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Shooting
Flares Up In Paper War
Buenos Aires, Feb. 27. Shooting flared up in Buenos Aires today when armed pick- ets Bred on 1,000 nowspaper workers who filed to break a boycott against the paper and marched to the printing house
resume work,
to
Two workers were taken to hospital with chest wounds.
and head
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Invents Stories
False Information To Police
A
24-year-old Manchurian wonian, Kwan So-chun, reported to the Police last Saturday tha
three-and-a-half her
mouth
child bad been kidnapped. On Sunday she further reported that an unknown man attacked her
Escape
Tulsa, Oklahoma, Feb. 27.
An airliner carrying no
to reported Was crashed near the Municipal Airport here la-
urapic
have
day.
sale
The airlines' office that first reports were that there were no casual. tles-all the plane's occu-
walked pants had
away from the crash.---Reuter.
Barrister Admitted
Mr Oswald Victor Cheung. born in Hongkong and educated at the Diocesan Boys School, was admitted to practise as a barrister in the Supreme Court this He returned to the Colony by the RMS
COMMITTED morning.
MOXON IN
For Hospitality
Serve Coca-Cola
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WITNESS-BOX
Opens Defence Against Manslaughter Charge
COUNSEL'S ADDRESS TO JURY
of
[imiddle of the road because
here have a habit people darting out from the pavement and I wanted to give them a wide berth," a
VERY LARGE BUMP Mr McNeill: What was the next
that happened? There
was a very
I
large bump.
Di you realise what had happened then? I realised had hit something or other, and the only thing. I thought I could possibly have hit was
It must have been quite a jor?" --It was, indeed,
The case for the defence in the Moxon trial before the Actingram island. -Chief-Justice, Mr Justice Gould, at the Criminal Sessions opened _this_ morning when the accused, Eric Douglas Vladimir Moxon, 23, merchant, told his story of what had occurred on the night of October 7-8 last year.
Moxon is on trial for the manslaughter of Chan Fat-tak, 25, a pedestrian, in Wanchai on October 10.
,
It was alleged by the Prosecution that the deceased was knocked down by a motor car, No. HK3138, driven by the accused at a tramway island in Hennessy Road in the early hours of October 8 last year. Deceased died two days later as a result of injuries received in the acci- dent.
cused spoke to him before he left and talked about having dinner later in the week. Not long afterwards accused left He was not drunk, he declared. Mr M&Neill: There were girls
at the part
party? You were askert to take one of the guests home?
Accused: Yes,
I was. Who asked you? My hostess. Did you drive her home?~~~ Yes.
She lived with her parents at Peak Pavillons.
MISTY NIGHT
Were you able to keep con- trol of the car, of the steering wheel?--Yea,
Did you look at your speedo- meter at that time or any time before that? No, at that time I was busy holding the car.
Had
you any idea what when you reached the island" speed you were travelling
It is difficult to say.
I was
not going fast enough to know I was going fast.
Con you give
us any Idea? Were you going at 40, or more than 40, or 35 miles per hour? Do you think you were doing more than 30-I might have been
40,
Do you think you were going at more than 407—I don't think 80 because I would have known. When you are doing
to you begin surge along. What happened then? We came off the island and drove I did not think it was cn. worth while
stopping because does not stop one
for these things. The car was perfectly.
The trial is proceeding
From Peak Mansions, how do you have go to get there?n right. You proceed along Stubbs Road away from the Peak Tram, fork left at Jardine's Corner and go about 200 yards, turn right to a inall bridge and weave around two or three comers and tum right before the Naval Hospital. The giri was driving home was in the seat next to me, and Li Giant was la the back.
Moxon said he used his screen
Deportee Found On Premises
Tsang Yiu-kwong, 32, unem-
sentenced to
had suggested, that Moxon did
ald party it was and of having seen Chusan last week from the not attend a party on the Peaanight, and the condition he mist that night, After depositing months by Mr Latimer at Cep- and demanded that night before FOR TRIAL United Kingdom where he on the night. In question.
In her cubicle the night before
$5,000 to the Botanical Gardens as ransom money.
Charged with
completed his studies..
"It
Of
wiper as there was a sort of played, was
"I
mises
12
he
and for breach of a de-
According to the prosecution, shortly before midnight on Febr
found wary 26, defendant was by inmates Inside house No.
and after the Police had been
Aloxon is defended by Mr length and with the utmost
if J: McNeill, KC, and Mr S.V. confidence, that even there Gittins, on the instructions of was any negligence it is nowhere Mr J. C. Stewart.
near the high degree to constitute Mr J. Reynolds, Crown Coun-dangerous driving, far less suf- sel, is conducting the case for fleient to constitute evidence the Prosecution, assisted by upon which you could convict of Sub-Insp. J.S. Howarth, of the manslaughter.
"I don't want to go into great Trame Department.
The Prosecution's case closed lengths on the evidence I am after evidence ha
had been given going to lead, Moxon will tell of the handing of the deceased's you his story right from the time clothing, following his death ia he was playing rugger football in the afternoon until he got to hospital, to the chief steward.
the this dancing party on The Peak, Opening the case for Defence, Mr McNeill, address and he will tell you what kind ing the Jury, said: "Before I of a party it was and exactly about the witnesses what happened right down to the
time of the accident and after tell you whom I am going to call, *wards. want to make 1 clear to you, "FOUR WITNESSES if it is not already supremely 18. our defence
"Then I am going to call we clear, what You heard the story of the have subpoenaed him Cadet nocident how iL happened. Superintendent of Police Dawson Now, I think
will be fairly who happened to be at that party NOW, plain to you that we do not in on that particular night and he
way suggest, and never will also tell you what kind of any
al Moxon just before he left
course, I shall have a great was in then. And we also pro- deal more to say about that pose to call Major Daly of the the girl at her fat, he and Let this morning when
Army who will describe to you Grant proceeded down from The pleaded guilty to the charges of later. for Making the application
how he crashed into this parti- Peak to the lower levels. On being found in enclosed pre- carollment before the Acting
NOT A WILD PARTY
calar island on September 15. I the way down be had just turned portation order. Chief Justice, T. J. Gould, the
left-hand corner when his car that when understand he will say there was Attorney General (the Hon J.
is possible
into a skid, as the road was will call the got Then we no light. on the case, before; order, Chat Kam Tin, 30, uneme B. Griffin, :KC) sald that Mr learned Crown Counsel opened Phillipson, who lives in the knew there was
Cheung was the eldest son of his case you got the impression Rev
Soldiers' Home,
a nasty Mr Cheung U Pul, of the Asiatic of three things-
wlid party Sailors and Petroleum Company. He was
up The Reak, crashes into the where he has been for quite drop on the right-hand side. » 22 Pokfulum Rood, third floor. roadside on the way down, and some time. He will tell you that there was no use jamming on
time he heard the brakes. I took my foot off informed, defendant was hand- educated at the DBS from 1820 1930 in which year he was
a crash into traffic island. As from time to
crashes and found somebody else the accelerator and clutch and ed over to two detectives. They scholarship to the Hongkong this awarded a King Edward VII our story unfolds you will find bed bumped into the island. He just let it come to rest, during searched him and found in hir
was quite the post- had The wild party on The will also tell you that on some which it hit the bank in front possession two keys which he he remained
occasions when he was going and came up against its left had used to gain entry to the University where
Peak was not wild at all. It
side," Moxon went on. We premises. He could not give a until the outbreak of war with
with along there on his bicycle, or respectable, Japan in December, 1941,"
dancing We admit there was motor cycle, or walking that both got out and inspected the callefactory account of his being
on, damage. It WILS not terribly inside the house. "That mentorable and sad
Feak and sometimes the light was mishap on The
severe. The sometimes off.
glass in the left- Moxon will tell you what hap-
call "Finally we shall
Mr hand lamp was broken,
but event did not put an end to his
We have never sug
WILS still on. The activities as it did to so many prned.
car did Lyons, a well-known business the light Grifin, who
gested that Moxon's
man,
will who
tell you front left-side wing was bent others," said Mr
this tramway that on October
10 he went so that it touched the added that M- Cheung mude his not bump into
down to this place in We both pulled it out Wo way to Free China where he island.
The defence is perfectly the evening, after dark, parti- then got in and continued down served as liaison officer with the
Office of the clear. It is this: there was no cularly in order to see what Stubbs Road Trom The Peak General Liaison British Embassy.
light
Island on that
was the condition of the light to Garden Road thinic 0 Mcxon bumped into it.
on this island. He will tell doing something between 25-30 from the evidence R Mr Cheung returned to Hong-
"Even
you it was very, very dim. mlies per hour. When I reach- For breach of his licence con- kong in 1945 and in March 1946
It this stage it will be plain You
one ight
ed the foot of Garden Road, 1ditions, Leung Sam, 34, licensee on that The light was just in accepted the responsible post of to you that the
that corner. He will tell you that was careful in crowing over) of passenzer boat. No. G34Y, old island acting Headmaster of his
sometimes
OB, 2 week
we Jater-and
will
the tram lines. I drove around was fined $30 by Mr T. B. Low be off. That will school, the DBS until he left for som
and at the the Cricket Club, square
Morine Court this then headed east. It was our morning. catisfaction. The only conclu-evidence on
intention, during Dur from that verify the position and make it
drive
According to the Prosecution, down from The Penk, to go to defendant's boat was intercepted sion you can draw was there was something wrong quite clear he went down again and the light was absolutely
the Arizona.
off Yaumall Bay early this
and "I drove along, following the
Ave cine of morning Our second point is that we that is the evidence we are with its working.
tramlines, until outside Rediffu- singlets were found on board; going to call and I don't think
from Tai Kok slon, when I saw on the left-The boat come is necessary to address you
hand side of the road a group of Trul and was going to a ship further at this stage. After
about eight or 10 people stand when intercepted. ing, some on the pavement, and you have heard the evidence of the Defence, I shall then
some on the gutter on the edge have another opportunity of ad-
of the road. I moved into the dressing you and I shall per- haps at some length go over the evidence of both the Crown and the Defence."
}
with assault Throe European Pollen intent to rob, possession of arms spectors and 12 Chinese detre- and ammunition without licence tives worked intensively for
a deportation and breach of two days Kwan Anmily admitted she hud ployed, was committed for trial vented the stories in order by Mr Wicks at Kowloon this to obtain money from her husmorning. band, of whom the was a con- cubhre.
Evidence given was that Chau Before Mr Hin-shing La ai shop at E, Nan He Street, Shen
went to the Tung Shing grocery Central this moming, the Sheu, on January 31 with the defendant was fined a total of intention of committing a rob- $500 or 12 weeks on the two bery but ran away without courts of causing pubile mis- taking anything when an alarm
felse informa- was raised. chief by giving tion the Police.
The proprietor of the shop Tse Det-Inspector W. E. Thomas Sing later reported to the Police told the Court that about 11 station and on his way he met La Prensa, in Indipendent, on Saturday, defendant defendant-and-chased after him. been unobtainable went to Eastern Police Station Defendant was arrested by an paper, has since January 20 when "the and reported that her child had Indian police a few hundred Newsvendors' Union presented been kidnapped from her home yards from the Police station. found 10 at 34 Russell Street, first door. Defendant was also ultimatum demanding 20
have an automatic pistol and six hia gross income percent of the
In About # a.m. the next day, rounds of ammunition from classifed advertisements
man had
possession. and that the newspaper should the reported that a not distribute coples directly to attacked her and stabbed her in
her right arm while she subscribers,
cubicle and her asleep Yesterday 1,300 employees Instructed her to bring the ran decided to break the Union boy-
som money to the alloted place colt.
at Û p.m. that night. Pickets who tried ta set. La
Police Investigations revealed Prenan's trucks on fire put at
defendant's the
child had Icast
commission. by this time been taken to Bay Ave out of Workers managed to enter the
View Police Station by a wo- printing house, disarm two gun-
man, Wong Ching-ping, to whom men and pull down sisel blinds,
the defendant had handed hor baby the day before, asking her to take care of it while she her seit went to Canton,
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One of the wounded died on the way to hospital. The pickets vanished as police reinforcements
arrived-Reuter.
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WINS DISTINCTIONS There he joined the Society of Lincoln's Inn and went to Uni-
that
Moxon was will
Lay versity College, Oxford, reading). Will
at д either driving He Ettained academic not
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speed
that distinctions in law and in juris-
He was
way negligently any called to prudence.
am not going into de- the Bar on
January 26, 1950, night.
falls now. I don't think that end thereafter for a year read
is necessary. They were called in on Mon- in the Chambers of Mr Rodger
refused Winn, of the Inner Temple.
Wellington, Feb. 27. New Zealand servicemen be-law, gan unloading perishable food cargoes from strike-bound ships in New Zealand ports today.
the
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ranks this
---that
on behalf of the Bar and of
MATTER OF DEGREES
in
Inspector Thomas said he questioned the defendant in this day after dockers
"At this stage perhaps I should lift the vell which so far connection, and she finally ad obey the government order to mitted her trick. She alleged go back to work. The dockers, "It remains for me to end has covered the Law. Crown made by the Counsel did not tell you very to whom she who have been on strike for a with a remark
hia the law in
MOXON TESTIFIES that the woman handed the baby was her own week, gave the servicemen former Chief Justice, Sir Lealle much about sister-in-law who conspired
but no black looks Paris, Feb. 27.
Incidents Gibson, in which he said that opening address: I think you
Moxon about should know
now something
was then called to with her in the has
plot to
le personally, with the good get were reported. The French Government
only words Crown the witness box. He said be in mind, would it: The of the Colony
the law decided not to reply to the last money.
Was was born in England and was In respect of the wounding Stamen, however, are EX- welcome the addition of more Counsel said on aote received on January 20
W86 23 defendant
years of she confessed
nge. He was she pected to protest against
to the Hongkong men from Moscow, accusing France allegation,
refusal to try and government of the had made this up of violating the terms
to grant of the Bar in this Colony," said guilty of wicked negligence and educated at Haileybury College.
and on that you After the dockers a 40-hour, five-day the Attorney General. In Mr recklessness,
leaving school in 1944, make her story look real. Franco-Soviet Poct.
"the Army US A arrive at your verdict he A spokesman of the French
said week by walking off the ships
He joined The prosecuting offcer
Cheung, we have such a man should
in the Coldstream Foreign Once said today: "The Kwan told so many lies that her the soldiers unload. In a - and for that reason, if for no of manslaughter, I don't want private reply the Soviet Government accusations against her sister-ionwide broadcast, meanwhile, other, I have additional plea- to say very much about this. Guards. He remained with
sm not going to keep you very Regiment until 1948, thing addressed to London on Febru-in-law and the other woman the Prime Minister, Mr Sidney
Holland,
told the country: "The Sure in appearing upon this a long on this subject.
by then attained the rank of ary 24 shows that public discus- could not be depended upon.
pication and ext
extending to him
leutenant. On leaving the Army, defendant's alon does not contribute to the
husband. government is absolutely fed
he joined a business firm with lessening of international ten-Kwong Chi-yin, a merchant, up and is not going to put up myself a
myself a WHI
warm welcome and
He held a slon."-Reuter.
native of Shantung, was asked with it any longer. The pubile an expression of the hope that
"In civil cases, negligence, if whom he was
Cone position of responsibility. He was by the Magistrale whether or is sick and tired of the way
his association with the Bar and catablished, would render
and played behave." not he would take her back after waterside workers this. Kwong replied he had. United Press,
the profession in Hongkong:will | table for damages. That is not also a football Peace." always be both pleasant and
October 7 last year, he the position in criminal law. It rugby for the consider the matter seriously
prosperous."
looks at the matter in quite an Octob
rugby ins
thei first.
cases like was Playing Grapting the application, he different way. In
afternoon
and after finishing In mitigation, Kwan, who was
of this it is always a matter sobbing lightly, said she was
Lordship offered his congrat degreez, You may be negligenti his game he had two or three lations tp. Mr Cheung and
beers and then
went back to sorry, and that someone else
that he was quite sure Mir so that you will become Lable
Hongkong Club to change. had templed her to commit the
Cheung would continue In to Somo penalty under the
over to the offence.
for He next crossed
to see if there Summary: Hongkong successfully a career Roads Trame Act merely
· 0.00, “Programme "I temper justice with mercy and give you the option of 902 BC Broadcast for school which he had so nobly begun. being cordless. That kind of Cricket Club
"People Of The
The newly-enrolled harrister negligence is very, very far re was anyone else going to the
of party...
With
him
WAS fine, although you caused great Drake and The Cadix Expedition”
by Mr A.KW. moved from the degres mischler," Mr Lo declared as (BBCTS): 8.30, Three Bongs By was sponsored
negligence which is required to Campbell Grant. They found an-no one at the Club and then Tito Qullar: 430, "Wrom. Stratuss To Lul, cf Messrs Lo and Lo he, pred sentence,
extablish a verdict of Biraus 0.40, Benny Ligon Quartet
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to the Poak Man- up to and (Bludio): 7.00, World News
slaughter in a casa like this.
Acetons
in accusod's car. The Nawe Analysis (London Relay): 7,18,
Vrequired.
high degree of negligence "Services Qute" Conducted Dr Peter
party, he
sald, consisted 135 The Mala- · Banishoo Returns.
dancing, buffet dinner ánd course, there is the cocktails. He danced quite a Strings: 8,00 "Trom The motorials London 24 acord-
Sentence of three months hard
question of dangerous driving. The police were still making | #d); 8.10, "Lucky Dip" Variety Re- enquiries. this morning to ca- quests. Presented By Pauline labour was passed on Ho Yuk, There may be open where a lot at the party, and also had It was a warm day, he only tablish the identity of the body and Morlotor) 40, unemployed by Mr Latimer person would be guilty of dan some drinks.
this morning for gerous driving and would not of the man who was shot dead fanCTS); 780, Noel Coward Vocal Central
$10.00, Radio Dawe Row branch of a deportation order. be convicted of manslaughter. tinued. The party whs not got drunk. on Monday night in Hart
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A check of the Police records revealed that defendant had been deported.
BUSINESS IS BAD, PLEA
Pleading gulify, defendant said that business was bad and he had to retke a living somehow.
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