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Singapore Govt "In Grip Of Graft & Corruption"

POLICE COMMISSIONER'S

OUTSPOKEN

REPORT Singapore, Mar. 4.

The Government and City Council of Singa- pore are in the grip of graft and corruption, ac-1 cording to the Colony's Commissioner of Police, Mr J. P. Pennefather-Evans.

"There is no gainsaying that grüft is rife in govern- ment departments and although successful attacks have boru made against corruption in the Police Force, Customs Department, the Income Tax Department and other government and public bodies, there remains a very great deal of purging to be done," the Commissioner. declared in his annual report.

SAILOR'S

THREE

OFFENCES

"There is a tendency to over- look tlic extent ip which authority can be undermined and selme ant universation can flourish if bribery is permitted to continue unchecked," he added, "

The statement roused the indignation of decent citizens. The influential Straits Times

spearheaded the undermining

"Ir

Coruption

authority, then another

form of

Harold Morris, 20. Able Sen-emergency must be proclaimed

men of HMS Caekade, was aned and the public

the public inust put

up

re-

S113 or seven weeks by Mr with the temporary lapse of a Puan Yan-hei at Central this few more rights in order that morning when he pleaded guilty the greater danger can be to three charges of driving a

the Inoved, vehicle without a licence, taking -n-vehicle-without-owner's-conwspaper said,

sent, and malicious damage.,

Defendant was also orderent

to pay $25 as damage to Mr J.: Xavier, owner of Private cur No. 0027,

near

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 1952.

Aga Khan Suffers Heart Attack

Whilst flying from East Pakistan to Calcutta the Aga Khan suffered from a heart attack brought on by the heat. Here he is seen being, wheeled from the air- craft on his arrival at Calcutta. The Begum is on the right.-London Express,

Rioters

Alleged

Give Evidence

The trial of the 12 men charged with behaving.

"It cannot be left to the police-in a riotous manner last Saturday in-Kowloon con-- alone; the departments in which

orruption is

s acknowledged mest tinued before Mr J. Wicks at Kowloon this morn-

join in the light by examining ing. themselves, by poking It harder

for the blacksheep to smirch the reputation of the service."

The

arc;

accused in this group houre informed him of a disturbance

in Nathan Rood.

Mok

Is the Legislature, Councillors demanded to know what Govern- ment planned to-do to eradicato employed the creeping menace.

Hon-kel, 32, tallyman

Holt's at

Wharf; 25, un- Cheung Chun-fang. "We want the strongest possi-employed, residing in a hut in

Kowloon City: Chan

to bie action to stamp out this evil Street, ground

It was stated by the Pro- secution that at about 10.30 Inst night, defendant was p.m. soen gelling in Private cor 9027 parked at Chater Road Wardley Street. He tried start the car but failed to do so switch. damaging the ignition He then left the car and board- ed another cur No. 1217, turn- ing on the ignition switch and driving it forward and back- word for a time.

before it grows to such gigantic proportions that we are helpless to cut it do

it down," said Councillor Mrs Elizabeth Choy.

W.

ONLY ONE ANSWER The Colonial Secretary, Me

L.

Blythe, gave

Gover ment's reply:

There 19

only one answer." said. "The public should.

forward

in- and give

To tackle the problem and localed, stated that he had not bring offending public servants

Later a Poilee Corporal up- proached him and took him to The Police Station.

The

'owner of cur 1217, when

en permission to defendant to use the car.

A medical chit from Queen Mary Hospital where defendant was sent for examination certi- fied that he was not drunk.

Death Brings Unusual

he

to book. polter said they are seeking wider powers. These include

power to probe public servant's bank or post office account. If these

disproportionate to his found income, the evidence will be used against him.

He went out to have a look but found nothing abnormal. "As 110 was walking down Nathan Road near the Shamrock Hotel he was stoppist, searclied and arrested.

Cross-examined by the Prosecuson, Kwok- defendant sald he was strolling slo 22. shop assistant of 68 Nathan Road when he was taken into

custudy. floor; There wore many necple in Nathe:: Rothering in groups here ard. Lok-shan, 22, hawker, re-

there, he said. The people inj Siding

Street; Slu 68 Temple at

the crowd were looking at‘one dire" Chun-ylu, 30, cargo supervisor niher. Ife, did not see ear burnin of 34 Hillwood Road, ground in the vicinity, he added. Tears ware coming dawn from his eyes but he 31, floor: Chan Ying-kan, walter residing at the servants not understand the cause of it. In reply to further questions he wasting years. Before that he was helpl quarters, Peninsula Hotel: Lok raid he hurt been unemployed for two

walter residing | his relatives in their business Shun-yuen, 20

Peninsula at staff's quarters,

Chan Kwok-hung.

third de the fendant, a shop assistant and dell-' Hotel; Lau Kuen-kun, 31, un-

very bay, employed, by a Arm at 08! licensed hawker residing

in a

Temple Street, ground floor, said that { Castle Peak hut in

Road; he let the shop about 4 p.m. to Tsang Chun-him, 17, student of

address in goods to AL 51 Mongkok

deliver Court.

HE's Budget Address To Be Broadcast

A recording of HE the Governor's address on the --- Budget to Legislative be Council today is to broadcast locally this even-

ing.

Radio Hangkong Will replace the 7 o'clock Lon- don news with the record- Ing, which will be follow. ed by a broadcast by the Financial Secretary. Ion. A.G. Clarke, who will est-

the Budget plain

пени

The BBC world will be relayed at 9 p.m. - Rediffusion-wilf - relay both HE's address and the Finanofal Secretary's broadcast.

A Chinese translation of both

will speeches

bo brandcast from ZEK at 7 o'clock.

Accused Of

Robbery With

He spent some time chatting with Chan Muk-fat, 20, house boy the man to whom he delivered the first gonds and on his way back to the Chatham Road, of 17F foo floor; Chan Pak-shon, 22, fokl shop, when near Shamrock Hotel, he Harbour View Helel. many Police guarding the rood. Sensing that something was wrong Chatham Road; and Lau Tin- be decided to walk back. chan, 21, staff boy residing at

employees

quarters Peninsula Hotel.

first The

defendant tallyman of

the

of

As he did so a constable chased and arrested him. When he wanted to know the reason for his arrest the cunatable said he would be questioned in the Station.

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Murder Trial

Counsel's Request To Judge

The Lockhart Road Murder trial concluded at. the Criminal Sessions this morning when Chu Shing-chol, alias Chu Kam-ping, aged 34, un- employed, was found guilty and sentenced to death by the Chief Justice, Sir Gerard Howe.

The Jury had retired for 25 minutes. Chu was accused of the murder of a woman, Chan Chiu-chan, at 359, Lockhart Road, Wanchai, third floor, on November 5 last year.

Arcusul was defended by Me | Intanity It must clearly be proved 5. V. Gitzing, lag'rurled by Mr that at the time of committing P. L. Lam, while Mr W. A. the act the parly accused was Blair-Kerr, Crown Couns:}, con- labouring under such a defect of ducted the presezution assisted reason from a disease of the by Dp-Inup W. E. Thomas, of mind as not to know the nature Epstein C.1.D.

|or quality of the act he The jury of six men and a doing, or if he knew, that he did woman were exempied from not know what he was doing was further service for a period of wrong,"

Wis

two years.

After the death sentence had ls Lordship recalled the been passed, the accused said, evidence of Dr P. M. Yap, officer- "Thank you, my Lord."

in-charge of the Mental Hospital, Mr Gittins, addressing the in which he said he found no Court, enid that although the ac-history of insanity

or epilepay cused had been found guilty and in the accused or in his family; sentence had been imposed ac- that the accused was sane when cording to law, he hoped that his he first saw him on November

Why we say Parlour.

The "parlour" is the living-room of the house and derives its name from the room

set apart in convents. where the nuns might mcel visitors and talk. The French for "to talk" is parter.

Mail Notices

at

Latest Limes or pasting G.P,0. and at Kowloon Poit Ompe; registered articles and parcel malls close one hour vaziler than the ordinary mail times. shown below:

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5 By Air

Malaya, Indonesia, · Australia, New Zealand, 6 p.m. C.P.A..

Japan, Koren, 5 pm. 3.0.A.C. Tonnosa, 4. p.m., XX. Always. By Surface Macao, 12.30 pan; 6 pm, es Leo Hang/Tek Shing.

THURSDAY, MARCH 8 By Air

Burma, Pakistan, ''Basza,

Indo-China, 5 pm. Ale Vietnam,

p.m..

"

Beirut, Great Britain, Europe, 8 am,

Indo-ChA.C...

By Surface Macro. 12.30 p.m.: 6 p.m., is Leo Hong/Tek Shing.

China, People's Republic, 3.30 a.m., ithin via Canton,

Howell, U.8.A, Canada, Central and South America, noon, sa China

Transport.

Lordship in his report would 0;

9; and that there was nothing mention the rather

exceptional to indicate or suggest that the circumstances of the case.

accused had been Insane on Philippines, N. Borneo, His Lordship assured Counsel November 5, There was evidence

„MA ÇIPLAJ that

♫ full account would be that the accused was bad- recorded."

tempered, but bad temper or "MAD AS HATTER" ' any uncontrollable Impulse was In his final speech, Mr Gittins not insanity unless that impulse said that the Jury would agree came from a defect of reason with him that the accused was due to a disease of the mind. a type of man who should not be left al

large. Saying that it

It was an astonish- ing case, almost unimaginable, Counsel submitted that surely the accused, at that time when he committed the offences, was as mad as a hatter.

was no

Air Traffic.

*Rabaul," Australlo, New Zealand, 1 p.m.. is Aror.

_Malaya, Ceylon, Madagascar, Aden, - France, Great Britain, i p.m., sa

Peleus.

Japan,.4 p.m., u Tudor,

Disrupted Radio Hongkong

For the Crown, Mr Blair-Kerr submitted that there

Air traffic at Kal Tak was dis- evidence on which

the Juryrupted this morning due to poor could possibly bring in a special

man

man

And

H.K.T.

Programme Summary: 0.02, Children's Half Hour-Tre House at Pooh Carner"

Milne by A.A. (BBCTS) Episode wiggers Don't Cland Tree": 0.30. Light Orchestra) World News (London Belections; 1. Time Sirpal and The Hongkong Budget explained. Relay) 1,10,

Edited Version of His Excellency The Govembr's Annual Review to the Legulative Council and _A_Talk_by the Financial Secretary, The Hon. The PAL. flight from Manila A. G. Clarke on Doveniment Finance was also forced to return while and the Current Budget (Recorded); the CAT flight from Talpei was presented by Jean Halliday (Studio); 7.30, Lucky Dip-Variety. Requests cancelled.

8.20, Weather Report; 850, Orchestra These three planes are

of the Week. Royal Opera House Lot Orchestra Covent Garden; U, Selec-

verdict of Guilty but Insane. In weather conditions. There was these malters they were bound no traffle up to noon. by the law which was that every The PAA plane from London was presumed to be sane via Bangkok was diverted to responsible for his actions Manila at about 10 o'clock, after until the contrary was proved. circling overhead for some time.

Mr Blair-Kerr asked the jury not say to themselves that because a man committed met

not only one murder but a massacre that that meant he must be med. This would be putting a pre-

to

With mium on mass murder that was expected to reach the Colony tions from King's theosodyvor

Aggravation

on

Criminal Investigation Department announced it plans

Mok

An armed robbery at an un- an Anti-Corruption Hen-kel,

In cross-examination he said that setting up

Holt's

hut in Ping Shan the fourth defendant was a fellow numbered Unit composed of civilians un- Wharf, said that about 5

p.m.

New worker but did not go with him to District,

Territories,

when der direct control of either the he was walking along Shanghat Chatham Court. He met the fourth December 3 last year, Commissioner of Police or the Street and turned into Nathon defendant in fimberley Head wie jewellery and clothing valued at

returning the shop. said he When Attorney-General,

side street. Road by a

recalled saw a crowd coming from the Star $773 were taken, was the Shamrock Hotel he Ferry direction while on his way to before Mr Justice Gould, Pulsne

Marriage Toruption and graft is wickling in, constable. The constable found Stergic ass and walking towards this morning, when Chan Ming,

An End

A CID spokerman sold public near

relating 10 cor- was stopped and searched by a deliver goods. The crowd were Judge, at the Criminal Sessions but in small quantity, "Fear of a song-hit on him which he

The trial is proceeding.

30, unlicensed hawker, appeared reprint was largely responsible caid he had picked up on the AGAIN REMANDED

on a charge of robbery with to: many people falling to report road, He denied singing songs The three students aged 12. 13 annggravation, to the pollee," he said.

or acting as a leader.

16 who are charged with behaving in a riotous manner to, provoks a breach of peace were again remand-

The police gave an assurance that informants would not have

to appear in courts

COULDN'T REMEMBER Cross-examined by inspector

Chan, who is being tried by a ed to tomorrow by Mr J. Wieks in Jury of four men and three his chamber at Kowloon Court this women, was alleged to have

of

both logical and wrong and would create a dangerous situa- tion for all society.

SUMIMING-UP

The

until tomorrow,

Novello): 0.15, London Suites by Eric The departure of the BOAC orch. cont. by Eric Contes; 930, Coates played by the New Symphony aircraft for Singapore, and the The Canterbury Tales No. 6 (DBCTS) North West flight for Seattle The Preamble to the Wife of Bath

Tale. Chaucer's Poem adapted for vla Talpel, both scheduled this broadcasting by Nevill Cornili 10.15. morning, were postponed until Concertstuck in F Minor Weber) Op. 10 played by Robert Casadesuk this afternoon.

(Piano) and, the Orchestra Sym→ phonique of Paru cond. by Eugene Bigot: 10.30, London Studio Melodies (DECTS) Erle__ Itobinson and his

In the course of his summing- up, the Chief Justice defined murder and said that thene was no provocation of any kind by The PAL fight for Manila has the unfortunate woman,, been re-scheduled for tomorrow. accused was not being tried for The airport, however, is not orchestra with Bruce Trent and Rita

deaths the

of the other closed to traffic, although pilots Williams; 11. Radio News Reel (Re-

for twe women or

Relay); 11.15, Goodnight erson; have been advised about the poor corded ho was solely being tried for weather conditions in the Colony. Save The Queen; 11.50, Close Down.

Music; 11.29, Weather Report; God the unlawful

the killing of woman, Chun-Chiu-chan,

His Lordship also said that before the properly in evidence Jury were the photographs put In as corroboration of the story of the various

He witnessds. warned the Jury not to let sho feelings of revulsion from view-

New York, Mar. 4. The death of Jacques

Singapore at present has an could not name the sido sire sented by Mr Charles Ying while Ho, at the San Wal HaTsun ing the pletures cloud their jud

Kavanagh who asked why he morning.

The 16-year-old boy was repre- robbed a Chinese woman, Yeung Danielson, pianist and | Anti-Corruption Branch staffed

fur coat, eight pieces composer, at his home in by four oblers and 13 policemen which he used for getting into the other two were represented by village,

defendant said | Mr K."W. 201, New York yesterday, has Last year the branch made 252 Nathan Road, ended an unusual marriage inquiries as a result of Inform-although he was born in Hong-The 12-year-old boy was on ball

away and allowed ball of $500 exci It kong he had been ellon sent in by the public. that began in 1915.

brought 30 government servants returned to the Colony after the Pacife war. He therefore could

Daniclson was the husband of the novelist, Fannie Hurst, author❘ of "Buck Street," "Lummox" and other novels, many of which have} been made into films.

For five years the marriage was kept secret. Then in 1920 Mis Hurst announced it and explained how it worked. .

She and her husband lived in

Ants but separate

breakfasted together twice n weck. She kept her own name.. He telephoned

her almost Sally,

before courts and secured the nut remember the name of the dismissal of 15 others after notion

streets department level... Associated Press.

He admitted he had been ex- ployed at Holt's Wharf for three years.

EARTHQUAKE Shanghai

HORRORS

In answer to further questions The said he was walking along Street with no de- finite destination. As he was Jurning into Nathan Road there was no crowd gathering, though there were many. Police Omeers. (Continued from Page 1)

He did not see any disturbances Nemuro

.on the east coast of but learned there had been Hokkaido.

conflict. Associated Press correspon-

*

He said earlier he ZAW They took a holiday together dant Sam Summerlin quoted people running from Nathan on each wedding anniversary

the apoktɛman as saying the Road into Shanghai Street. Besides continuing her fiterary Shiranuka, southwest of Kushirohe

three hardest hit 'lowns were When asked by the Court why should walk Into. Nathan carrer, Miss Hurst, a striking

than 1,000 houses Road, defendant said that he had brunette, who always dresses where more

were demolished, and Hamarinka done nothing wrong as he was dramatically, was active in civic and Kiritappo; each of which returning home for his evening affairs and social welfare work.

Her husband remained in the

suffered more than 400 houses meal. destroyed. background of her life,

Of the 400-odd lost at In 1944, 20 years after the Kiritappa, 350 are under water strange marriage began, Miss Hurst looked back over it,com-

are not salvageable, the placently.

report spokesman said the US ||"The÷foct that we both are in possession of our original mates Air Force will air drop blankets

and

this...

***The

of $500 and the other two

INTELLIGENCE TEST: SOLUTION

were

TEN goals were scored in each match. No two matches pro- duced the same result. So the mix réauft werd!

(a) 100; (b) 9-1; (c) -: (4) 7-3; (e) 6-4; (8) 5—5, We have two known results, 41- well as the table of gools for** and against

drew with B 3-3 and deleated QB-250 F lors 4-6 to Snug Snug had a second win, which must have been If this was against 9.9 scored alght goals in their third-

which 1 match,

Impossible. tience

Snug won 7- against Bottom, and lost 10 to quince. →→→-1 game This leaves the unaccounted for.

Bestom beat Quince by nine goals.†

"London Express Sarcki.

o obe,

Answers

ment on the issue before them. On the question of whether the accused killed the women in circumstances amounting to murder, his Lordship said that

of jade and one mother-of- pearl.

Mr Patrick Yu, Crown Coun- sel, Is prosecuting, assisted by Det. Inspector P. T. Moore. this was an unusual case · bе-

Mr Ya told the Jury that at about 7.30 p.m. on December 3, three men entered an unnumber-

cause it was rare that they found eyewitnesses of murder. He re-

ed hut in the village inhabited peated that it was extremely by the complainant and her Fare Most other cases were

maldservant, Ono of the men, evidence.

00 circumstantial

with whom the Jury was not Referring to the evidence, of concerned, ind a firearm in his the Police Surgeon, Dr T. C. hand, which was later discover-Pang, his Lordship said that the ed to be a toy.

cause of death was shock and haemorrhage following blows

HELD A DAGGER

The second man-alleged to be the accused-held a dagger. The

The

the woman's skull. upon burns she suffered in the fire were not the cause of death,

15 dimcult for me, to see third man, who is also not how say ohen verdict can be concerned in the present caud, recohed other than that the a dia not carry anything,

servant bound

The Intruders then took the cured Inflicted the wounds from which this woman died, and in- complainant and her maid-

Allcted the wounds in such err- into separate rooms, surances as amounting bo CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE prooseded to ransack the house

gagged them, and murder in law," and 3k Gerard. and

INSANITY DEFENCE for 45 minutos. After they had Dealing with the detence of Inspector Kavanagh, "

1. The occasion in 1030 when left, the complainant managed Insanity, his Lordship mild the Police found this song-hit on you. Richelieu appeared to be about to free herself and her maid-Jury had to take the

surround- Although you say you had done to fall from power, thus bring servant. The Police were holl-

ing circumstances into considera- nothing wrong you tried to eating all his enemies into the open, fled.

tion: It was the responsibility when the Police stopped but was actually confirmed in you.

office

Crown Counsel XIII. 2.

said that the of the Jury to bring in a verdict by Louis Mok: "No".

for nine mod was arrested on Decem- in accordance with the law as musical composition for

ber 14 on the as Tak Shing at the Court directext, and the onus Inspecto the aft today over the hardest hit areas, when the Police finally brought Scarca,

Kavanagh! after all these years is the

"And volges on instruments. 3. Paul the Hongkong-Macto whangin was on the defence to prove 13- The air-drop will be made in this out of your mouth you tried me

Whose widow be Connaught Road, and swer to the whole

the sanity. question plane from Camp Chwford.

the Marquise

da jewellery found on him, sho said, "I think our, record is

The law on insanity, wins this Toshibumi, Tanaka, Governor of to tear it up."

Maintenon and the second wife rather better than most,"

Mok: was afraid the Police of Louis XIV. 4. Frederick the fur coat was later recovered from "In all cases every man is pre- Hokkaido, requested that the

a pawnshop in Shanghai, Street, sumed rano and to possesS- The brset announcement of

the would strike me."

Great. 5. Richard Trevithick, a Accused was kentified by | rúmélent" reason to be respon- Danielson's death maid that the blankets, furnished by

The second – defendant government of Chun-an

Cornish 25, an unemployed.

ming-captain, about 1002. complaiment and the mold-sible for his actions until the funeral would take place today. Prefectural

ing Houre in Yaumati: aid that he physicist, observed it in uranium | paradska faction, and to establish an wat in, his room at about a pa. When an eruployee of the boarding

In 1806.

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The

this:

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· Cápr. 1963 by MLA

1-19

By Galbraith

ikahakas, banana

"They all want the same things-

splits, sodasit doesn't give a guy a chance to be creative!"

Only Miry Hurst would attend. Hokicaido, be dropped and he Northerner, Ilving in Central Board-] 6. Henri Becquerel, the French ervankat Pan identification contrary is proved to their natis ji and on behalf of South China Morning Post Limited, al "1-3..

The body would be cremated.----

Rautar

will flyin Associated. Preps.

the

plane,

Hearing is proceeding.

upón

the

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