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SOLDIERS DENY COURT CHARGES

Donials of the allegations that they assaulted a

faxi driver in King's Park and robbed him of HK$104 and a fountain pen were put for- ward by two young RASC" drivors, standing trial yesterday.

2

Both accused claimed the complainant had by himself driven the taxi to the fondly spot in question after he had been told by them to "find a nice girl".

Both attached to 983 Com- pany, Whitfield Batracks, Driver Sidney George Thomas Harrison, aged 18, of Derby, and Driver Joseph Barra clough, aged 20, of Darton. Yorkshire, are standing' trial at the Criminal Sessions be- fofe Mr. Justice! Gould, Schlor Pulsne Judge, and a jury of four men and three women | on a churge of robbery with aggravation.

Mr. Charles Loseby, KC, Is ap- pearing on their behalf on in-

Dr. Gosano

to serve on

Personalia

The appointment of Mr. R. Windham, n' Palsite Judge of the Supreme Court of Ceylon, to be a

born!

CONSTRUCTION MURDER CASE

Puizno Judge, Kenya, has been The trial oponed yesterday of two masons and an officially approved,

odd-job coolio charged with the murder öf a head mason who, it was stated, was hacked to death in his sloop.

and

Mr. Ralph Windham - was In May, 1903, at Waghen Hall, near Hull, East York-hire, wan educated at Wellington. Col-

Cam- The lege and Trinity College, bridge. Ife was called to the Bor at Lincoln's Inn in 1930, and 1035, joined the Colonial

Service Legni

Palestine, ก legal draughtsman, He promoted to be Reiloving President District Courts, in 1942, and President in 1940. Er was appointed to his present post In '1947. *

Ind

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Mr. and Mrs. A. Andrew, Miss J. P. Andrew, Mr.. R. W. Fraser left Hong Kong for the United

UrbanCouncil Kingdom yesterday by BOAC.

Dr. E. L. Gosano, member of a prominent local Portuguese yesterday included family, has been appointed a member of the Urban Council. He takes the place of Dr. A. M. Rodrigues who has résigned.

Departures for Tokyo by BOAC|

Chan Tze- hung, S.D. Sharma, Ba Tin. Wong Chung-chel, L.L. Baselt. Capt. D.F. McIntyre, Maj. B.S. Lucas, K.B. Walker, Liang Chan Fu-hsieng, Wen Islen-chou, J.M. Shaw and Llang Yuen-wu

accused were arraigned before the Acting Chief Justice, Mr. E. H. Williams, and an all- male jury at the Criminal Sessions on a Chi- charge of murdering 36-year-old Leung fong.

They are Viu You, aged 40, mason, Yiu Muk, aged 20 mason, and Leung Chi, aged 40, odd-jah coolle,

The prosecutor is Mr. W. A. Blair-Kerr. Crown Counsel, as sisted by Detective Inspector. C. A. A. Nicol Squad,

JOB

Reporter

acted as go-between

The story of how a Chinese, described as a reporter, act- ed as a go-between in selling more than 1,000 taels of 'raw oplum was described by the On the evening of August & group of men were seen around prosecution at Central yester the notice. Deceased saw it day before Mr. J Reynolds. and Brought it 16 the attention As a result, six Chikese faced of third accused. The litter committal proceedings for the said he was going to spend olle possessions of more than 1,000

thers

of raw oplein. more night in the place.

The head mason replied that should go.

The caused, Hon Sai-hing, an import and export merchant, Fan ubicmployed; and -chol

of the Homicide if he had elsewhere to sleep, he chin-ming, reporter, were

Deceased app÷ávéd

the ridsession of 200 First accused is defended by annoyed at this.

tacks of row oplum at 30 Java Mr. V. L. J. D'Alton on instruc-

The prosecutor said that dur-Streat, third cor, and with sell-... 1ons of Hastings and company tng that night, Lee Kwing, a ing the opium.

Is represented by worker, was roused by the sound The three accused, together

instructed by Mr. Y. H. Poon

fended by Mr. Y. K. Mok on

The second

structions of the Director of Army | meeting, Dr. J. P. Fehily. Chair. Sabnani, J.E. Augell, Samuel G. Deacghs, while the third is de ing up he saw, frst accused des- ployed, and Ping-lin, account

Legal Services, HQLF. Major AN. Hicks, RA, of the Army Legal Dept. wis present as an observer.

At yesterday's Urban Council man of the Council, gave Dr. Gosano a warm welcome.

Among theose who left for Dr. Gosono, he said, comes Singapore yesterday by BOAC from a famous family outstand-were S.P. Sharma, K. McLeod

Ho Sapper Templeman, Miss Chow of sport. M. Ing in the field

is a respected member of the Kit-lim. C.A. Pitcher, O. Bertram, Portuguese community and, pos- A.G. Kennedy, Col. R.E. Cood- sesses an excellent wat record win, Brig. O. Meara, Col. Dick- added Dr. Fehily.

son, Mr. Man Fe-tak, J.K. Mel- vani and Mrs. S.J. Meivani.

The prosecutor Is Mr. Heennn. Crown Counsel. He is anaisled by Detective Sub-Inspec- tor Soutar.

the

According to the prosecutor, complainant, Lai Tim was driving his tax along Nathan Road in the direction of the Peninsula Hotel about 2.30 am. dh August 6, when He was halled by the two soldiers.

The two Bohrded the vehicle,: and naked to be taken down ta Salisbury Road. On rênching the| Junction, complainäht was order-| ed to talte túrn Into that road'and' eventually into Gascoignie' Road In King's Park.

Instructions of Brutton and Com-

pany,

Mr. Blair-Kerr in his opening remarks to the jury said that the crime was committed in Water Street, West Point, in a build-up area' on August 5. The incident itselt occurred in a building then under construction. The rear of the premises Road.

ut someone walking by. Look with Cheung Leung-hing, undir-

cend from the first floor. He ant in Tong Kwai-huen, com presently returned and went up pany manager, were charged will to the second floor, where second the posteation of 1035 tae or and third accused slept.

rave plum

hirst accused was repre Lee noticed that the deceased sented by Mr. A. 'el Arcuill, the was asleep in his usual place third accused was represented by toward the front of the building. Mr. D. L. Strätilet, the fourth,

Базу ajl three and sixth accused by Mr. P. S Presently, he accused come down from the Griftir. The second accused Li faced Pokfulam second floor and walk up to the not represented

sleeping head mason."

According to

to the prosecution this is a case in which the poller It is alleged that Lee saw first nigotiated through agents whe accused raise an axe and hack pored at btivers of opium. Th down on the sleeping man. Third

with the defen agents negotiated accused also hit the man with dants and arranged for a sérios ót black object. Deceased then interviews which eventually led rolled from his trestle bed onto to the arrest of the six accused. the floor, whereupon first and the first instance, 260 tacks third accused proceeded to rain were sold by the first three ac

cused to three detectives on Sep-

Constable

832, bnother detective, purchased

thels

At the same meeting, three

for food shop Departures for Japan yesterday applications

There was no staircase at the licences, and one each for bake by the a. Pakhat included. Mrs.

house, food factory and swine M. Grimth, Mrs. I. Mackinnon | time leading from the ground to

The Mrs. N. McCracken, Miss A.V. licencés were rejected.-

The worlunen the first floor. premises of the applicants were Hildyard, Mrs. M.L Buswell, used a wooden ramp attached to unsuitable..

Mias H. Smith, C. A. F. Dundas the verandah of the first floor and Mrs. Aya Alawa.

for that purpose.

The construction work was be

SYDNEY'S WORST, Among the arrivals from Japan ing done by Wah "Shoung and blows on him.

TRAFFIC JAM

The prosecution further con-

Sydney, October 23. fetided that, "The taxi was then Alrected proceed into · King's Almost the worst traffic jan Parit Rond. Wien the vehicle had in Sydney's history developed reached a spot near the Filipine as 6,000,000 Australians were Club, its passengers ordered the stranded without rail tran- driver to stop. The two Europeans sport. alighted and walked a little dis- tance off.

Main, roads leading Into Sydney Prereally, they came up. One were choket with an extra 30,000

by es. ware J. March, Mrs. J. March. Mes Company, which was employing 17 men at the time-four car- H.L. Kemp, Miss E. Arnold, N. L.

Lee did not actually see the

together

Iconartl, Mrs. N.L. Leonard, Mr. Penters, four masons, seven ord. second accused strike out, at the Past '17 and 'on the same day

pien.

out.

phd Aire. S.T. Doughty, Miss Job coolles and two iron work- mason, K.M. Brady, J.L. Lynn, W.L. Howard and E. A. Dahlin,

Mr. Blair-Kerr pointed rangements for the sald

+

Pool of blood

of the eplum started on Septem-

of them is alleged to have put his to 40,000 vehlcies on top of the Leighton Hill Road. und Migel ceased was head mason em the cotton quilt used by the heat of how he was approached by

erin

around the

cary and complainant's normal 79,000 neck from behind, while the other which fill the streets., went through his pockets. Com- plainant was then givén a blow on the neck, and dragged a little distance of the taxi.

One of the accused, It is al leged, then unsuccessfully tried to start the taxi, Lui shouted for

help, and two police constables showed up. After explanations. the nccused were detained.

Charges denied

buses

Everything with wheels-except railway trains was pressed into service to bring 226,000 Sydney workers t

oftices.-

their factories and

One man, John Westaway, rode his horte Bess into the city and tied it up in

Maria Place, opposite the General Post Office.

Westaway on Begs and thou- sands of cyclists cild better thar. In defence. Harrison and Bar, thousands who tried to reach raclough denied the charzes work by car. The horse and against them in the witness box, bicycles outmanʊueuvred the They told the Court that the clumsler motor cars, many of night in question, they intended which were halted in long to return to their barracks and strangulating traffic fums. hailed the taxi.

Inside the vehicle, however. they changed their minds and de- elded to And a girl.

All trains in New South Wales and South Australia were halted today by a 24-hour strike which began at midnight.

Lal was asked in and nice Airl" for them, to which he is sald

The strike was called by 10,000 to have replied: "Okay, Johnn'v,”

whto rallway workers

stopped They did not give the

com-work in sympathy with Victoria plainant any idea as to how the railwaymen who began a strike girl was to be found.

last Monday to claim overting Complainant was told to drive and other pay benefits-Asso- to Star Ferry for that purpose. clated Press. Instead of doing so. Laf hürded left into Salisbury Road and then into King's Park. When he had redched King's Park Road, the driver himself stopped the taxi.

Barraclough said he then alighted from the taxi, followed by the complainant, expecting to find a girl thereabouts.

RUSSIAN ARMY STRENGTH

Rome, October 23.

General Heinz Guderian, Hit-

Head mason

ber 4 and cuded on September 17. The 1.05 trois et oplum First two accused were em- He went on to say that the were gold for $80,000 and the 200 TO BE WED

ployed ns musons, while the worliman in question saw frst taels were cold for more than third had, up to June 28, worked accused search, the body of the

$7,000. Frederick William Clements there as an odd-Job coolic. The decensed. Third accused took Hollunds, civil servant, of 5

Ho had ployed by the firm.

mason, and all eventually left Shella Maria Therese Sequeira, been with the firm for several typis, of 25 Cameron Road, years, and was a trusted worker.

Lee did not sleep well that Kowloon, have announced their)

All the workmen on the job night. Early next morning, an slept on the partly-completed

cutor stated, the workman noticed deceased's forthcoming wedding,

premises, the prosecutor On the afternoon of August 4, body lying in a pool of blood on thic firm's foreman was informed the floor, and raised the alarm: that, in spite of having been The pool was later measured, and found to be 50 inches long and summarily dismissed on June 28, 31 inches wide. the third accused was still ing on the premises at night.

AWARD

The award of MBE to Lieu- tenant Colonel E. F. Offord, DSO, RTR for outstanding ser- vices in Malaya, was announced yesterday.

LA. Col. Offord now commands 3rd Royal Tank Regt. stationed In the New Territories.

sleep-

The foreman accordingly had a notice put up to the affect that no one not employed by the firm was allowed to sleep in the pre- mises.

Brewery larceny: employee gaoled

The police were immediately notified. On an investigation of the body, it was found that the black Belt wrist watch and

the man previously worn by were missing.

Wong Chun-sang gave evidened

third accused on to the sale of opluth. He then related the varl- ous Instances where he was given instructions by a defective How he had negotiated with third accused.

Hearing of the case was ad- journed till today.

AIR EXPERT FOR MALAYA

and

Singapore, October 23. The corpse had large lacerated

An expert credited with doing wounds principally on the left much to defeat German night side of the neck. Four of the bomber attacks on Britain is go- woulds were each so serious that Ing to direct the air war agains it could render anyone unton Communist terrorists in Malaya. scious, and cause death in a few

He is Air Vice-Marshal Robe seconds.

Stewart Blucke, nged 59 He An axe and a hammer were expected to arrivo in Singapor the only two instruments found before the end of the year an

un the same floor, where the

body was discovered. Both in- take over the job of air ome

pointed

out

Marshal Sir Frank Mellers whose tour of duty ends in Jan

With no bloodstains. Mr. Blair-Kerr

of the wounds ary, 1851 that the length o

corpo was on the neck of the four inches the same as that of the blade of the axe found.

Pedro Jose Tonnochy, aged 36, was yesterday son-plements were in a wet condition, commanding RAF from Air Vie

tenced to six months imprisonment by Mr. J. Reynolds at Central when he pleaded guilty

An expert on "blind_flying to charge of larceny by servant of

Ate Vice Marshal Blueko fle many special research missions $26,649.70 from San Miguel Brewery be-

The deceased's black belt was before the war to develop a tween May 1948 and July 3, 1949.

duly discovered in the vicinity. technique to Beat night bombers. When the Germans alerted us- The belt's pouch was found open, Defendant, employed by the Brewery as an ac-

and it was empty. There blood ing guiding radio beams during countant, had taken the money from time to

dments ware found on the steps the ivar, he jumped into the job 'time.

the first floor to of trying to do something about He went to Macao and gave himself leading from

the

second,

iriquiries, the up to the Police at 8.30 a.m. on Monday. After

He flew an RAF aircraft fitted police

were detained with electronic accused

equipment to "HI lapse sonic eight months three Mr. J. H Ruttonjce asked

First accused's trousers, and the gather information which he sup He was walling for, Harrison to an interview with the newspaper something on behalf of defen

ler's greatest tank expert, said in Mr. Reynolds if he could say ago cane therefore as a consider kitki shorts of the third accused plled af dime defence forces. able shock to me and thug were found to have bloodstains. This challed these forces to set come out of the car, when La "Giornale D'Italia," published indicated to him to follow hirt herd today, that Russia could buti dant. His request was grant-that inpse has to be punished

should A niedical examination was per-up, apparatus for "bending" the feel that it

that fight

on the three

the German men, and a beams, throwing brug iny

knowledge of formed

discovered on the bumbers off their

targets, "Mr. Ruttonjee said."

the man and his character to the bruise was I have known the defendant, attention of the Court in this left chest of the second pecused" He won'a bar to his Air Flying They were furally charged Cross for this work one of his that in Eastern Ger- than 17 years: I know how much

ennoch, for moloyed by me 13 man, must have suffered for his with murderfor at this point job jet planer coming here, from

Jobs Malaya' will years ago in my firm of H. Rut loss of the high standing and told the jury it was the Crown's England to aid in the fight against tonjeo and Son, Lid., and was demnsferred frùm, that fitm to tho/entation he had earned

that the deceased was bru- Comitinkat terrorists Associated of 15 years. en. I commenced that

know of his history after his they murdered in his sleep by Press. Thriness in the усаг 1993, and lapso, the eight months he the three accused, who acted on skip it had return to barracks, as

had been continuously therefore spent hunted and in aldig ind common intent to kill him, and The General sald that he had a in my employment until the year Mincuo, working as a

a labourer and that the dead man did not have it was getting late, when the low opinion of Russia's satellite 1957 wher, the Brewery was takers abolic until he arrived at

actual

to cry out. police showet up and they were | armies: De

corroborative evidence, detained..

The Elbe and Rhine lines were over by the Son Miguel Browery starvation point when he surten hearing was adjourned until this Barraclough

Ind of the Philippine Islands, dered himself to the derifed he was merely expressions, e devoid of when Tonnochy was also. taken Poliso to face the morning,

orge against Hist Company. on the stoff af

him; from such intimate know- "1 can, therefore, say positively ledige I linow the agonies re that Tonnochy had served direct- morse he had gone through and "I took France in 10 days, and Lynder mid in various positions 1 feel that it is only right that I

ost trust and

go

alone.

Accused said he wanted 400 divisions in the field in case ed. Harrison to come along with hird, of war. as he suspected that perhaps ht would be assaulted wère he to

maily, alone to Russians had by himself with the complainant,

A short dispute of gestures ready for fiction 35"divisions 16 'arose between complainant end of them armoured six of them himself as to whether Harrison mobile anti-aircraft units and should come along, Barraclough the rest parfly Motorised Infantry Brewery when went on. Presently, he decided to and Sappers.

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shurt of money at the fide of the military: significance: incident. At the police station, he In adven days' the Russians and the other accused':: Wee) could conquer Europe," had searched. He had $20. in his pock | declared.- ket, while Harrison Hat 50, he as- scried.

:

The

over a

cake

I had to cope with "the Maginot continuous pensibility for a should appeal to the Court for

After cross-examination. the | Line,” he added-Reuter.

trict, was adjourned until 10 a.m.

POLE ARRESTED

IN TOULOUSE

París, October 23,

until he joined the

•Browtry. A

pient posetion^avas. chief Accountant

Miquel train part of thosel

你 bin and for £ chance

given this man, to avoid the

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KILLER

New York, October 23:

Is Tuberculosis being "beater ?,

SPIES TÒ DIE

London, October 23

A Bucharest Court lodyy beh-

tenced three. Rumanions to dantis for spying for France, according to a Rumanian news agency¡rn= port received in London.

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French. defendants. Lucien

Were

Bassy and Douls, OF

sentenced

to pehal

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of Sar wes Imprisonmens. The annust foffort of the National 2 Kocka

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MEXICAN QUAKE | 15 years hin

Mexico, City, October 23, when he handled and had the Kindle again in His

the Court's Day Anguished still a ruthless kinud

ind

The

bell Ferdab, a Rümanlan, was to 15 years, the agency

Lines from Mexico City was retundreds of thousands of dollars am slowly to regain for of the assocation, suid It Ruman

chance

werd

The Prosecutor bad demanded A very suông córthquake 400 responsibility of death in cash heart the tiny embers of hope for

The report, released by Dr. to the extent on occasions of a

start

James Perkins, managing direc- death sentences for Bye of the. for a

defendants. The corded here today. A spokesman

god" with nu years for Tacubny Observatory, said und during all this period he

to come the respect killing 40,000 persons per year in The Follin. Vice-Coniul ab Tou-the direction.

not bo

French Intelligence; - Service,....... never in any way mishandled the of hikellows that he add at one is! United States and buts esti economio spionage U Retic the loune, M. Skrzydin, Has been or- & mineda de Market Sproved himself to be in CRIDOYCE AFLAMERAS C5 21: 20° real sexing to Dr. Parkins includes cara

bodo funds in his quatody and bad time freaked so highly: a mates place the cost at $350,000,- Reuter It is my respectful-

cach year,” The tum, accord- Opinion rehtud on suspjelds of espionage Berkeley, Calil

California, a large The French Interior Ministry and carthquake probably m Collms of coroplete respiralblilty, and

that this nounced tonig

KHALITY province of Aprico: begun this the highest itely an unfortunato follow being known to have the case and a

word a grimlint: but nero- and, servieds for 250,000 perfona SCENTED NOVELTIES Wald. Mat Mi

area morning, and still was in progresi

after two and a half hours, the Throughout that per Full confidento

who had made one mistake An Folentless search for others who he brought on himself ruin and dia have it but dró mót aware. University of, California reported had enjoyed my full

unter fal, hun beat more than wedian age at wate At Pasadena, Calfornia, the

suillefont punishment, and 1 Institute of Technology reported hav

plend orbe that tho,quake wád registered o

Pering

od and locked up on October 21 His Forrest followed the dfs covery

by: the Services :of Terris tariat Turveillance

brtutch pollen) of a case of espions

the

Judicial n Inchulry has been

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