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Menacing Quirino's
Alleged
Letters
4 MEN ON TRIAL:
DEFENCE OPENS
The case for the defence in the trial of four men on charges of uttering letters demanding money with menaces and conspiracy to utter such letters was continued before the Acting Chief Justice, Mr E. H. Williams, at the Criminal Ses- sions this morning.
The accused were Au Yeung-chung, 20, Leung Shiu- wah, 25, Chiu Kam, 25, and Ip Hung, 31. They were jointly charged with (1) attering a letter demanding with menaces $5,000 from Li Kam-kee, manager of the To Li Yuen Restaurant, 119-121 Temple Street; (2) uttering a letter demanding with menaces $10,000 from Wat Sai- man, manager of the Kam Tong Restaurant, 524-526 Shanghai Street; and (8) conspiracy between September 16 and September 22 to demand with monaces $10,000 from Wat Sai-man.
the case.
Second accused did not give A Jury of Ave men and two women was empanelled to try him any information where the money was coming from or for The Prosecution, conducted what purpose, but told him it to his (accused's) J. Reynolds (Crown would be by Mr
Det.-beneilt. His purpose in contact- Counsel), assisted by
ai-ing Wu was to seck Sub-Inp. leged that fourth accused (IP whether the money, was being
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Recalled
An armed robbery at Cumberland Road, Kow- loon Tong. on the night of November 6 last year,
Festival
Site
advice
was up early
was
worried
30 cents and
Broadcast
Canadian Prime To Nation
Minister's Plane
Stalls
Ollawa, Jan., 15. The plane carrying the Canadian Prime Minister, Mr
Louts St Laurent, back to Ollawn from his trip to Britain and France has been delayed in Iooland with engine trouble, the Royal Canadian Air Force Headquarters reported to- day.
The RCAF Headquarters had said that the plane Landed
at Kaflavik, 22 miles southwest of Reyk- Javik, the Icelandia capital, with carburetor trouble In
one of its four engines.
spokesman said: "Everything possible Es
being done to
delay
the
but
minimiso there was no Indication how long the plane would be delay- ed-Reuter.
Boarded
Manila, Jan. 16. President Quirino, in a radio broadcast to the na- tion last night, exhorted the people to develop moral strength and a spirit of unity to help the country "prepare for a war of de- fence."
"Don't deceive yourselves that we are in an actual war for Internal security-we have to Beck first that moral strength rooted in A developed con- selence, the strength that is best expressed in the unity of the people in support of our forces," lie said.
Mr
Referring to the present in- ternal situation and emergency hinging on the Korean
war, Quirino said, "In the crisis that we, in common with the rest of humanity, face today, the
ultimate protection and preservation of our cherished liberty and
our survival itsel
quality of
mus: depend on the
our spirit of faith, love and loyalty to our country, of self- sacrifice от
selflessness and solidarity.
I know of no other
Ship Without basis. I know,
Permission
as you know, that we have no other answer." Hung) approached two detec-
Delivering his monthly "radio tives, one of whom was Det-Cpl illegally obtained, said accused.
giving
Ichat donlod
the President said the Wu Chung-chi, about September three letters to third accused to
Government's efforts to prepare 2 last year, and told them that
na post, and he further denied he For boarding a vessel without for contingencies in the future he knew about a certain gang of
on the morning the permission of either the would not sumce unless people men who had guns and hand of September 22 (when he was master or the officer in charge, displayed a spirit of self-help grenades. The detectives told taken into custody separately) two Chiu Chow women, Mo and contributed to the common fourth accused to obtain further in order to see if the Polleo had Sam, 30 and Chan Sou-ying, 23, cause for "national survival". London, Jan. 15,
to report to Information and Jawaharlal Nehru, the d
were each fined $5 by Mr T, B. them. On September 20, fourth arrested the other accused.
PEOPLE WARNED Accused denied ho expected Low at the Maring Court this Prime Minister of India, and Mrem
accused allegedly told the detec-
He warned the people against motive,
Mr
through mud
he declared was fear that he might be involved the my Hai Lee, anchored at
which resulted in the wounding of a Policeman Sidney Holland, the New Zeaves that the gang were sending a roward in reporting what hamcording to the Prosecution, and a suspect was recalled before Mr Wicks at land Prime Ministes, popere out threatening letters to several know to red vols purely out of defendants were found on board being lulled into a false sense Kowloon this morning when a 24-year-old Shan-today when they inspected the Chinese restaurants
On September 21. the managers tung native, Lau Chuen, faced committal proceed- 1951 Festival of Britain sile on ings on a charge of armed robbery.
con- talking
Prosecution WAR The ducted by Insp. Watson.
One of the victims of the
Mok robbery,
Chung-hing, testified before, Court that about 9 pm, that day he was
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1
A
com-
of the To Li Yuen Restaurant in something illegal. He also Buoy B-10, by the special Water
type.
Fourth accused was taken the into custody separately same day.
DOCK STATEMENT Meking a statement from the dock in his own defence, third
while he was
and three
letters
Church Unity Octave
A special service for the Unity
will commence
Ran Illegal
sence
our
The question (of conscience).
the kind Is pertinent to
of
strength we need today to save from disintegrity within and from conquest from without. It
us
we need to
is pertinent to the morale that stand our ground and keep
free our cherished Institutions from to stand our institutions from wanton des- Two women were arrested struction by a rising new tyranny
all our
of security in the apparent ab- of extra sensational developments." the Thames' South Bank.
and the Kam Tong Restaurant denied he had prior knowledge Police searching party on Mon-
"We now enjoy liberty and to be day afternoon. They had no
freedom," he continued. "We Mr Holland borrowed a pair each received a letter in which that the lotters were
before the night or passes with them,
Our have our own civilization. with £1
of goloshes, but Mr Nehru nego demands were made for $5,000 written wordan Tam
Pleading guilty, the Arst de new way of life has become Ching at the Public Garden in tiated the puddles in black town and $10,000 respectively with September 19.
threats of dire consequences if Crown Counsel suggested to fendant said that the was bring-dour
to us. We cherish Kowloon Tong when two men shoes.
the requests were not met. The accused that, having procured lang some woollen pull-overs established institutions. But One of the upproached them.
bad knitted for counselled Mr Nehru was escorted to the letters were taken to the Police and
his fellow which she
today all these are threatened, Intruders levelled a gun at them
by Mr Herbert Morrison, who, on September 22, raided a accused to write and send the crew member of the vessel and If we are to preserve them, wille the other squatted down site
Britain's Deputy Prime Minister hut at Talpo Road where the letters, he laid information with did not know it was necessary are to
We
move further, we and demanded their valuables.
and the moving spirit behind the first three accused and another the Folice in the hops of gain to obtain permission for bourd must feel the compulsion of a
man (since discharged) were
The Accused, denied | ing,
second Mok sald he surrendered his Festival.
defendant mor
and duty
a higher stated that she accompanied
morel the gold watch, a ring and a package
with Mr found asleep. In the hut were ing a reward,
the suggestion,
de- Holland carrie Mr
thority, one that must found envelopes, writing also of airmail fetter forms while his william Jordan, New Zealand's pad
The trial is proceeding.
first defendant to the vessel. pads, Chinese pens and a chop-
Mr Low told the defendants velop within ourselves, that is, gave them her
Wrist friend
of God sull voice the mall, inking pad, and a tin containing
he was imposing nominal fines
within us. The other name for watch. The robbers then hur- High Commissioner to Britain.
The Prime Ministers made 10 Chinese characters in cad ried off with Mok following along the tour together, spending half
of $5, but should they appear it is individual consolence, before him again they would be Cumberland Hond towards Boun-
more severely dealt with, dary Street, raising the alarm an hour in the Festival's concert |
hall, es he ran. He came across In- specter W. Watson and reported Both statesmen expressed the robbery.
almiration of the Festival's ar- Constable Wong Nai-man and rangements, Mr Nehru
"Quite fascinating. Constable Sit Wal-kwan, who menting,
in the hut at St Teresa's Church from Jan-Establishments were on duty near the area, saw Rather unlike the normal show accused (Chiu Kam) said that of the Church will be held at
Taipo Road he was given 30 uary 18 to 25. a man rushing down from Cum-exhibition."
Mr Nehru had the day more cents
by The service berland Road towards Boundary Street. PC Wong Nai-man said or loss to himself and he re-fourth accused, who told him to each evening at 6.30 (except on
a number of his he challenged the running man ceived
old buy stamps and post the letters. Sunday, when it will be held a result of a
* defence of our land. He enquired who the letters at 11 am.) with special prayor of Police led by Del-Sub-Insp.
all our efforts to
to alockpile prime- were to, and fourth accused fold for the unity of the Church, and K.S. Van on two massage esta-
blishments late last night,
necessities, all our attempts to him they were to his friends. will include a series of lectures
Pleading guilty to a charge anticipate the many physical The fourth nccused also hand-on Catholic Life and Worship of running massage establish- hardships that attend a bitter
him a un
Rev. Fr. P. Joy SJ will to put
Kive
can avail us he the opening talk entitled: "The ments without a licence, Ma and bloody war Later, after their arrest,
This will be Yee-ho, 19, of No 48, Yu On nothing without a re-strengthen
Terrace, ground floor, followed
and ing of our moral and spiritual him that if he produced the His Diocese on the 18th, "The 50 Yu On Terrace, first door, now integrity of spirit."--United
by:
Cheung Yuet-ngor, 60, of No. sinews, without a revival of nothing would happen to him.
Priest" on the 20th and
Ained $250 by Mr Prass. gave evidence in the witness box.
Thomas Tam at Central this Rev. Fr. T. F. Ryan BJ will He said he carried on a book- then
morning. A life banishee, who was sent
continue with three talks the Fold" Hoad. He hut in Taipo
Was and H. E. told Mr d'Almada at Kowloon
Mgr. H. Valtorta,
Bishop
CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE Catholic Roman said. Second accused. Hongkong, will bring the octave him, he The Constables then telephoned this morning that he had been innocent of the charges against
ANSWERS whom he had known previous- to the station to summons help. back for the last two years and
1. To had become respectable,
keep the fibres moist a talk on "That
to avoid breaking. 2. Burma,: The defendant, Chan Kwong, y. introduced him to the other to a close with
The public are cordially in- 3, Seasicimness, 4. England. 5. who was charged with breach of accused, and later asked him they may be one."
collect some money for him. to deportation order, asked the As he did not dare to do that,
A table-land vited to attend this service,
of small extent this into he made a report,
from Special services for Church rising abruptly
sur- to Det-Cpl Magistrate
W. Inspector consideration.
Unity Octave will also be held rounding plain. 0. An order of Wu
Chang-chi, who give him Jones stated that the defendant, instructions to obtain further each morning at the Catholle honour awarded to US, military who had several previous con information.
Cathedral, and at St Margaret's men wounded by enemy wc-
tlon. the Church, Hongkong. victions, Including burglary and On September 10, all keeping a gambling house, was accused moved into a but, and arrested in Shanghal Street last that night frst accused wrote Sunday.
to halt but he ignored the order. friends at his hotel,-Reuter. Together he and
and PC Sit Wal- kwan gave chase. The suspect was eventually arrested near a nullah. While he
was raising Banishee
his hand to surrender, the man threw away something into the nullah.
While the two constables were searching this man, an- other approached, from behind and fired and wounded PC Sit Wal-kwan. PC Wong Nai-man
He Has
Pleads Become
Respectable
away.
alleged that fourth accused told Pope at Home, we Bishop
in
Fourth accused (p Hung) Pariss Orders" on the 21st. were each
returned fire but missed him. out of the Colony in July, 1948 stall business and llved in entitled: "Back to
His later two shots misßred.
The case is continuing.
Disorderly Conduct
to take
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raid by a party
aa
measures to make
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London Espreso Service.
the letters. On September 20 Fire Destroys 8,000 Tons Of Wood
A soldier, Pte. S. Pressdee of the 1st King's Shropshire Light
Mr d'Almada sentenced the third accused took the letters Infantry, was bound over in the
five months and
to post. Accused mado a sum of $200 for a year for dis-defendant to
conduct orderly
by
ar ordered him to be re-banished report to Det-Cpl Wu, and on D'Almada at Kowloon
Mr d'Almada also refused on September 22 Wu took him to morning.
application for bail made by de- the Police Station.
Cross-examined by first fendant's, wife.
accused, fourth accused denied he had told him to write the letters.
this!
He was also ordered to pay $250.50 compensation for ma itetous damage to B shop in Temple Street.
Radio Hongkong
According to the prosecution, Pressdee went into the shop!
Squatter Area Blaze
Selection: €30, Chil
HIRED HUT
In reply to Mr Raynolds, fourth accused admitted that he had hired a hut at second ac-
at about 7.40 p.m. on January HK.T. 12 and created a disturbance, 0.00, Programme Summary: 6.02. cused's request. Since Septem- breaking several glass jars and orchestral upsetting rice and flour, Ho tanese by Radio Given by Mus ber 2, he had met second ac-
Lee Wai Lan & 8. K. Loc. (Studio): cused practically
uvery
day. wsa arrested when the Police 6.30, awies and Landauer on two but up to September 12 he had were called.
Pianos: 7.00, World News and News Analysis (Landon Relay): 7.16. Le no knowledge that there were all Music Massenet) any poople engaged in activities Now Symphony Orchestre, Can of a netarious nature or who ducted by Euren Goossens; 750 were in possession of arms He "Down Memory Lano Pretented] by Alleen Woods (Studio); 0.09, denied tolling Det-Cpl Wu on "From the Editorials". (London September 2 about his know- Reiny Hecorded); 8.10 Box 200 Bert Guletto al the Hammond Gr. policeman had alleged. He arst of a certain gang, as the Kan: 8.30, Vocal Recital by Inobel Ballio. (Boprano); 045, “Leiter contacted the corporal of Fire broke out in the squatter from America"-By Allstar Cooks September 12. area at Fo Hut Village, London Relay: 0.00 Tile ileri- The
Land-The at Britain Tha:
The first he know about the north of Boundary Street, shortly Material Inheritance Introduced by letters
the night of after noon today,
Ralph Wightman (London Relay September 19, sad accused. As 0.30, "Enjoyment of Music"--Talk All available fire appliances No. 141 Programme Music. By the Arst occused was writing them, have been despatched to the Row Father F. Ryan. 9.3. (audio); he heard necused tell get ac: 10.00, Radio News Itzel (London: eused to incorporate - mono-dras- scene where a large contingent Relay): 10.10, Weather Report: 10.10, measures: Hearing' that, ac of Police are maintaining order, Glasgow | Orpheus Chor At the
Fourth Edinburgh International cused became aware they were The fire, which started at 12.10 Festival of Music and Drama, Cul-lettern of a threatening nature.
second accused asked P.. in one of the huts, spread cs) 1040. When
Tight southwards toward the railway Baleationi 11.00, Dange to me him to find a hut for him, so bridge near Boundary Street, Dorway, and 11 Orchestre 816, oured continued," he asked him
at tramoje time 1
collect but was brought under control goodnight Miley
at 1 p
Ingo
"This photo was taken at the height of a grass fire which swept through the Forestry. Commission's main firewood-depot on the outskirts of Melbourne re- cently.......... The damage was estimated at £35,000, eight thousand tons of wood being destroyed. Fire fighters were hampered by shortage of water, and fought the *cflames" with bulldozern and special equipment roaned to the depolar
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