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Detective Denies Assaulting Accused Man

Questions regarding the interrogation of the accused and an alleged assault of one of them were put by Defence Counsel to Staff Sergeant Chan Wan-cheung, Chief Detective, in the District Court this morning at the continued trial of two brothers charged with conspiring to forge cheques drawn on the Banque de L'Indo-Chine.

Coronation Medal

Recipients

Captain 11. (1. Goddard,

of the todo-China Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., and Captain R.

Jones,

E. Selwyn.

of the Chinn

Navigation Co., Ltd.. have

both been Coronation

say*

Sgt Chau asserted that la ali his 13 years in the Police Force he had never struck any one.

The two brothers are alleged to have conspireti with others to forge chequee

be signed by Sle Chla-futo

man.

ager of the Fo Sang Bank. Evidence was given that in March four such cheques were cashed for $303,000 and the for- gery was discovered when

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cheque was presented on March 25 for $148,000,

Crown Counsel, Mr D. F. O'Reilly-Moyne

Prosecuting assisted by Det, Sub-Inop, Rich. by Mr Patrick Yu (instructed awarded the

F. X. Afedal.

d'Almada) represents the first brother, Suen Loi-chit. "Just Ink." the monthly

allas Suen Wai and Mr R. W. S. paper of the China Coast Officers' Guild.

Winter, (instructed by Mr J. M. Captain Goddard is in d'Almada Remedios) represents

the clerk, Suen Loi-hong, of the Wing- command

ployed by Banque de L'Indo- sang, which was fired on In the Formosa Sirait last Chine. month. Captain Belwyn- Jones in enjoying Home leave in Carnarvonshire.

Trial Of 2 Alleged Robbers

A robbery,

Into

篩

Northern

fot

MADE NO THREAT

nor

cm-

other was no

CHINA MAIL

Established 1845

TUESDAY, JULY 21, 1953.

LUNCHES WITH QUEEN JULIANA

The Vice Premier of India, Sir Radhan Prisha- man, and his wife, were recently received for lunch at the Soerdijk Palace by HM {lueen Juliana of the Netherlands and Prince Bernhard, They aro left to right: the wife of the Indian Vice Pre-

5 Years, 24 Strokes For Robber

Found guilty by a Jury on a charge of robbery mier, the Indian Ambas «vith aggravation, Chan Kwong, 23, a street coolic, was this morning sentenced by Mr Justice C. W. Reece, Puisne. Judge, to five years' hard labour and 24 strokes of the cane.

sador to Holland Mr Chakravarty (behind); the Indian Vice Premier, Prince Bernhard and Queen Juliana-London Express.

Soldier's

Tragic Death

SHEAFFERS

Skrip

Lady Wolmer Inquiry: Capt. Re-Examined By His Counsel

Some of the ten questions which the Court of Inquiry into the stranding of my Lady Wolmer will consider before reaching its verdict, were discussed when the Inquiry resumed at the Marine Court this morn- ing. Mr R. F. G. Dennis, of Messrs Brutton and Co., who appears on behalf of the Master (Capt. W. E. Jones) and First Mate (Mr T. M. G. Fish) of the British merchant vessel, which went aground off Cheju Island, South Korea, on May 19, re-examined Capt. Jones on questions relating to the weather and tides to be expected.

by

had

Modern engineering made unwatched lights virtually as dependable as watched ones, he said. The lights on either aide of Lyemun were unwatched although this was a very dan gerous passage.

The Master contended that he was entitled reliance on Gchu To Light as

miles in the direction NBBW from its position at 8.20 p.m. Thut calculation brought him to the position 33' 28 mins, north, 128 51 ming east, which meant that he was less than half mile to the south of his course line laid off from his estimated position at 4.40 pm. He should then have been off the Gehu To Light at 11.10 p.ro.

a

Lady Wolmer stranded and was watched and unwatched lights been set during that period 4.8 abandone as a total to whle had virtually disappeared, had sailing from Pusan, do Inchon. recently been published The Court of Intquiry comprises | Admiralty. Me T. B. Lox, Marine Magistrate (President), Captain R. C. Lewis, RN, Queen's Harbour Master, and Captain W. Lumsden Master Mariner, Maxine Superintendent of the China Navigation Co., Ltd. Mr. P. A. Leighton, Marine Offers, naiste the Court in the charting of the vessel's course on maps connection

with the first he would on Waglan Light breed in neglecting to use the question "Whether it was safe cause the distinction had dis- lead,"

d" Captain Jones said that and proper to attempt to navigate appeared.

Queipart Island had been the passage north of Quelpart Discussion on the matter of that

volcanic island and it was a fact Island during the hours of dark | tides followed when Mr Dennis

Boundings round

such ness at a season when fog was and Capt. Jones discussed the islands were usually deep. This to be expected," the Master said question "Whether due and was borne out by soundings of timt that passage was approxi- proper allowance was made for of the coast. A line of sound- 60-90 fathoms within 14 miles mately 12 miles wide. He had the set of the tides."

on the South China rmvigatod

On May 19, the Master said, const for some time, and although he had obtained accurate fixes

at Cheung Chau ot 10 am, and at noon. the pages and Iyemun, among others, were he altered course. very much

had narrower he

In answer to the question of to place as much"Whether the Master was justi-

In

At noon

Chan was accused of robbing a hawker, Chung Chun-made each of these frequently 14 KNOTS ALLOWANCE shun, of a wrist watch and $106 in Castle Peak Road on during the hours of darkness

The Korean pilot on tides said the night of April 7 last.

that the flow was easterly at the high water ebb tide, and that

was

A second accused, Chong Fal. 30..stroet coolie, who charged with Chan Kwong, was found not guilty and discharged by the Court.

A third man, Chan King-lak, 25, charged with receiving the wrist watch, knowing it to be stolen, was also acquitted by the Jury and discharged.

COURT

DISMISSES

Sg1 Chuu testified that he did not arrest the first brother but found him at the Police Station after his arrest between 9 pm. and 10 p.m. on April 14, Insp. Rich Instructed him to make enquiries into the forgery case so he questioned the accused. He neither threatened the first accused

did he

he offer hire any inducement

to talk. The Police party went to 18 Whart Road, the flat of the first accused. He (wilness), first accused and entry Insp. Rich were in the same car in which

by а Occupied

on that trip with some

The death occurred on Sunday There family was Police ofleers.

in 33 General Hospital of Sergt Chinese gained by means of a ruse, was incident during that trip. Later Norman Lewis, aged 30, of the 1st Batt. The Welch Regiment. described by Crown Counsel be- he went with a Police party and fore. Mr Justice A. D. Scholes, arrested the second accused. He died indirectly from injuries Witness sald that later the sustained in a motor vehicle acting Pulene Judge, at the

ing same day he saw Criminal Sessions this morning

An application by appellant the second evident in the New Territories

through his Counsel to prose- accused in the when two unemployed North-

detective office.

six weeks' ogo. onThree women came in and one |„ was then admitted

cute an appeal against a judg- to the erners appeared for trial

ment of the then Senior Puisto the reason for 33 General Hospital suffering nggra- of them asked charges of

The Prosecution, conducted by Judge, Mr Justice E of the second ac- Yo the

Justice

H. vation.

The arrest

fractured neck and a Mr Simon, Li, Crown Counsel, with Sub-Insp. R. Dutiman pre-

Forma Pauperis to make accused

him to be paralysed from the sent for the Police, alleged that missed with costs by the Chief

(to sue as a pauper) was dis nock down. He was placed in the hawker was attacked by Justlec, Sir Gerard Howe, and iron lung, but bronchial two men while he was walking the Senior Puigne Judge, Mr

property taken from him. Away on Sunday,

The had assaulted him in the car.

yesterday. Three weeks ago the Anny watch was later found in pos- foun He took the accused to

flew out his wife

a woman who said to Hongkong session of and also Insp.

and she was at his bedside when that it had been handed to her tain pen; and (2) robbing To Insp. Thomas

by-third accused-for- -safe-- Ducn-yue (wife of Wu Kai-yu) Rich.

Cross-examined by

Yu he died. Mr

keeping.

with

were

He

from

The Jury, comprising five men and two women, returned their verdicts after deliberating for 45 minutes.

APPEAL

Williams, in a Chan To, cused. He did not induce the severed spinal cord which caused

robbery

The accused

any alias Chan Fuk-lam, 28, and To second Chi-kam, alias Lo To, 34. They statement, added the witness.

He said that on April 15 the

complained wrist first accused

were charged (1) with robbing

Wu Kal-yu of $1,000,

watch, a suit of woollen

a pair of trousers, two Haw him that a Detective Corporal pneumonia later intervened and in Castle Peak Road and the Justice T. J. Gould in Chambers

shirts, a blue shirt and

four paire

5

last.

to

MITR

no

see

and at times of the year when fog was to be expected.

to

route.

from noon untill

2.20 he was

inga taken there would have given no indication of his posi tion

because similar soundings - could have been obtained in several places on the course, he cald.

The hearing is continuing.

་་

Defaulted In

Tax Payments

The Inland Revenue Depart

The Macao Ferry, he added, had negotiate some light would be at 2.20 pah. Therefore passages on Its regular but as far as he knew the going to feel the effect of a flood Ferries had never stopped belde with a

said he allowed cause of fog or darkness.

Captain Jonsterly set. The Korean Pliot stated that a maximum of 111⁄2 knots as the there was a chance of fog from rate of the tide. The westerly

noom

om ili 2.20 the last 10 days In April to the set from

p.m. last 10

days in May. His would be offset by the ebb from ment case against Kwlle Slong-

2.20 p.m. til 4.40 p.m., he

ot 1. Hamuntin Street, Kow- Bald.

concluded error in his loon,

of had expected that If there was

Central Magis- for at all the

noted, would tracy this morning when Mr any

weather position. would-be breaking at about this bring him three south-west Poon Yan-hot in his judgment, defendant to bo of his course at 4.40 p.m., at ordered tho course of the which time he should be inside fined a mum of $10,500 on the During the

પ Arst, summons and gave him 30 whole voyage, Capt. Jones said, the area of Gehu To Light,

The Master cold that between days in which to appeal to the he had not met with dense fog. The visibility had never de-4.40 pm. and 8.20 p.m., the Commissioner of Inland Revenue teriorated below three miles at time of low water, allowing for on the second. any material time.

the easterly set of the lide at

voyagó was on May 19, and ho four

period.

Kwik, represented by Mn Party a maximum rate of 11⁄2 knols Chen faced two summonses for of gasment of solbries the ship should have been set 5.5 | default miles to 500E of its estimated one annuilles tax for the years of bestsament 1940-1960 arich 1930- position at 8.20 p.m.

Under the first eurecas 1951. defendant was in default of $19,500 and under the second a sum of $8,033,

This meant his position would be 32 424 mins, north and 127 321⁄2 minst cast.

NO EASIER When fog was prevalent it WDS no casier to navigate at Their Lordships further or

Into dered appellant to pay

daytime than at night-time, the Court $4,000 to

the

Master added. If he was going sectire

to be overcautious-and-take the responde costs by 10 nm. of 10 bracelets, two necklaces, witness said he asked first ac-

A post mortem was conducted

Capt. Jones said he expected today.

had

Korcan Pilot at its face value it not been done All the accused pleaded not and the appeal stood dismissed. of earrings, two

would mean he could not make Gehu To Light to be abeam at brooches

and a

a gold finger ring cused some 20 to 30 questions at 33 General Hospital on Mon-

when it was found that guilty, but Arul accused raised day

any passage through the Quel approximately 11.30 pm, which Mr Justice Williams gave defence. at No.

Ngoi

Second accused Street, about his name, accupation and Z Yuen

death was due to toxaemia re-no

part Island way between April was working from his position at whether he knew anything

21 and May 21. He said that 8.20 pm without allowing for denied all knowledge of the judgment for the respondent second floor, off Prince Edward about the crime. He spent only sulting from bronchial pneumonia robbery where or she Chan Yue, allas Chan Yu-hing.

to his knowledge another ship the tide. Therefore from 8.20 Road, on May

ten 10 15 minutes on the night indirectly caused by the injuries

2 Humphreys

had made the passage In the pm till 11.30 pm, he expected to A Jury of six men and one

was empanelled after of April 14 and then left the sustained in the motor accident: said he had been handed the merchant,"

other direction only a few hours have a run of three hours and will take place watch by first accused and did Avenue, who had during earlier both accused pleaded not guilty office until they took him 10 48 accused sitting in Insp. Rich's

ten minutes with the lidh set in this afternoon at Happy Valley not know where it had come proceedings been described as 1

Lieutenant-General to

after Lady Wolmer's stranding. the Sneath, Crown Mr

from.

said he wished full military with G. R.

eemetery

westerly direction at the cate Capt. Jones Nationalier Arny and a member The Court ordered restitution of the Defence Council in Tai-

the honours,

course of 11⁄2 knots. Counsel, appeared for the Pros Wharf Road.

emphasise that ot the watch

He had worked out that the to the

which he had marked on his The Trial Judgo gavo title plainant:

red ink in

was the ship would and should have to respondent to two houses- charts 2 Humphreys Avenue and 7 Hart recognised one and at the very

least

It

semi-oficially Avenue. Ho four against the

recommended. He had never morgagees of the properties.

learned from any source what- ey G. Leong Estates Lid, and Chee-tick (respondent's

routo that that fether-in-law) and Ng Chai (or dangerous or unsuitable in any Chi Chuan (his brother-in-law),way. Brst, second and third defendants

woman

secution with

J. M. Gurney

The accused sented,

Det.

Sub-Insp. for the Police. were not repre

Mr Sheath said both charges trident, related to the same except that property was taken from two different persons, On the evening of May 6, the com- platnents husband and wife were sitting down in their flat for their dinner when the door

bell ra

the call The wife answered and, looking through the peap hole, saw a man who said he had

same car

08

ALL TOGETHER When Counsel pointed out that Insp. Rich had said he was not in the witness and the first accused and asked witness whether the Inspector was lying. Sgt Chau sald he did not know what the Inspector saidk but they were all together in the car.

Sgt. Chau denied that in the presence of several other Chi- mese detectives he told the Erst you don't talk cach accused "If of us will give you u blow and

a letier for Wu Kai-yu. The you will die" or "Even if you man claimed the letter was from are released you will not live.

a Roman Catholie priest who long enough to enjoy your was known to the family.

STRUCK ON HEAD

At this, the wife opened the

the

The funeral

Grave Charges Preferred

pre-

Additional charges of gross indecency and assault dccasioning actual bodily harm were ferred cgainst Pie Kenneth ferr Smith, 38, of the 1st Bn The Dorset Regiment, before Mr T. Creedon at Kowloon this morn- Ing.

Court

An appifention by Chief In- spector Apps to transfer the cass to the Victoria District was granted. Defendant was re- manded for one day.

nt

money

or that he threatened accused with banishment. Mc

Yu put

put it to him that what

Smith was originally charged happened at the Police Station on

with Indecently assaulting an door and as soon

na she, had April 18 was that after an un-

successful, identification parade 11-year-old European boy done so three men dashed the sergeant told the first accused

the Chatham Hond Military The wife was struck on the that his brother had admitted Camp on July 1. bend and in fact lost con- everything and that he should He is further alleged to have sciousness. The husband beard

aduall When the

first procured the commission at an her

and he went out to the accused asked what there was to act of gross indecency with the pants where was over-admit, ho showed him what pur- boy, anil to have acaulted an- to be a statement made other European boy, thereby by his

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TUESDAY, JULY 21 By Air Indo-Clueta, France, French Narth

WELL.

svaly

to

soever

WDs

was

Passing on to the next question in the original | Whether in view of the fact

The appeal against Mr Justice that fog was to be expected at that season in the vinity of Williams'

Island, judgment was filed an

the Master by Ng Chial (or Chi) Chuen,

not have tecred such who was represented by Mr

courses as would enable him to Charles Laseby, QC, Instructed fix this position definitely before by Mr M. A. da Silvä

the onset of dartenos” the Master Appearing

sad that from the Korean Pilot were the Hon. Leo d'Almada, he bad concluded that fog was

and Mr. Brook

A to be expected before 'Queipart instructed by falanis and he considered it ir- prudent to move south to obtain Henry G. Leong Estates Ltd. I aix, particularly because of the through their Counsel Mr D. minencias,

acchh both

for

Mr Peter H. Sin.

A.

respondent

Wright (instructed by Mr B. N. Cooper) asktir to be released because they were not interested in the appeal. This was granted by their Lordships.

& West Afelen. G .m., vir Alem Vietnam.

Japan. 8.m.. T.A.C.

powered and threatened by a port wrother and even brought f occasioning him actual bodily East. Afdca, Great Britain

man who held a gun.

He was

taken into a room the two brothers together so that harm. and fled up. His wife was also they could talk. However once he tied up as was his daughter, interrupted their conversation

by

who had been lying in bed as stepping the first accused on the Insulted His

she

was Indisposed. A quilt face and asking him why he per-

then thrown over the sisted in denying everything.

•

three and the robbers proceeded

to ransack the fiat, After they'

• haft left. a report was made

to the Police. ·

On May 17, first accused was arrest- ed in a tealcura behind Grampian HAM, He was taken to his kan abode and there some of the stolen property' was found. The following day the Pollen went to anottier hit

The case is continuing.

BANK CASHIER CHARGED

Singapore, July 21,

Senior, Charge

Lo at

at Central

whiny s

Middle Eu.

Burma. India. Pakistan.

rope. Dm.. B.O.A.C.

By surface Macao, D nan. 6 pm. si Lee Hong/ Tak Shing.

"WEDNESDAY, JULY 23DAY

Radio Hongkong

JL.K.T

ky

TOOK DEST ACTION

He thought that if ho had deviated from the prescribed route and been involved in some other accident he would have been found fault with for not There keeping to the route. must have been a reason for ita being recommended, be em- phasised.

"After considering all sides of the question very carefully after the event I am of the opinion that the action I took was best- In those circumstances" Capt. Jones said.

By Alt

0, Time Signal and Programme Bume Indo-Chin (Tonkin, only), 8 a.mmary: 603, Alelody, with the Shir Įvia C.P.A

"Just for you" with "Bing Crosby, Philppiacs, Guam, Hawati, P. Inne Wyn and the Andrown The case against Probationary Canada, 0 in. Po

Sisters: 0,30, wight Harmony: Indo-China Malays Indonesto, Teasing presented Sub-Insp. J. F. Mitchell, at tached to Central Police Auraka, New Zealand. B

dad. Donakt Break 217.59 CP

La Dameure Franceseo (Bludo Station, charged with insulting Formosa, Japan, U.S.A., Canada. Weather lictor1103, Time: Signal,

He commented that In: war- of senior Police officer

rank, 1 p.m.. C.A.T.

was given a Ume in ship World Nowa and News Talk (London Sfalaya, Indonesia, Australia, New Helag); R15, Pano Plzytane--Kenneth course it got into very serious will be heard before Mr.

Zealand, Onylon, India, Pakistan, Dinkey (Concert Stall;::150, Forces

trouble for deviating from that Maglitency

Middle East, Great Britans: „de. Eu- | Favourštas tLondon Relay)); $. Music 28 at 0.45 am

rope, 0 p.m.. BIO ACHA

Notebook presented by the zev, course; ; there wro It is allegest that the de “Japan, 0 pm, 3.0.A.0.

Father 2, Ryan, S.J. (Studio); ¤,20, war Ume conditions. in the early hours of the morning Chinese cashier of the Ovensea

South the whore, the second accused was found Chinese Banking Corporation, in

fendant' insulted Chief. Imp.

By Burface

Cuts dark-written arofuced Korea. and he woDE taken to the'.

Maono, Da.m.; G p.m.. Leo by Philip Donnellan ((BBCT)))1-10-20 Inniswer Wheeler, who was on

to:

· of |- the question Statices.

Singapore, was charged in the A.E.G.

Atho Matias-"pomenunde":(Bobu- Whether the Master was On May 18, an identification parade. Singapore: court yesterday for duty at the time, in the Central long/Tak Bhing.

People's Republic, $.30 beet) and dyly" (Delbes)-Bourne-justed in depending on pick- was held when first acoused was

Socand misappropriating $250,000 Malo Polley Station compound aba.m., toda vi Canton

3.30 p.ni, on 'July' 18.'

Formosa, __ » m... ®#_Wing. Barg Charler Groves (BBCTR}}}} 10.56, ing up an unwatched light to Malaya, Matarikius, Govan Africa, Werther Report: 11, Radio News kesk The defendant is on ball of

fx his position', Captain Jones ((London Hatny)1=14.35; Goodnight. be wearing one of the stolen articles missing for 22 days,--France- 1200 and is defended by Mr 10a.m., 88 Bolssevain.

notice to the effect "sold" that Mano; Glock Says The Queen;) 11928, B. N. Cooper,

Close dowES, U

that the distinction between

Pollco

Lee Wee-wan, - 50 years old on

picked out by Wu Kabyk accused was not identified but Bir yan currency from, the bank. Sooth alleged that he was found to Lee was arrested after being

of clothing kawalians shirt.

"The trial de proceeding.

Presso.

Japan. 1. p.m., “kampek, Bhim. 3. p.m., Pale Joli:

mouth, Municipal Orch, "soul." by.

SIDE GLANCES

Mr W. E. Manson, of the Inland Revenue Department, appeared for the Prosecution.

The defendant was given two wocks in which to pay the fine

Mr Chen, gave notice that: he would appeal to a higher court

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By Galbraith

6.10.

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