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THURSDAY, MARCH 1 Closing Times By Air India, Pakistan, Paralan Gulf Ports,

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Closing Time By Air

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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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SPECIAL SWEEP.

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Our photographer caught this study of Jockey Club officials and assistants sweep. carrying out this morning's draw in the mammoth Pearce Memorial cash

stake,the first prize in which is $1,040,000.

Woman Air Passengers' New H.K.

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

Coca-Cola WAARO

Coca-Cola

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,

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

In ΩΣ dangerous

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

пе

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

A proceeded

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

(London Relay); 19.18, Weather, Re- Defendant was arrested by But the degree is narrow-bo- rowdy and nobody Avenue,

por 10.16 Orchestre KOTT Police on the afternoon, of tween these two:: I shall "sub" It was a private party in altat,

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records. whowed that DWISDOO

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to say, and flances. Mr. Dawson

betors' midnight. weeping an oplaza divan in 19454), a friheds), audumalt, ak minch-grenter | Mhortly) b

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SIDE GLANCES

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.

By Galbraith

"That's one of the best gaga in the speech I'm

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