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Arthur's Future
You might have said,
looking at Arthur, "Here is a young man with a future."
He carries himself with confidence, and though his dark city sult cannot have been expansive, the way that he wears it makes it appear
$0.
His pallor suggests long hours spent indoors at work. When he talks, his voice is quietly per- suasive, and, he toys with his horn-rimmed spectacles the way big men of business du.
It was odd to see someone like Arthur led into the dock in the Clerkenwell court, and odder tu hear him in that pleasant voice
plead guilty to the three charges
against him.
HIS OFFENCE MEY were charges of fraudu.
THEY
leut conversion, and hearing that, the wise ones in the court muttered among themselves that hore was n ense of a bright young man in the City turning his talent with figures in im- proper uses.
something like that, for
there
Once, perhaps, he had done was a previous conviction against him for embezzlement.
But
SL now was not sums of
money or scrip or shine certi-
be
He had been
that Arthur had eutes ineddling with. fraudulently converting to his own use such unlikely articles na
raincoats, pairs of shoes, table-
cloths-44 worth of them.
A police officer went into the witness-box and explained to Mr Frank Powell, the magistrate: "This man worked in his spare time as a credit draper's agent, taking orders, and collecting instalments on goods supplied. He was paid 28. Od. in the £ com- mission, and 7s. Cd. a week's for
expenses.
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CHINA MAIL
Established 1845
TUESDAY, JULY 28, 1953.
Yesterday's Plane Crash At Kai Tak 14 Days Imprisonment
This picture, inken by a staff photographer yesterday after a RAF Hastings transport plane had crash-landed at Kai Tak, shows the smouldering remains of the machine. None of the crew or 40 passengers was injured, but the accident caused the death of a Chinese on the edge of the runway and seriously Injured another
person..
Said To Have
Boy Said To
LETTERS TO
Witnessed Murder THE EDITOR
Stamps Appeal
Sir,-Your readers will
The witnessing by a young boy of an alleged murder inside a hut in Kowloon Tsai Village on March 29 last was described by Crown Counsel before Mr Justice A. D. Scholes, acting Puisne Judge, at the Criminal Sessions this morning, when three persons, including a husband and wife, p appeared on trial.
the
For Probationary
Police Officer
Sentence of 14 days' imprisonment without the option of a fine, was passed on Probationary Sub-Inspector J. F.-Mitchell, 26, attached to Central Police Station, by Mr Hin-shing Lo at Central Magistracy this morning, for insulting a Police officer of senior ránk.
SHEAFFERS
Skrip
From the Filos
100 Years Ago
HK Grant Dabate Continues
Captain Scobell objected to the salary received by the Gov- ernor of Hongkong-£3,000 na
thd
Governor, and £3,000 Superintendent of Trade-and said that he would move reduction of his salary Ds Gov- emor to £1,500. (He thought that very considerable reduc
The defendant, represented by Mr B. N. Cooper, was found guilty last Saturday of insulting, by behaviour and words, Chief Inspector A. E. G. Wheeler, who was on duty at the time, in the compound of the ought to be made in the Central Police Station at 3.30 p.m. on July 18.
Mr N. G. Rolph, Staff Officer | Furthermore, since the accused had ¡of the tawy mun be at all times Personnel. was for the Prosecu- the Police Force, it was not likely vously intended to impode a
already tendered his resignation from | mafutilned, and that he had pre- pen- tion.
that such an incident would happen [lence of two snorihe imprisonment, In mitigation, Mr Cooper chid rain.
but thue to the eloquence of the that the defendant was a young The Magistrate in refusing the Defence Counsel, be and reduced it man of 26, and after ho had application, replied that the dignity to swo weeks. Joined the Police Force ho found conditions here not
very con genial to a man of his age and temperament. Even before this incident the secused i
I had tendered
his resignation from the Fores, and intends to leave, fo: Hane
Jeave after it has been accepted.
Mr Cooper added that there was no need for any bitternes about defendant's conviction.
and submitted that the Court
Admissibility Of
Statement Queried
1
Arguments as to the admissibility of n statement should allow the accused to go made to the Police by S.K. Yee, managing-director of home and make
Q career for the United Development Co., Ltd., were made by Counsel himself in some other sphere for before Mr Justice Gould at the Supreme Court this
no
In
he is conclusion con
which he better sulted
Mc
know
doul be Interested to
Cooper morning at the continued hearing of six actions brought that during the last 2 years
Cancer asked for a small fine, saying against Gen Yeo's company by six paper firms for breach Empire British
Bent to it that there would be no more of contracts, Campaign has had
as the over
3 million used postage incidents of this kind
defendant has already resigned; These stamps stamps.
have
from the Police Force. been sent, in response to ap- peals.
from overy part of the not Commonwealth, including
least, the Territory covered by
The accused were Wong Hung, 28, earth coolie, his wife, Ng Kwan-ying, 19, and Ching Shui, 20, earth coolie. They were all charged with the murder of Chau Leung-your paper;" yuen, a clerk employed by a construction company, at 38 Sai Tak Lane on March 29.
take something_ out
deceased's
WOS
of
Sub-Inspector Wong Slu-chong |was sub-poenaed by the plaintif fama to produce statements made Yes in connection with
criminal proceedings against Henry Shek, one of his former
Krom
submitted that the Pollee state- ment should not be admitted be- cause it was hearsay an' only secondary evidence. Insp, Wong
merely saw someone typing the
statement and someone signing it, he said.
to
Yeo
wan mate
ayna
tion
expenses of the Governor's establishment.-M. Advertiser.)
Mr Peel said that he could not consider that £3,000
WAS too high a salary for the Gov ernor of Hongkong; whether ha should be permitted to hold tha office of Chief Superintendent of Trade In addition to that of Governor,
he did not say.
Viscount Palmerston - said
that his gallant friend was quito mistaicon with regard to the duties of the Governor of Hongkong as superintendent of trade, which
were very Colt siderable. When the trade of China, was thrown open to all:
in this country, arrangement W09 muda by which it was settled that there should be three Superintentients of Trade ona at a salary of
£0,000, another t
at salary of £4,000, and another at a salary of £2,000. That was considered by the East India Company ns. a proper establishment for the management of the trade with China. On the
arrangement with the GovCITI- made being
session was obtained of Hong- ment of China when poo
in
fair
asked
MAILG
- M.
PROPER SENTENCE Before passing sentence Mr Loby said;
When a mon is aggrieved or
kong, it was necessary to make abused by another person and employees. Even this vast number could bent en seeking redress accord-
The plaintiff dams are the Foo
some provision for its govern— The Judge decided that ho be doubled or trebled if more fug to Law in Court no matter You, Paper Co. of 38 Bonham would admit the statement sub-
ment; and the government of people overseas- were made
to anything under what circumstances of Strand East, the Che San Co. of feet
that might
the day
they thought made Mr D. F. O'Reilly Mayne, to
of aivare of the great financial under
an ecomunical arrangement by 58 Des Voeux Road Central, the arise in the his conduct is com- provocation,
cross-examination Crown Counsel, appeared for the
pocket.
abolishing two of the superin- which, in bulk, these . The
Fook Hing Paper Co. of 60. Bon mendable and deserves proper
of
Wond Insp
tendents, the Prosecution, with Det. Sub- boy, watching on
of then saw scraps
ham Strand East, the Loo Lun Tal paper can be to- menda
the one Cross-coumined by Mr. Mc- encouragement,
giving to Insp. R. Dudman present for the
only wards the expense of research body being Jifted
that remained Papor Co. of 120 Bonham Stand Neill, Insp. Wong said he was up
When a member of the Public East, Kal Tai and Co,, of 60 Con- present when
one half Police. First and the
second and placed by first and third into the causes and cure
the salary that You made is proved to have abused of naught Road Central and the statement to Insp. Apsley and the
was given to necused were represented by accused into a hole which had cancer,
the first superintendent, and that score with insulted a Pallee Officer of what Kwong Hing Paper Co., of 10 the latter typed it out in 1950. Mr R. W. S. Winter, instructed already been dug in the ground. causes
conbining the situation with IUS SNOWBALL
ever rank under the same cirWing Lok Street. They were re- The statement by d'Almada Remettios and Co., Something was thrown over the of mankind each year. If aware
the oflee of Governor of cumstances
of Hong- 6HAT he has been doing has and third accused by Miss B. K. body and then the earth
the present presented by Mir Charles Loseby, answer in 1.3
kong. questions. Ho re- Wbeen
(It was hol therefore, submit false Searle, instructed by d'Almada replaced in the hole, covering up of the need, most people could
few hundred case, the proper sentence upon QC Instructed by Me J. WAY. collect at least,
to compare They claimed to have entered whether Sheit was manager and
membered
the should be ona at im- conviction orders, and sell the goods on his and Mason.
Chief the body.
Superintendent of Trade own account in the open market,
at prisonment for un edequate into
of contracts for An alj male
the second stamps each year.
a series Jury
About this time wad
If you would help by giving term, if the dignity of the Law the at very low prices."
to look up
the Law the purchase of a total of 1,500 emembered Yee saying Shek Hongkong with the Consuls at empanelled after all Accused accused happened
'was
Canton, Amoy or any of the And Arthur's frauds seemed to bad niearted not guilty to the and caught alght of the boy this letter, or the gist of. it:
manager in title only. "Yee and the Police Force
long tons of newsprint worth
was explaining the position
other places in China, of charge.
United Shek looking in through the window. the hospitality of your columns, maintained.
$834,500
the
Advertiser.) It is found that the defen- Development and to have paid Further She called the attention of the I shall be most grateful.
questioned, Prosecution, Mr O'Reilly Mayne that everything that had taken schools, voluntary organisations words, we the latter was on if his capacity of manager of and what answers were given.
Departments, dant
Insp. dant insulted Chief Inspector deposits amounting to $185,000. Wong said he could not remem others in the hut to the fact
houses, Wheeler, behaviour
by
Henry questions were asked said that the evidence would
y alleged place had been seen. When he saw that his presence had been and private individuals show that on March 20, a man
have duty (in service uniform) in the United Development, signed the Counsel then wanted to know by the name
and all of Chati Leung-discovered, the boy ran off and contributed,
stamps Central Police Station com-contracts and that he was held why it was that Insp. Wong yuen was murdered in circum-
he fled the third accused except
low value of pound. This could not be con- out as authorised manager and brought only one statement, that stances which showed an unusual came to the door and called to Gt. Britain, are well worth the tidered as an Inclated Incident or sales manager and authorised of June 26, 1950 when the sub- scene of the murder was a small
to comic back, but the sending, and will be gratefully for after the lapse of a few agent of the defendant arm. pocna asked for two, those of
minutes the defendant insulted The contracts were sald to have June 25 and and acknowledged. boy
the call
20. compartment which had recently
Our needs are great Your the complainant again at al- ey went home.
Insp. Wong said that he did been added to n hut in Kowloon
FREQUENT VISITOR help is urgent. "It must be a grim life, v Tsal Village in a squatter area
most the same spot and in the made in April, May and
1950. June
not know anything of the other There would also be evidenes
CAPT W. J. ALLPRESS, commented the that was very congested, This by a woman,
presence of SDI Roach who
None off commission,"
of the
were statement or goods
the circumstances Chan
Appeals Secretary," Kit-chu,
was also in uniform.
delivered, Brid the United in which it was the hut was known as 38 Sal Tak joint owner of the hut, that
taken as ho magistrate, thinking of
British Empire Cancer
This is not a case of mere 2s. 6d. in the £ and the 78. d. a Lane, and the compartment was during the time
Development repudiated the was
present The Director the arst and
Compaign,
breach of Ulscipline, although
told unheathiness of the climats of week expenses.
senied off from the rest of the
second accused were in
authority to enter into them. him that statement
have cupation the
thing there, he did not think they accused was
Plaintiffs therefore claimed to be produced by some one ciso ware placing the total emolumenta damages and the return of a
when
she showed him the sub-higher than should be mirly signed to an officer of that demerfpition. The deposit
poena of $12,895.
and asked for Yes's effect of the climate of China on The Mr John McNeill QC, for the statement taken in his presence, Dith constitution was exceedingly defendant arm, this morning The case, is proceeding.
have profiled him precious little. He would sell a £12 cont for
£3, try to cover up by paying the credit draper the instalment due on it, and raise cash to do that by falsifying another order and obtaining more goods to sell choop.
Outlining the case for the
13
Giddily, the complicated busl-degree of premeditation. 1110 the boyarded
ness snowballed past the point of no retum, until, Inevitably. discovery and disaster came.
"0"
HIS PROBLEM
hut
third
t and
a frequent visitor. She would
he has another job, a On March 21, the owners of regular day-time job," said the hut agreed to sublet the hut the officer. "He came £5 19s, to the first and second accused, before the incident, sho saw
man and wife. They first accused bring a bag
who ne
Government
business
comumon
EXTENSIVE DUTIES
It should be recollected that, or chief superintendent of trade, he was in comöunication with all the con sula of the different ports; he was charged with the general conduct of matter connected with their mtercourne with China; he was, fact, a Plenipotentiary na well as a ever-communications took place be Superintendent of Trade; and what tween them and the Clovernment në China were carried on by some high authority commissioned by the Day emment of Feking and the Governoe of Hongkong, as Chiot Buperintendent af Trade. When they considered the extent of his duties, and that they ware exceedingly multifarious, the
11, Grosvenor Crescent, S.W.1. the clements of the offence with contracts claimitle Shek had no of Criminal Invegation China, and the deamness „ot ever
also say that a couple of days Radio Hongkong
a
saw
Ho
of
a
a week as a tarpaulin-dresser··· did not occupy the hut until cement into the hut, and about. K.T.
liis tone of voice
somehow made Arthur sound enviably March 26. The rent they were the same time also wealthy. Then he added: "He charged was $25 per month, but shovel
and lives with his wife and five when first and second accused in.
Her children, aged 11%. 96. seven, entered into occupation they would give und six years old, and one aged six months,....
You understood why Arthur had to work in his spare time.
"Hng he said why he did this?” the magistrate asked.
"He did say there had been domestic trouble." the officer answered, and continuing his story", said: "He has got himael! an evening job in u cinema now, and says he will pay back the £44 out of his corninga at the rate of £3 a week. He has pakt back C5 already."
THE
IUS TASK
there,
magistrale seemed to bo
· counting out, weekɛ on his desk calendar. He named a date 13 weeks ahead, and said to Arthur:
and
owners that they would pay the first miro to pay the balancs Time Bignal, World News and News-be-
balance on March 20.
and
third
W38
imanis subse by Elleen Hole (BUCTS); 10, Emil pomen, the Court has a dis-
with
#
SIDE
GLANCES
By Galbraith
the defendant which charged Included breach of dis- clpline.
PROVOKING MANNER It is
de- js a case where the fendant was proved to have 0. Thine Signal, and Programme insulted In a
and provoking Summary: 6.00, Melody with the pick brought Stars. Cavalcade of Atusical Comedy
grave manner a Chief Inspec- husband,
with Nina Bevens and Rabert Morrill tor in uniform. Tam, with Chorus and Orch.; 0.30, Twilight
that the is recognised evidence os to larmony: 7, "First Hearing pre- paki only $15, and told the the letting of the hut to the pented by Donald Brooks (Studio).
fundamental principle of 7.30, L Demi-Heure second accused and
Francaise criminal judicaturo is that the (Studio); 7.55. Weather Report; h their
measure of punishment should AN ASSOCIATION
of the rent on March 29,
Talk (London Relay): 8.16, Cricket
proportionate to the Crown Counsel said there was Mr O'Reilly Mayne
4th Test MatchEngland v. Australia. malignity *said fur-
appearing
the from offender's intention. Therefore en association between the first ther that Chan Kal, an employee Baby Ball Commentary
Headingley, Leeds (Relay from third accused and the of the construction company, Australian Broadcasting Commision);
the case must be judged on its All three were would say that on March 26
0.30, Forces Favourites deceased man.
own merits. (London employed by the Chan Cheung pick and shovel wers borrowed
Relay): D. Musical Notebook pr99- The defendant shall be liable sented by the Rev. Father T. F Construction Company in which from him by
Arst and
on conviction to a fine of $500 Hyan. 81, (Studio); 9.30, British the deceased was the accountant, accused,
and
or to imprisonment for he would als Gulana-A Programme Desertung and as such he had the keys Identify the
In this firtis Colony. Produced year. This Is the maximum to o safe kept in the quently found by the Police in Telmany plays Violin Favourites premises, first and third the hut as being the same as
Donth Slate Indic accused were coolies employed thore which had besh borrowed. Symphony Oreli: 10.15, Cricket cretion to determing to what
Match,
England The Police went to the hut 4th Test
extent, the penalty should ap by that Company and were on
Australia. Ball by Ball Commentary proach to or recode familllar terins v with
from the the deceased about 3.30 p.m. the sume day from Hendingley, Leeds (Relay from There would be evidence that
maximum and
the A.B.C.J: 10.30. At began digging into
the Ballet,
sentence.or.to give the defendant the option of 1.30 p.m. on March 29,
the body Gayane" (Khachaturian).... Phil. ground. They found
harmanto Symphony Orch, of New fine or not, its discretion is "I shall remand you on ball until
deceased in the grave, Yerk cond, by Efrem Kurtz Waltz, matter of prudence and not of of the back the money layout piggest Pay Company, accompanied by first whore were also found a bag of Mariaghararians (trun "dasquerades.
as
Law. And prudence means its he cement and certain articles (Khachaturian) accused.
by Arthur practical wisdom or its ability was seen, entering the comport- clothing containing blood-stains, Fiedler 10.00. Weather Report 11 to discern ment where the alleged crima MOTIVE SUGGESTED
the most Radio News Reel (London Relay) politie and profitable course
suitable Cricket-t Text took place: he was then accom
The deceased. Crown Counsel 11.15. panied by first and third ac- continued, was the accountant Commentary from Headingley, Leeds duct of the prosecution and of England V. Australia. Hall by Bali action both as regards the con- cused. The evidenco would also of the construction
God Company Relay from AM.CO;
Save the defendant, show that at that time the snd as such he kept large sums The Queen: 11.45, Clore Down, second accused was already In- of money from time to me in,
In passing sentence I do not take into side the compartment.
consideration the side a safe in the company's
defendant's record in Scotland, SEEN BY BOY
premises. He also had the key Police photographier
who took because it is contested; still less They were seen entering by a in the safe and this
numerous photographs of the do I consider or inquire into the young boy named Ho Chur-kwok others was later found by the Winter made an application on defentiant was indicted from
nest scene of the alleged crime, Mr circumstances under who lived in the neighbourhood. Police in a cannister
which the A short eine after these persons company's premises.
the behalf of the Defence that the duty, because it is
rub Judico. entered the but he heard noites
said it was Jury should visit the scene as Crown Counsel
Had the defendant committed cgraphs and plans were
was unrelivo duty, I would of though they were. purpose
bave imposed a stiffer, sentenco Mr O'Reilly Mayno agroo on him.
REQUEST REFUSED 4 per cent (free of tax) absorbing The boy was in time to see first added that when the safe was that the Jury would have 9 por cent (free of 4) preciore, sectised strike the deceased on subsequently broken open there better appreciation if they visit-Mr Cooper made ton pplication to Introducers
and
Employees the skull with an axe, said Mr were found inside a number of ed the scene
termo. Its said that the option of Granting the application, Mrine to the defert, who was wacth- $204,110.25; reserve for subsidiary O'Reily Mayne On being struck, 1OU's signed by the Arst oc- companies losece $110,000; transfer the deceased foil to the ground, cused and totalling approxi-Justice Scholes (irected that they were all day rebuild pres to general reserve 6000,000; trans-While he was on the ground the mately $1,500.
Jury were to be taken to the caseually strong referrers, 10 Ch fer to Employees Pension Fund second accused allegedly put a Following formal evidence by scene' and shown the hut bub Mr. Cooper added that Aba xieland- Printed and "published by WILLIAM ALICK GRINITARE "for $100,000,
forward place of cloth into his mouth a PWD surveyor who produced that they were not to ask any ad hoceste puniewy, and on behalf of South China Morning Post Limited at 1-3
while first accused was sent plans of the area, and by, al questions.
and in his (Cooper's): opinion there | $203,096.80.
I had been no hama done to saw publia.] Wyndham Street, City of Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong:
Arthur made a grateful sound and hurried from the court as though he could hardly wall to get back to work--the day time work to raise cá to feed his famity, the night woTK to raise the £39 he still owed the credit draper.
A young man with a future--what a future.
WING ON CO.
PROFIT
The Board of Directors of the Wing On Company, Lt, today
rosened Wwas seen leaving tho!
amongst
In
menade Orch, cond.
Pro
Meich.
com
excellent
reported, that the net profit for and as a resulé he looked into the suggestion of the Prosesi they did not think the photo the offenco, charged while 'he the Inancial year ending Deccon- the compartment through a win- tion that the murder was completely sausfactory. ber 31, 1997 was $1,500,581.24, dow which was covered over but mitted for the from which it is proposed to Paxso see inside.
s'caliog the. key. the enfo, He Interest on the paid-up capital'
and
hotted the cover and managed
”:,।.
gallised
"Land sakest If the young man who calls that carrying-on" singing len't being horsewhipped, he certainly ough to bal"
injurious. During the period he had the honour of conducting the foreign affatre of the sountry, he had "lo Jansent thei lass of several of the most promising and deserving officers, who Tell victine to the climate of China. and of many oiners who were comp pelled by illness to return to this country.
The climats of Hongkong might have been rendered mare" endur- Ablo by tho distribution of the stations there; but ho could amEILIZO the house thai in general the Chins slation, was exceedingly trying to the British constitution.,As to the range of salaries paid to inferior officers, he had made it his duty to inquire about them when that business wAS under his care, He had made inquiry as to what was the general ringe of salaries given by commercial), establishments to their officers – In China, and he found, on comparing these ranges of salaries with the ranges of aularios given. in the consular establishments, that generally speaking the Government salaries were under the amount given by the morcaritijo establesmedia.
SMALLER SALARIES
A Williams reminded the committee that this staternents - of the noble lord applied in precisely. the same degree to the other con- milar establishments in China, where The salatios were much allar. He did not think the Governor of Hongkong was superior In oblity to Dr Bowring, whose aslary was £1,000 a year at Cantor Mr Peilst was understood to direct attention to the fact, that the Chisseme officials were paid, smaller. Klarich than the English officers, and to sug- gout as the nicans of effecting a reduction of "expense, that a spalier: number of English and a berger number de Chinese: Pervants should be employed. 42ks /Apelty pointed out that the Chinesa Beory?-|-· ary at Hongkong was allowed a sary of 1.000 1. and the Assistant Chirose Secretary ons of.400 1: Could nat a savina be, effcoped there, tor employing a native of Chirm, who would do the work for parħapd 60's. 'a year?-biforning Adværkimeg, a pass. MAMAtionty considering, thực MAHE Krimm thics the Chiet- Eupen intendent of Trade at Hongkong bad to perfetti'anjut vole - nguinet", LIN amendment VON SEHE
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