIO HK TO BROADCAST TRUMAN'S TALK

At Kingston-on-Thares: Com- for seven monwealth XI 280 against England XL

At Nottingham: Essez 175 for one against Notts.

The close of play scores of other drst-class matches played today were:

At Lords: The Army versus

Radio Hong Kong will broan- Edyal Air Force two-day match east a recording of President Tri-Was abandoned. The score was man's talk which he made last The Army 281 for two declareil. Royal Air Force 04 for three night.

(Shirodi (43):

This recording win be broad-

feature

fire on the party last April think-rast.at 8.30 p.m. today and will int

the mustial they were banillts. The guard replace had not been warned of their op- London Studio Melodies". proach, Bessac said.

1

At the Qual; Leicestershire. 113 and 12 for no wicket. Surrey, 372 for nine declared /(Fishlock 108, Constable 61, Palmer four (for 67). Rain restricted play.

Réuter."

London August 31.

In view of the alteration, 'the Besut, who had been studyin: { Fourteen final acceptors, pub Mongolian, was caught by the weekly fruture Saturday Round- At Portsmouth: Hampshire 75 Rahed today, for the Champagne rapki advance of the Chines up' will be deleted-and there will Tokyo, September 1 Stakes, running over alx-furlongs Communists into Sinklang. He to a musical interlude from 8.15 for three agalust Glamorgan,----

next Wednesday. Joined Mackiernan's party, which | −8.30 pm. Russian four-engined bomb-at Doncaster ers have flown over Northern September 6, are:

Included several White Russians Scarlet Emblem, Big Dipper, as they fled on September 27 last, Japan recently, Japanese

Stratolight, Golden Test, Sash- sources claimed today.

cord, Fraise du Bois, Arctic jeeps the fine The sources, In n good position Prince, Noccur, Royal Mocassin, they used for to have this Information, sald Bois de Grace, Rowley, Auksindia, later changed to horsel

23 four-engined Reliance, Saxon Prince and Pert and then to camels. since August Soviet planes had been over the on Valley. All carry nine stone. Northern end of the Japanese except Persian Valley, who car-

rics eight stone, 11 points.-

for parents archipelago "two or three times.

of quads

The number of planes was not Reuter. given.

A spokesman for the United States Far East Air Force in re-i

The Hong Kong Social Wel-ply to a United Press query re-

piled the answer is "negative." tare. Office will do everything The sources, in disclosing this

ed to the

Kingston, Surrey, August 31,- No play was possible today in the match between an England

year,

They had to stay four month at a friendly village when winte

canc.

Army unimpressive

Bessac was reluctant to speak of this part of the journey be. CAUSE ho feared reprisals against people who helped the Americans. The party resumed their kek

He anth

When we reached Lhasa, Tibetans dild all in their power to maldus confortable, he said.

Bessac was enthusiastic abou Lhasa He thoroughly enjoyed. his visit and could have staye longer.

A senior start officer gave the first clear picture of the sequener, of the offensive austart the three possible to prevent the break-information, said they fully ex- KI and the Commonwealth side American divisional areas ating up of Mr. and Mrs. Lo pected the story to be "shunned, at Kingston. So much rain fell in March, Bessac sald. Tokyo briefing conterence this Wah-hing's family, it was for at least a while." However, during the night and early morn one of the Fusslans worn wound- afternoon.

officially stated yesterday. it was pointed out that an insing that it was soon gvident thated when Mackiernan was killes The attack began la the South Mrs. Lo gave birth to quad-dication of the importance Gen-the game could not be continued but the guards were most ind

·urftli (dfter lunch, Lunch was and helpful when they found whe Just after midnight, followed later |·ruplets—three sons and a daugh-cral Douglas MacArthur attach-aught forward -half an hour butį the party were. by river crossings in the North- ter at the Kwong Wan Hospital closest to Soviet controlled gross soon after 2 pm, BST. more rain.

pres--which is the!

thr ern part of the line. The main on

Wednesday Chanunyand The mother had indicated ah-may be seen in the fact that was falling and hope of play. crossing (was near where the Communist Fourth intention to give the children new "Northern command" was today was given up.

established this week. The now The Commonwealth, alde had nway as the couple could not command has its headquarters at scored 280 runs for seven wie afford to keep them.

kets yesterday-Reuter. The Bodial Welfare office, it Sapporo, on Hokkaido falund.

Hokkaido is the Northernmost was learned yesterday,

will provide suitable accommoda-f Japan's four main home is- tion for the family at public lands, separated by only a few that Government would do its Sakhalin and the Kurile telands expense. It was officially stated miles of water from both Soviet

United Press. best to prevent the breaking up of the family. This may mean

перения to

Government that ir

to grant

Appeal against eviction order

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An eviction order issued ty the Tenancy "Tribunal on May 20 against Chan Tat-ling, prin- cipal tenant of the third floor of No. 402 Portland Street. was the subject of an "appeal

would be financial assistance. The mother received, heard by the Bentor Pulane more gifts yesterday from mem-

Judge, Mr. T.J. Gould, at the burs of the public.

Court yesterday...

Supreme Co

many

The quade Hong Kong's first -woro. visited by Ms D. Ho

He surmised late Tiboland would offer more resistance ? the Communist ideology than the Chinese, because their standart living was higher, with plenty of land for all...

London August 31. Brian Close, the 19-year-old Yorkshire all-rounder, who was duo for release - from Ule: Army shortly after this rourn, from the

The Tibetan Army, he said, va MICC tour of Austrália this year, antincessive for military, smart- will now have to remain in, theness, but would probably be effec-| Army for a further six months tive chough adtong the thouh-

NA War On spokesman, con- taint Associated Press. firming this today,, explained that this was a seat of the ten- Oltpwa, September. 1. elon of the full-time service for The External Attairs Minis-National Servicemen from 18

Canadian policy statement

The aviation order was granted Children's Officer of the Sociais. Mr. Lester Pearson yes- months to two years which on the ground that Chon, the Welfare Ofoe, yesterday. principal, tenant had sub-lat

the pro

portions of sub-tenants

premises to four.

without the written

consent of the

ان

the landlord..day

Chan appealed

aguinet the dealslan

Tenancy Tribunal who revleted]

him, the principal tenant, whly!

GRENADE ATTACK IN SAIGON

Baigan, September (2. Pamphlets urging the people

add not the sub-tamante who of Salgon:to kill the French and

terday pledged that Canada affects all those still serving on would bear her iproper share, October 1, 1980 Reuter. of the burden af collective de-.

fanco against Soviet aggres

slon "Ahould it faro -liito" the open anywhere in the world.

In a foreign policy statement to the House of Commons in the opening stages, of, an emergency sorzion,: Mr. Pearsontpa

MINOR QUAKES IN PHILIPPINES

"A "series "of minor thook the Central and Southern Philippines "yesterday, according to reports to the talsmology, ecc Hanover, British Zona. tion of the Philippines Weather ...of Germany, August: 91.Buront, There were no reports Gyselingar, of Belgium, won of damage. the 174lap round Germany cycle The first quake of tintonally cowhidhanded hero today, He Urce was recorded at 0708 GMT flashed seven opdie half minutes yesterday at Cotabato on the

were lidid to be (protected by revolt were found here last night. Predicted that the Korean aboad of ble mearest, rival in the South West and of Mindanao. the Landlords and tenants tfter a krenile attack by agents Ordinance, as being wrong in of the Vietminh Insurrectionery events would be repeated on "a general clarification, Flounch Laster shocks were falt at Burimo

doverment in Indochina, ac larger scola in Western Ger- mueller, of Germany.

many and called for the security from Eington to hard was

The winner of todays on the North East tip and in

ca Bukidnon Province in Mindanes aviation cordlar to French source

These sources believed that the rearing of that Canada's part the ench the Deleddo, bo Loxte, described on miner shock A Pross report from Tacloban erder was good, and dismissed the attack, in which four people were Declared

war, was limited covare the 200-mile caused there yesterday morning but did Rppeal with costs.

Appellant was represented a campaign of violence to mark solely to

soconásairauteri

** At 1955 GMT yesterday, a:21- MAPAC, Woo, while repondents, &tember 12, the aniversary of Asiatic peninstita and did not in- seconds

second quake of intensity two the landlord Moyuk tong, the start of the Weiminh rarotu- clude any puxecutor of the will of Mia and tipus de Formosa or thestoration of the for a preventive" war, and said was reported to the Weather

fur grenades esplodes and Nationalia Chinese Cloverument that Canada did not propose to Bureau from Dumaguete, Oa

koliacinisse when others suggest this cidentals. Negros, Associated 13. Made clear Canada's'

Maounileil,-)might."{lán /fin?ltert of in the defence of thot 1'4 hours pláútas Hard 280 not give, thestimasina

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