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Carpenter Charged With Murder Of His Clansman
Indicted on a charge of murder of a clans- man, Sin Kam, a 36-year-old carpenter, appeared on trial before the Chief Justice, Sir Gerard Howe, at the Criminal Sessions this morning. He was accused of the murder of Sin Kam-yau on April 17 last.
It was suggested by the Prosecution that ac cused's act was motivated by his dislike of the de- ceased's association with his younger sister, Sin Sze-mui.
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Accused pleaded not guilty to from the scene of the fight.
Following the charge. He was defended by
his arresi, the Mr A. J. Clifford, instructed by accused made a statement which Mr Kenneth Lo. The Prosecu- read:
the SAW
deceased Ilon was conducted by Mr A. wolking with my younger Hocton (Crown Counsel), assist-sister. I said 'Are you taking ed by Del. Sub-Insp. E. P. Grace a walk? He struck Sin Fuk A Jury of seven пісп was first. I attempted to reconelle empanelled.
the quarrel. ite struck me too.
Mr Hooton said that about 41 p.m. on April 15, Sia Kam-you was admitted to Kowloon Hospi-
to suffering from some head
picked up the stone and struck him back."
Crown Counsel added that severe most
of what the statement injury. He was deeply contained was contrary to what unconscious, and was so ill that it had actually occurred. was impossible to operate on him. "It is the Crown's
ease that He never regained consciousness the arcused intervened in the and died early on the morning of fight at a time when there was April 17. A post-mortem was later no danger to Sin Fuk, and held on the body and the cause deliberately struck the deceased
of death was severe fracture of the blow with a heavy, blunt the skull which, in the opinion Instrument," Me Hooton said. of the doctor, was caused by very heavy object,
blow
with
Tat
A The trial is proceding.
Guita possibly the pumice stone exhibited in Court. There were also other injuries of a rather superficial nature. These comprised abrasions
on
the shoulders, elbows and legs, and could have been caused by n stick or pole.
It was the case for the Pro- secution that the accused struck the blow with the heavy la- strument in clrcumstances which
law amounted
In
- said
Crown Counsel.
ta murder,
SISTER MOVES IN Both accused and deceased lived in Tol Kok Tsui Village, Kowloon, and some two or thre weeks prior to the incident the alster of the accused moved Inte
lived
the accused seen vene.
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 1951.
Teen-Age Terrorists
These two children were among the 65 prisoners taken by the. French and Vietnam forces pursuing retreating Vietminh forces in a recent clear-out opera- tion in the swamps of the 10,000 square-mile Plaines des Jones, southwest of Saigon. The operation took place during four days recently.-AP Picture.
Fortune Tellers
Two Men On
Robbed:
Trial
One day in the latter part of April four men visited a temple in a long narrow valley in the New Territories and asked to have their fortune: told. Two very old women warned them that they were going to be in trouble with officials.
to rob. I was
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HONGKONG'S MEDICAL SERVICES PRAISED
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Visiting Colonial
Official Impressed
Dr E. D. Pridle, CMG, Chief Medical Officer of the Colonial Office, at a Press conference this morning paid a glowing tribute to the doctors, sisters, nurses and other personnel of the Medical Department for work they were doing, very often under considerable pressure.
the
Dr Pridie, who arrived here on Wednesday in the course of a gen- eral survey of the health services in British colonial territories, declared that after his week's stay here he was strongly of the opinion that the public of Hongkong owed a great debt of gratitude, not only to the Medi-
Former HK Newsman Killed
Mr R C. Derham, a member of the editorial staff of the "China Mall” In 1949, was killed in an acoldent
Wellington, New Zealand, on May 20, according to. Information reaching the Colony yes. terday.
Mr Derham, who was 29 and unmarried, was killed Instantly by an ascending cable car as he was at- tempting to cross the tracks.
A New Zealander by birth, Mr Dertiam served with the rank of Lieutenant la the South African Air Force In the Western De- sert during the War,,
cal Services, but to the voluntary and the other Mail
ments concerned for having maintained such a high standard of public health in the Colony under conditions of great difficulty,
Present at the conference, which was held in the Confer- ence Room of the Medical De- partment, were Dr the Hon. 1. Newton, Director of Medical and Health Services; Dr K. C. Yeo, Deputy Director of Medi- cal and Health Services; and Mr S.
Deputy PRO, who
Dr Pridie to the Press.
S. Knowled
The distinguished visitor said that it was a great pleasure and privilege for him to be able to visit Hongkong. He had never VISIT really been here long enough before (Dr Pridle passed
through
Hongkong In
In 1923) to see anything of the Colony, for less of the Medical Services. He had heard so much about them that he was interested to vlalt Hongkong as soon us possible and lo spend a week here.)
Dr Pridia sald he came to see get to the organisation and to
Dr E.D. Pridie at this morn
know its personk's visit here Ing's press conference,
After
Pridie
However, much was being done
ASLEEP ON
DUTY
Tyres And Rubber Found On Junk
Notices
Begistered articles and parcel malis close one hour earlier than the ordinary mail times shown below!
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21 By Alr
“India. Siam, Bursa,
Pakistan. Middle East, Africa, Great Britain. Europe. & p.m. 5.0.A.C.
Formosa, & pm. H.K. Airways, Japan, Korea. 5 pm. B.Q.A.C. By Surface Macao. 1 p.m.: 3 am. S/S Tel Loy/Tak Shing
THURSDAY, June 21 By Air Siam, Malaya." Indonesia. 1 p.th
CFA
By Surface Maçao. 1 p.m. 5 pm 8/8-741 nan | Loy/Tak Shing,
China, People's Republic. 8.30 am. -taln via Canton,
A naval patrol boat, under the command of Lieut Comdr H. Carlisle, Intercepted a motor fishing junk at 1.30 this morning off Little Sai Wou. On board the vessel were found 05 rubber v tyres, same number of inner tubes valued at $130,000 and about 10 tons of raw rubber worth $122,000.
The person in charge of the junk,
Fok Shing, 45, giving his address os No. 7, Tonnochy Road, Ist floor, came before Mr charged with attempting to ex- Winter at Kowloon this morning
port prohibited goods, carrying cargo without permit and pro- ceeding without navigational lights.
Shak, 33, watchman of the and these attempts to cx-
he
was
clutching his
by the Medical Services to cop? Soldiers On with the situation in Hongkong, be_added.
Referring to hospital services. Grave
Dr Pridle thought that Hongkong
was extremely fortunate in hav-
Charges
.
Japan. 9 a.m. 6/8 Ruys. Siam. 2 pum. 8/8 Yochow. Pakistan (Parcels only). 2 p.m. 5/9 Umaria,
FRIDAY, JUNE 20 By Air C.PAL
Canada U... 8.30 am Via
Formosa. 10 am C.A.T. Indo-China, France, French North & West Afries, Great Britain. 10 a.m. Air France.
Japan. 1 p.m. P.O.A.8.- Siam, Burma, India Pakistan Middle East, Africa, Europe 8 p.m. B.O.A.C.
Malaya, Indonesia, Ceylon, 3 pm. B.O.A.C..
Formosa, 5 p.m., H.K, Airwaźn. D.N. Borneo, Austraila,· New Zealand. B p.m. Q.E.A.
By Surface Macao. 1 p.m.; 0 p.m. 5/8 Tal Loy Tak Shing
Chine, People's Republic, 0.30 a.m. train via Canton,
Malayo. 1 p.m. 9/9 Hol Wong.
New Zealand. 2 p.m.
Mr. Winter cautioned defen-
Australia, dant on the three charges and
S/B Tai Ping. confiscation
the of
Indo-China, rubber and the Junk | Meersic.
Mais
1 am, 8/5 Grete
at $30,000. The total, Philippines. p.m. 5/6 Benettow.. of the goods and the
Alleged False Declaration
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Dr Pridle said he was strongly of the opinion that the pubile of Hongkong owed a consider- able debt of gratitude,. not only
Inspector Dewar, prosecuting, to the Medical Services, but
asked the Court to order con- to voluntary hospitals and the
Oscation of the goods and sald various other departments con-
that the regulations governing eerned for having maintained
exports of strategic material This morning at the Criminal Sessions Ng Fuk-cheung and Ng Kam-sing,
such a high standard, of public
Asleep
NOW strictly while on duty, Lau were
enforced faced trial before Mr Justice Scholes and a jury of three women and four men..
heal In the
Colony under of the deceased, and They were charged with robbing two old women of a gold ring and assaulting them conditions of great diffleulty, there. Therealler
What he had particularly in ordered to pay a fine of $50 or stopped,
port, prohibited goods must be Treasury Department, with intent to rob the day after their fortune was told. were seen together and the
mind as regards conditions and two weeks by Mr Latimer at used to go out to lea with the
difficulties WOB, of course. One of the men kept guard at searched a cleft in the hill. As deceased. That appeared to Mr D. E. Greenfield, Acting
temple and they approached the accused, overcrowding, the sudden rise: Central this morning.
Defendant who was on duty order have caused a certain amount Crown Counsel, told the jury the door of the
.the women, Ng Kam-sing, jumped out, and
In population which was taking of resentment in the accused by that the accused were alleged to another watched
{rom
last night to 3 tyres, midnight place here recently. as be two of a gang of five who, while the others ransacked the ran away: When he ignored tho. reason that his sister was
o'clock this morning was found valued ALWAYS A MENACE n relative,
rooms of the temple. It was al- shouts of the Pollec, they fired Hociating with
ormed with a revolver, on April
Overcrowding was always asleep by a Sub-Inspector of value clansman,
26 robbed and assaulted the old leged that during the search they two shots, but he still con- On the evening of April 19, women in the temple. Of the cannowever the men ran into a ravine where some
came upon a gold ring and made tinued running. Eventually he rather a menace to publle health, the Police Force between 3 to craft were, estimated at $282,-
said Dr Pridle, even in a much 3.40 this morning, He was then 000. the accused and certain friends five, two had already pleaded off
lessor acute form than existed sitting in a rattan chair at the of his had been out for tea a guilty and another had not been were interrupted by the return of British soldiers caught him. short distance from the Village apprehended, The
The gun said to be used by in Hongkong, and it was an ex- east entrance to the Courtyard used one of the giris from the fields. They returned about 10 pan,
ith robbery with
accuse This girl noticed that the doors of the robbers was found on the ceedingly dimcult problem to of the Treasury ery with were charged
ground
where spot
remedy immediately, for obvious gun. 4 In the party were the deceased aggravation because there was the temple were almost closed and
The Prosecution Officer, Insp. stranger reasons. and another clansman named more than one man who went heard sounds of piteous groaning farmer said he saw o
from within. As she laid down
"I should say that your most Bell told the Court that it was Sin Fuk. When they passed the
considered very
deposit
running, and while hut where deceased lived, one much more serious to
voy her farming implements, a man. It was believed that this man important health
a dangerous thing for a watch- problem at the one on guard at the door, was the accused. of the clansmen, probably Sin
Ng Fuk- the moment is Tuberculosis and man asleep with a gun in his
that applies probably to most hand. Fuk, passed some remark whichbing in a gang.
Mr Greenfeld said that if it came up from behind and push" cheung, sald Mr Greenfield
On a charge of making, a ed her into the room where the
Defendant pleaded this morn-false declaration Lo Fing-kue, was in the nature of a taunt
Counsel said that the two of the world at the present time, was found that all the men had
old women
The and was taken to reflect upon
had a headache 35, coxswain were. man old women having poor eye and it is, I think, everybody Ing that
of motor junk From Here" With Joy Nichola, Dick deceased's association with the common purpose to rob and
and to identify would acknowledge, a very dim- and fell giddy and thus he feli MSZT, was remanded for one Bentley sight, were unable if one or two assaulted the guarding the women then asked
Jimmy Edwards her
After a while, any of necused's sister,
sit down.
sald Dr asleep. women during the robbery then he decided to do a bit of looting young girl identified the two
the robbers, but the cult problem indeed,"
week by Mr T. B. Low at the BCT)9 From The Editorialg
thecorded Relay: 2.10, Weather The taunt was resented by
Marine Court this morning. Report: 911. "Time For Music" deceased und a fight storted all were equally gulity.
and left the women by them-
neuf, |man she saw.
Lo, who was represented by The BBC Midland Light Orchestra between him and Sla Fuk. Describing the geography of
Mr II.
Conducted The case is proceeding.
C. Loe, of Messrs
by Gilbert Vinter place where the robbery to the door, but fortunately the They
their used
fists and the
Wilkinson and
(BBCTS): 40, **The finger"" A Grist, WAS Greenfield sa guard then had also gone and
Play by Edgar Wallace, With various- other weapons of occurred, Mr
alleged to have failed to give Kenneth Kent and Moultrie Kelsall offence and defence such as that the valley was several
she made her way to the village 24-Hour and
notice of the nature of a pro- (BBCTS); 1040, Ivor Novello Vocat coolle pole, a bucket. and a miles long very not calling for help. When the
posed voyage prior to the de- Gem; 11, Radio News Resi (London basket. The
from east fight probably running
11.19, Goodnight Music; villagers raised the alarm, the
Alfred Ashkellle,
11.29. Weather Report;
SAVO Fanling and
21, Lance parture of his vessel on June Relay) would have resulted in nothing | One end was
robbers
and there
ing the Queen Mary Hospital
obtaining clearance | King; 11.30, Close Down. more serious than abrasions the other at Shatoukok North
ensued
Hubert Prior: from the Harbour Office,
• chose
all over the
which was one of the anest he Corporal, and to both participants had not of the valicy was a low range valley.
had seen anywhere. Hongkong 20, Private, both of the RASC Mr Hin-shing Lo at Central was also extremely fortunate in
When asked by the Magis fit to inter-of hills over which was the
INTELLIGENT STUDENT
Unlicensed Driver Shumshulpo Camp, who were irate
nature of the of the this morning granted an and on the south was border
this point several for plication for a 24-hour remand medical faculty and that in stie and Indecent assault on a female, Cox that defendant cleared driving a private car in a ste
having a
charged ine
on three University with
count of alleged offence, Sub-Inspecter A 20-year-old student, Yeung He did so at a time when another larger range of hills.
tunate things
causing grievous bodily harm Det.-Sub-Inspector by Sin Fuk had wrested a coolle About 120 yards from Ko Po
Counsei.. The first
meant that the highest possible pole from the deceased, leaving village in this valley was the intelligent young student pass-case against two men and two
Day, officer in charge the standard of teaching was main were remanded for three days the latter weaponless. It was Korn Yat Tong temple
lained.
in Palice custody by Mr Lati for Kan Kong on Jung & and manner in Arsenal Street yester- ing on a bicycle who heard the alleged that accused struck the lived two very old women, one
charged with offences
returned to Toun Wan the next day afternoon, pleaded guilty alarm and ques!!oned stranger, relating to the breaking
Dr Pridie paid tribute to mer at Central this morning. deceased with a heavy object 69 and the other 74 years
Mr R.H, Woodhead, ADCS day adding that had defen- before Mr Hin-shing Lo at Cen- the accused Ng Fuk-cheung.
into the doctors, sisters, nurses and which might have been the go
the Swire and McLaine young giris. and some
other personnel of the Medical] Hongkong who пис
In charge of dant gone to Kan, Kong he tral this morning to driving without a lesnee, He was fined brick
or something similar.
mide dicir living The stranger sald he was Gedown, North Point, on March Department for the work they the case made the application for could not have returned to the $150 or six months. The women
Un Long, and the student did
The case, which Accused's movements at the by dispensing medleine and
'started
Colony in such a short time. nothing further until
were doing, very often under further enquiries. two sta time were not certain, said Mr telling fortunes while the girls Police officers passed by in
to continued
considerable pressure.
Both defendants were charged Mr Lee, who entered a not Hooton. He was present when tilted the Gelds.
Ho
seldom seen the this
plea on behalf of his out-with unlawfully and maliciously guilty motorcycle.
This was Was
The defendants, on bail of
He had made and was
asked for the fount was
a week's patients departments so busy, causing grievous bodily harm to client, fortunate GIVEN MEDICINE
second carrying a young child at the
euch, are Yeung Hung, Two days before the robbery Police of what had taken place 50, widow, Chan
so popular, so crowded an some Chu Chi-wing. a 23-year-old adjournment. He also asked for time. When he allegedly struck!
30, unemployed, Tang Yung, he had seen in Hongkong, and Chinese male, and to Chan Kong- the release of the boat which came to the temple Poller
Tak-fi, 99,
that meant a great strain on lin,
18-year-old Chinese was granted. Defendant the blow, he was not carrying four men
and of his suspicions the
of the Tin Tak Dis- the child.
the staff, Dr Pridie concluded. female at Victoria Road on June allowed ball of $300. The pumice stone and asked for medicine for a
manager Police then up- The old women stranger,
17. was obtained from a carpenter's sicke friend. The
MATERNITY WARDS pensary, 598 Nathan Road, and
Both the defendants were the medicine, But prehended the man. The third Tsel Sam, 60, widow.
Pridie alleged to A question put to hut
distance
Indecently a short
away gave them
asked that they take their fortunate
First and second defendants, friend to see them the next day. that close by the road was a defended by Mr F. X. d'Almada. maternity wards was answered in at Victoria Road
military camp. The returned the
Police are charged with being acces- four men
'by Dr Newton. It was slated | same day. handed their
prisoner to the but still without day,
sories after the fact to the go-
that on some occasions two No pleas were taken. guard and used friend. They were telephone for Police reinforce-
and sometimes his down theft in March, in which
three mothers given some more medicine and
$11,184.85 worth of pharmaceu-
In labour were confined in one
A fine of $100 was imposed REDS then they asked to have their ments,
What happened next is very teals were stolen. The other bed at a certain hospital. Dr that it was proposed to use dry on Tang Tal-you, 58, coxwaln fortune told.:
two are
Newton agreed that there had vaccine to be given to new- alleged to have re-
ot the motor launch You much to the credit of the ceived some of the stolen pro- been one or two occasions, but born babies, and this gave some Shun, by Mr T. B. Low at the Six Communist soldiers were "You may think it was very
POTICAN
Mr Greenfield,
the point he stressed was that killed and several were wound-good fortune-telling because it
adding that the Police cordon perty. Mr I..W. Gunter is the hospital could not very measure of protection against Marine Court, this morning for
Tuberculosis detach-
for a few years. ed, when a party of Nationalist was foretold that they were
years. being underway without naviga- ed off the valley by
a mother in well send away an attack on going to be in trouble with some
ments,
There were STATE guerilias, made
from various stations
labour who had
more tion lights and for leaving port come to the In the three vessels
harbour officials in the near future. At
dhalails to be doorsteps begging for admission.
worked out before without a night clearance. of Yiem Tien, a port at the present two of them are in the loging in from Bonding, Shao- TROOPS FOR
would
Defendant, who was inken kok and at the border and over
actual programme However, more beds would be the Peat River delta on Monday
Greenfield. dock,"
Mr sold
the hills on the south. Dotec-
available
was an into custody by a naval launch evening.
particular be carried out. PCG according to a verna- The next day the four men
among the villages
hospital ds soon 25 tho now
weapon and outside Lyemun extremely valuable
Pass at 1.30 CHECK · YOUR KNOWLEDGE cular report,
morning, said that his nurses quarters were ready for gave one some immunity this
Answers sick friend. Looking The Communist vessels were they said
Wa1 the
Fourteen hundred Portuguese occupation in a month's time. the valley The
from TB, Dr Pridie added. batteries went out of order 1. A control Rap,, usually part en route from Macao to Tal The old women felt his pulne
troops who arrived in- Hong- Overcrowding was the chief
The Director of Medical Ser-while underway and that he of a wing. 2. Cham and were anchoring at and said he was not alck at all. peop Ylen Tica for the night, when Whereupon the five men fell on and handed over to the Police akong yesterday on the transport cause of Tuberculosis in Hong-/ Vices mill, that the incidence, od) was hired to search for the Baker, 3. John Smith: 4. Ireland.
replacements for they were fired on by the Na- the women, gagged and bound small handful
strangers, the Macao" Karrison will leave kong, Dr Pridio told another Tuberculosis in Hongkong was motor launch Yau Lee which B. Four. 8. Of different colours tionalist guerillas.
them with rope and covered amongst them three of the de-
problem but he thought that
at the present time.
engine trouble In Junk Bay. mottled. All the ships" cargoes con- them with a gun and also fled fendasits. 'All'except the three / this afternoon on the Kwang. questioner, It was a differit i bieber, in ‘1940 and 1041 than was reported' to have...had especialy, white and
Department * And sisting of
Dr Pridic, whỏ · left, England motor-car tyros their
When one of the men were able to give explansung and my Hu Men,
The river vessels will bring to Medical the rolloved troops to Hong- the situation woll in hand. last November, will be leaving and spare parts are reported to women put up a struggle the was
·brüked
Meanwhile the
Dr Newton, in answer have been lost. The authorilled very
to for. Home tomorrow by BOACI two Police kong tomorrow and the Royuma, soriously
and have rounded up about 40 knocked about and pushed on to officers set out into the hills and is then expected to sell for another question regarding the having completed eight months
dieated by a farmer, tliny | Africa.
proposed: PCO 2 #chatna, ". sald | medical survey, work, people.
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