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being organised throughout Sweden.

Oslo:

plane carried 300 children's pairs of

shaca to from the the Holland - Rife

Norwegian "Save the Children" Tomorrow three Committee.

selves.

dining room, in the days when the fadeil, gruce-planes will take gifts collected Red Cross ful house was somebody's by the Norwegian home. Now it is the South- including 1,000 pairs of rubber bools, 400 sheets, 1.600 woollen Western magistrate's court, blankets and complete equip with the dock against the ment for 24 hospital beds all persons and by private wall where the sideboard sent

firms. once stood, and prisoners

Ottown: KLM Airlines said brought in through the !food,

clothing and medicines official committees secondary door from which given by prim Victorian servants would be flown free to Holland. Copenhagen: All newspapers once emerged carrying vast

today

published the Briti "period" ments,

community's appeal for funds and opened collections them

Large consignments of clothing have left for Holland.

Danish farmers

have asked if they should send livestock to farmers. English and Dutch help

Twine:

The Italian Govern- ment set aside 200,000,000 lire (£115,000) for Red Crous relief, Munster, West Germany: The Munster telegraphed town of the Mayor of the Dutch frontier town of Enschede offering hos- pitality to 100 Dutch children for four to six weeks.

Duesseldorf:

German The Federation sent Trade Unions

German marks (about 50,000

£4,200) to the Dutch trade unions for flood victins,

on Balham High The house Rond has seen better days; but a trayed air of domesticity clings about it still, despite the solemn furnishings; and that made court it a peentiarly suitable setting for hvaring the story of Richard's troubles, which were of purely domestic origin.

Richard is a short, rather shaggy man of 27, and against his name on the charge sheet at the court, there was one word, "Arrears."

AT the best of times, that is a bitak joyless word, in the sense in which the courts use it. than

word stands for tenance gene sour, for love turned to bitterness and loathing.

For the rears are in pay- urdered a inents a court has husband to make to a wife from whom he la

a separated. What

that rock

was,

Itichard's marriage had foun-

Capetown

unanimously

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CHILDREN'S GIFT Bonn: Many familles of the Rhineland offered shelter for homeless children.

Thirty children in a school class here scu! 42 marks (about £3 10s) to the Dutch Consulate. The money had bearing for dered on, or when, we were not excursion to Holland.

101 told. All that was said in court

Capetown: Relief funds have was that last autumn, when his been launched in towns through eanings were reckoned at £out the Union of South Africa. week, he was ordered to increase The House of Assembly meeting his payments to his wife from in 4 week to £2-53. And in adopted a motion by Premier three recent weeks he had paid Daniri Malan expressing syn into the court only £1 10: pathy with the flood victims and urging people la support the soid Mrrelief funds., "WELL, now."

WGlenn Craske, the magis- trate, when Richard hot taken the oath, in the dock.

What are you earning?"

clerk asked him. learned

Bout £4 a week," Richard

Klurly. "How much last week?" Richard pulled out a slip of paper, looked at it and passed to the usher. "L4 14s. Gd.," he said.

answered

"And the week before?"

Boul£5.

Vienna: The Vienna Municipal- ity gave 500,000 schillings and uppealed for money and clothing them the pubil

"Well, how is Il you haven't even paid the original order of 12. let alone the increased one?" the magistrate asked.

Ntee: The Archbishop of Nice. Monsignor Paul Remond, and the Mayors of Cannes and Nice have offered to put up 1,000 Dutch holiday child Blood victims camps and homes on the Riviera until new homes have been found for them in Holland.-Reuter.

Latest Statement On Floods

London, Feb. 4.

CHINA MAIL

Win Award For Best Turn-Out

Presentation By H.E. This Morning

In an impressive cere-

:

at Central Police Station, this morning. His Excellency the Governor, Sir Alexander Grantham, GCMG, presented the Traffic Branch contingent with the cup for being the smartest contingent at the annual police parade held last year at Happy Valley. Mr A. Morrison, Assistant Superintendent of Police, in Branch, charge of the Traffic received the cup.

Sir Alexander congratulated the Trade Branch for the smart turnout at the Annual Parade,

Police Officers. Sir Alexander said, should regard themselves as friends and brothers of the at all public, and render help times.

were

recalled that The Governor during Christmas Jost, mum- bern of the Traffic Branch of

Police the Hongkong

Force parties of seen helping children to cross the ronds. He said that that showed the right spirit and the state of mind of

of Hongkong, He the Pollec added that he hoped that at this year's Pulice Parade, the Traffic Branch will be as, smart smarter thun they were during the lost.

or

Sir Alexander highly praised the excellent work of Mr G. 5. Wilson, Asallant Commissioner

Established 1845

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1953.

His Excellency the Governor, Sir Alexander Grantham is seen presenting the cap to Mr A. Morrison, head of the Traffe Branch at Central Police Station this morning.-Staff Photographer.

Accused Gives Evidence At His Murder Trial

"

Li Wing, 38-year-old hawker, charged with

CLAIM FOR PROfessional fees

Sheaffers TM SNORKEL

Cross-Examination Of Architect's Assistant

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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6 By Alt Malaya, Indonesia, Aŭs.

The question of fees that were to be paid to plaintiff for his work was raised by Counsel for the Defence this morning when he continued his cross-examination of Ip Wing-sang, former. assistant to Antonio Henrique Basto, authorised architect, surveyor and engineer, of Prince's tralia, New Zealand, 4.90 p.m., Building, who is claiming payment for pro- Formosa, Okinawa, U.S.A.. (Naw fessional services, before Mr Justice E. H. York) Canade,

N.W.A.L. Williams, Senior Puisne Judge, in the Supreme Court,

Slam.

C.P.A.

Leg

p... I.K.A/ Japan, 6 p.m., B.O.A.C..

Dy Burraca Macro, 9 am; tpm. Hong Tal Stil

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY & By Air Formosa, D., Via C.A.T. Philippines, Quam, Hawaii, USA.

Slam, Burma. India, Pakistan, Europe, Noon, B.D.A.C.

Philippines, N. Borneo, 4.30 pm.

By Surfnem Macno, 9 am: 6 m.,, . Log. Hong/Tak Bing,

san Francisco), Noon, P.A.A. Middle East, Africa, Great Britain,

Witness denied he had ever suggested that Basto should be paid two per cent of the total estimated cost of construction. He declared hel had told the client that Basto usually charged five per cent, but the client had requested him to pre-s vail upon Basto to accept two per cent on the promise of giving him further work to do.

་ ་ ་

China, People's Republic, 8.30 am.” train v Conion,

Japan, U.9 Central & South America, Noon, Pres. Madison,

oper Stam. 1 p.m., 35 Indo-China, 1. pim.. es Eabeth, Philippines, 1 pm,

Malaya, Noon,

Basto claimed $93,704, repre-1 case, but we sometimes do not senting architect's fees for pro- do so. fessional services rendered in Had you anything to do with connection with plans for Inland | negotiations for the sale of a Lot No. 1743 in Des Voeux Road portion of IL. 14987-No.

and for West,

reasonable Asked

where the measure-Maerak. remuneration for similar services ments regarding IL 1749 and IL to plans for Inland 1408 had been obtained, witness in respect Lot No. 1408 In Yee Wo Street, said Basto obtained

from them East Point,

the defendant, and Bant

Baato hadi C.P.A.L. Defendant was Lit Po-gan, checked the measurements with merchant, of 128 Wing Lok Street the Crown Lands Survey Oflee. West.

The claim was on estimated costs for abandoned work on the two lots

Witness said he knew of the

Kwong Sing Loong building contractors' firm at 13 Leo Yuen Street West which was owned Mr D. A. L. Wright, Instructed by

man named Yun Chu. Ife by Mr M. E. Ives, appeared for denied that the majority of the the plaint, and Mr Brook A plans in connection with 1L 1743 Bernacchi, instructed by

were drawn by him at the Kwong P. Sin, was for the defendant wer

Plaintiff claimed the stipulated that before he joined Basto, he Sing Loong premises. He said

Mr

of Police here. He said that the murder of another hawker, Ng Kit-wai, in the fees at two per cent of the total been employed as a build-

Mongkok Market on October 27 last year, elected to go into the witness box before the Supreme Court this morning to give evidence.

although he did not know how good the Police Force in Sarawak 15, he felt sure that when Mr Wilson takes up his appointment as Commissioner of Constabulary there Jaler this month, the Force in Sarawak would greatly beneft. He wished Mr Wilson the best of luclc.

The ceremony was attended by Mr D. W. Macintosh, CMG, OBE, Commissioner of Police, and several other high-ranking Police

Officers.

Embezzled His Master's Earning's

h

Canon Lindsay

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Returns Here

On Holiday

¿

from

cost of the work in relation to clairn based on quantum meruli tort arm and h from time to

ES-

time even after he had com- menced working for Basto.

An | IL 1743, with an alternative ing supervisor in the contrac- tors' frm and had occasion to (as much as he or she deserved), and on IL 1408 plaintiff claimed on quantum meruit alone.

Ip Wing-sang, former

was further elstan to Basta,

by cross-examined Mr Ber nac's

as to his experience as Не draughtsman. disagreed with a suggestion that his experience had largely been gained in China. He said he fendant was open to offers for

Questioned further about IL 1408, witness agreed that de- fendant had mentioned that someone wished to buy the lot,

OPEN TO OFFERS Mr Bernacchi: I suggest it was well-known to you that de-

this property as from April,

1948.

Fierta

"FRIDAY, FEBRUARY (6

By Alr Funnom, 9 am, vir C.A.T.

USA, Canada. 9 ... Indo-China, France, French, North

• West Africa, 11 am.. Air. Franco. Indo-China, Franco. French North & West Vietnam,

Africa. 4.30 pm Al Philippines, Guam, Hawaii, USA. 9 pan, P.Alla

Formosa, Okinawa, USA. (Seattle. & Western States), Canada, a p... HAJNWAL.

N. Borneo, Australia, New Zealand, 0 p.m., Q.E.A.

Japan, 6 p.m., 3.0.A.C. Malaya, Indonesia, Ceylon, Middie East. p.m. B.O.A.C

By Burfees Macno. Dam. 6 p.m., a Ico Hong Tac Shin

China, People's Republic, 8.30 4.3564 train vis Canton.

Japan, 11 am, ss Nordstjernan. Indonesia, 11 am, as Tjikampek, Malaya, Ceylon. Aden. Middle East, France. 1 p.nes Pyrrhu.

Careless Rock

Blasting

For falling to take necessary precautions

in the course of.

Wong blasting.

Wah, rockt foreman of the Union Construc- tion Company, 17, Swałow

Questioned by his Counsel, Mr Patrick Yu, he said that on the afternoon of October 27 his wife was looking after his vegetable: stail in Fa. Yuen Street.. He had Just returned from market, and was working at the back of the stall. After about half an hour he heard a quarrel between his

had worked for various firms wife and Ng Mel-shun, daughter ber

of architects is Hongkong for The Police Band was in at of Ng Kit-wal, who with

and had more than 10 years, mother, Lui Sul-fong, kept the tendoace.

Witness: I know nothing about next stall, Ng Mel-shun was Looking

hale and hearty,

also worked for the Netherlands abusing his wife and calling her Canon G. R.

Harbour Works in the Philip that, Lindsay, former

And in fict defendant promis. in Canton. In his a "prostitute":

Vicar of St Andrew's Church, pines and

he did ed you a commission if you could Lane, ground floor, was fined Li Wing came from behind Kowloon.

previous employment disembarked

Winter at on # commission effect a good sale for film?-die $100 by Mr R.W.S.

Central his stall and squatted down at the my Atreus at Holt's Wharf not wark

this morning. the stall opposite

bass. It was only with Baalo did not to his. He this morning when she arrived

He was also ordered to pay Witness agreed that about this that he first worked on a com- listen continued to

the from Liverpool..

mission basis....

time, April, 1648, he had secured $25 as compensation to the Biel quarrel, but when his wife saw Canon Lindsay is spending a

another client named Fong for one of its pickle jars caused by Heung Company for damaging him she paid to Ng Mei-shun

Basto, and had obtained com- "I am not going to quarrel any for wets holiday in Hong

"I look forward happily kong.

fragmen's of rocks during tho there was more. If you call me 'prostitute' Si: David Maxwell Fyfe, the

blasting. to meeting old friends

again

mission. He denied that let it be

Aquarrel

and | Home Secretary, announced last

so. Ng Mei-shun,

between Basto during my stay here," he re-

Fong as a result of which Fong

The Prosecution alleged that Instead of giving up the quarrel,

shortly before 4 night that up to date info:nation

marked.

p.m.on refused to proceed with his plans February repeated her insults.

Welcoming

him back

blasting 3, a rock showed 220.000 peuple in Britain

Pleading guilty 10 three had been flenë by storms and

"I went up to her and gave

the wharf

place at lot AIL 154, werd counts of embezzlement by her a blow saying "You quarrel Hongkong at

nlegg, the wife of the Rev, servant, Young Wai. 24-year- all the time. I gave her just s

rocks went Several hundreds were be-

Vicar

of

off and projected St but it was gradually extended.

Referring bafore we

cheque for into the premises old stall fok), was sentenced to one

were Eric blow

of the Mot magistrate asked. Richard leved to be missing, but there

พ.

Andrew's, and Mr Hague, who S. three months by Mr R.

He did not remember the figure

defendant had Heung Co., about 30 feet away Li Wing sold, answered that he paid £2 for was no exact information as to

separated,"

Mr Tu: After that incident was formerly serving Canon $500,000 being mentioned is $5,000 which Winter at Central this morning.

given *Barto as fées, witness from the blasting site.

Ono full board, and grumbled: "Not the number, he added,

Lindsay 08 curate ot Defendant, who was employ how did you feel towards No Sane

ho called 30,000 been able to

people were

on pickle jar was damaged but no get a full week's

had never discussed the ques

ha the defendant ed by Yan Chi-shing, master Mei-shun?

had been person was injured. He work 'cos of the weather, see?" believed to have left thel: homes.

This is the first time Canon on with Stall

the defendant. L: I resumed my work and Lindsay has visited the Colony agreed that all the later pre- Vegetable

„*1* | asked by Busto to ask for $10,- of Yu Chunen Markel, was forgot all about her.

Defendant pleaded- that tho "Well, you've got to do better About 6,000 were injured.

The floods

gave incident occurred despite the of 102, Western subsking in than this," the ringistrate said.

No

fraudulently

was Vicar of jects in connection with IL 1743 000, but defendant only At five o'clock, said Ll Wing, since 1927, He You see you have actually had the case of Lincolnshire,

fact efforis had been made to charged

big scheints, persons are now in danger on

$450.25 though

from the

the he was sciling vegetables. by Andrew's between 1921 and and IL-1406 were crubezzling the money to pay,

prevent any accident."" 1927, before he returned Home.

MB

were Bernacchi: Why 617, Foulness Islands, Luan Roat: $58.35 from the stall when there was a row and Funnel Line on this trip,"

Fung teahouse of been Cunvey atel

his would have

the roadway away from it agree

a guest of the Blue

into no contracts ever entered Nathan on the Thames estuary. dimcult. I'll give you one

uy Wan

ho The death roll in the Canvey

in connection with these three of 484, Ng Kit-wai rushed up to him discicsod this morning. oiler-

Loi teahouse chance to pay properly,

schemes? to be. Shanghai Street;

$47.40 all and

sudden "He used of a wire I'll make a committal order. islands may now prove

Canon Lindsay retired last Witrics: I do not know one for three as low as 30. First reports had from the Hing Wah teahouse of abusive language to me, I stood December after being Vicar of I'll adjourn this

103, Portland Street, on Feb. up from where I was squatting, Garsion Parish Church in Liver-

why. weeks. If you pay £2 5. every said that about 100 were feared

2. received by him on behalf He used a very angry manner," come here dead and between week

you needn't

people missing.

of his employer.

he said.

the

"Can't afford it," Richard said.

bones about making no matter.

"How much do you pay for fooding in the past few days,

Jodgings?"

Futar

the

1

What about

ine divorce?" Richard grumbled, as one might. "what about me poor feet." "I'm a single man, now," he zaid.

divorced who?" the magistrate asked.

Who

"She did," said Richard. "Well, if your wife's not re- married, you'll have to continue to pay the magis

magistrate said,

R

shown 101

arc

40 and 500

Radio Hongkong

HK,T.

.

GIVEN A BLOW A further charge of the saine nature alleging that ho fraudu

"After accusing me and while loatly embezzled another $64.80 from the Wan Tin teahouse of he was standing in front of me 37A, Jordan Road, was askod he swung his arm

PROSECUTION

STORY

round and

to

PROJECT EXTENDED Witness modd he could not say whether it was the usual puc tice to have contracts drawn up when an architext was asked to carry out a big scheme. He sald the original scheme with regard for building. He said times were

IL 1743 was a small project bad and Fong did not want to Aberdeen,. Two fragments of

bulla

to a

Cyprian's Church, Liverpool St connection with that scheme. He said that when

You had no instructions from pool for some years. Ordained your principal to secure a con- in Liverpool, Canon Lindsay

tract? --- No. from graduated

Cambridge University.

PORT CAPTAIN REVISITS HK

to be taken into consideration gave me a blow. He aimed at my head but as I dodged it by the Court.

landed on my shoulder. There

Captain. O. A. Pierson, for- were two trays nearby on one of which there was a skewer mer Port Captain of the Ameri- vege- can President Line, Hongkong, Insp. HM, Dey prosecuting sticking through some said that defendant's duty was tables. 1 picked up the skewer returned from Singapore with to deliver goods purchased by as my hand was near it. I Mrs Pierson in the mv Atreus

the shower und this morning to the customers. He had a miary stretched out of $50 per month plus food.

6. Programme Summary: 60%, Journ- ney Into Melody--Ina Souer 630, Comb into the Parlour file and. Songs Irum Northern Ireland (BBCTS): 7, Time Signet. World and News Talk (London News Relay): 7.15, First Pinho Quartet plays Ceralwin: 730, Orchestra of Philharmonic ho Week-Liverpool

Weather Report: ICHARD

out. Orchestra: 7.69,

Requests Sun, Lucky-Dip-Variety Glumly, he walked down the presented by Margherita (Studio): steps of the court, down the. The Songs of Yrjo Kilpinen sing drive, Into the street. He took by Gurhard Burch Tarlione); D.15, Follow my leader-Based on the the path that in the old house's Book of the same name by Louis history bridegrooms must some=| Nagen, Produced by Marjorie Banks. times have taken, going joyfully Part 1 (DBCTS): 16.15, Composer Cu- to claim their brides and to valcade-Vivian Ellis: 10.45, Alfredo

four and his Orchestra; 10.80, Weather speak thong words that go “with steport, 11, Radio News Rect(Re- all my worldly wealth..

This was the other side of the wedding picture.

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INTELLIGENCE TEST SOLUTION:

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Lei n by Hadkers age in ybari

and the number of his daughters,

Then n/d is a positiva integer,

Let od represent a.

Then pd -7.

1, dtp - *.

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Zither d is 1 and p is 34 (which

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corded London Relay): 11.18, Good- night Music. God Save The Queen; 113, Close Down.

325 CARATS

DIAMOND FOUND

did you first At what siago discuss fees with the defendant? It was after drawing up the pland

for the thror-storey

building (the original project) und before plans for the five- storey buliding were drawn up. Defendant first mentioned the matter of foc

Did you then say it would be two per cent No.

Who mentioned two per cent? about enquired spend a Low-Defendant

told him fees. X

Barlo gen- holidays in Hongkong, the United States on Home Defendant then asked whether Busto could charge two per Pierson, who was

the eant. I told him I would ask Basto. Defendant added that if it could be arranged he would give more jobs to Bazio,

DENIES SUGGESTION

my left palm toward off Ng days persons are returning to ferally charged. Ave per cent.

At about 1 pm on the day in Kit-wnd I felt some teeth question, defendant was detalled against my palm as I did so." to collect accounts from four different places. He went to the stab him?

te houses and collected

tion accounts due to his employer.

Mr Yu: Did you intend to leave. Captain In

mcently

Li: No. 1 had no such Inten-Singapore Office of the APL, will be re-assigned after: hts I said he withdrew the furlough. As defendant customarily

for San returned to the stall at about skewer in his hand, turned and They will leave 6 pm, his master grew suspicious ran towards Fa Yuen Street. Francisco on Feb. 7 when bo.talled to do so. En-Ho saw Ng Kit-wal pick up a President Wilson, quiries made at the place where carrying pole and give chase.

he stayed revealed that he had

Ng Kwun-bong, who had been

In the s

left the premises with his belongstanding about 10 feel away. Loitered Too

Kimberley, Feb. 3. Ingo,

pounced up on him and ar Lirwan

A yellow diamond weighing The and him

damond digger, today,

I suggest to you that when the fees ho asked you what would be, you said about two

•per cent.I never said that:

To which he replied ho was not willing to pay more than one per cent.He never raid

that

And that you did not contradict his statement. You left it at that?

No.

Do you agree that most jobs require reveral submissions of plans? That is, there are plaas

326 carats and sold for £13,500 loker in the morning do with both hands. He retreated Near Dockyard was found at the mine of fendant wat located on board and turned round, and I escaped,"

Ploading guilty to a charge Christoffel Boer, by a coloured the y Tak Shing prior to the added Accused could not tell

chip's departure

for Macap, whether he had stabbed him with of loliering within 100 yards of He plans to give half the When being arrested, dorendane the skewer as he had been the Royal Naval Dockyard in

Kowloon yesterday, a 14-year money to another digger who produced $440.30 in cunt, a gold frightened and confused.

Docensed chased him for a old boy was fined $10 by Me has been helping him' financially, finger ring, some clothing anti Boer gave the African who found socks which ho said he had while and threw the bamboo T.B. Low at the Marine Court

pole, which missed him. He went this morning, and

down the old building, and plans the diamond £300,–––Reuter.,

According to the prosecution for erreting matcheda?--YER! hought with part of the money to the police station because "I

was chased by several persons. I the boy was in his sampan! And each time you submit he had received.

Money and articles recovered was outnumbered. I knew that about 10 yards off the west plans to the Building Authority. were ordered to be returned to I had made a riistako,”

walk of the Dockyard when he you also forward Schedule A was arrested by Yard Pallce. the owner,

The hearing is continuing..

Printed and published by WILLIAM ALICK GRINNAM FOR and, on behalf of South China Morning Post Limited "at-1-3 Wyndham Street, City of Victor, in the Colony of Hongkang.

for the building, plans for taking

forms?--Normally this is the

$3,000,

The hearing is proceeding.

SIDE

GLANCES

By Galbraith

"Thanks for the parking ticket! And how did you enjoy that homemade soup I went over when you had the 192