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"Revelations" At Trial Of North Korean Officials

London, Aug. 10.

Details of an alleged American plan to "buy up" high-ranking North Korean officials were revealed during a purge trial at Pyongyang, the North Korean capital, four days ago, the Com- munist New China News Agency reported today. On trial before a military tribunal were 12 North Korean officials accused of spying for the United States and planning.to overthrow the Communist regime.

Ten were sentenced to death and the other two to tering of Imprisonment.--.

The agency named the men in a message received here s Li Yung Sub, Zo 11 Myung Rim Ha, Dok Seung Wun, 11 Rang Kuk, Bechet, Maing Chồng Ho, 2 vang Bok

Jung

Sol

SIR. Blak Hung Bok, Yun Swun Tal and Li Wun Cho.

Three Americans were named in the evidence given to the tribunal Horace Underwood, adviser to the United States Army counter intelligence corps espionage agency in Scou}," Robert Robinson, "an Bry officeTM

.and Lieutenant- General John R. Hodge, "com- mander of the

United States Army in South Korea,"

an

The North Koreans were said to have handed over reports on conditions ip North Korea, details of army equipment and garrison forces and confidentla} Communist Party Information in attempt to "'establish D capitalist regime with American

Kim Ik Sun, Chief Justice of the North Korean Supreme Court, presided at the specially convened tribunal. The court was packed during the trial and microphones relayed evidence to people outside,

help

KASHMIR

CRISIS

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party's annual conference usti! the question of Kashmir's future had been thrashed out inside the party's executive meeting on August 24.

The Cabinet crisis precipitatert the issue and Abdullah was dis- missed after one of his col- leagues refused to resign at his

request

Baksti, who is generally re- garded

more pro-Indian than Abdullah, will be generally welcomed ns Premier by In Hans.

Sheikh Abdullah, the dis- missed Premier, and 48-year- old "Lion of Kashmir", hart had live years of undisputed rule.

Leader in the

against Aghit

the Maisarajah for more than 20 years, he himself resumed ал almost autocralle position when he took over in 1947 as IMPORTANT POSTS

Kashmir's Prime Minister. All the accused held high

While Bakshi went to gabal Joba. Li Yung Sub was four times, Abdullah ranking

went to Chairman of the Government's | gaol nine times during the People's Supervisory Committee; struggle to end the Moharajaha' Zo Il Myung Vice-Minister of | rule,

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Successful Operation

"Operation Hirondelle" is carried out by French Union Forces when parachute jumping over Langson, near the Tongkin-Chinese border. The operation was successful with hardly any casualties. The equivalent of three months supplies from China were lost in material to the Vietminh rebe} forces.—London Express.

Sentence Doubled

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Skrip

MEN CHARGED WITH ILLEGALLY CARRYING ON BANKING BUSINESS

From the Files

100 Years Ago

Three men stood trial before. Judge W. A. Blair Kerr at the Victoria District Court this morning on charges of transacting a bank- ing business other than by a company and using the word "bank" con- tual ponderous editoriale on trary to the Banking Ordinance.

To the Editor of "China Mall”.

Dear Sir,-I find in this moaning's Register one pt' ita

the subject of the trint of Lo Ahol, for misprison of felony, do not misunderstand the writer's meaning, it is, that depositions are not

to be ceived without corrobomilan, but that hearsay evidence in all cases would to him be perfectly Batisfactory. Now, I am sorry to tiffer from your contemporary; but though I, like you' and him-

not think of con

depositions alone,

The accused, Lam Ming-yin alias Lam Sau-shan alias Yuen Yick-T lam, Lau Kam-tong, and Ho Shang-san, were alleged to have carried on an illegal banking business at 10 Des Voeux Road West,

Five Appeals Dismissed

Chan Shu-shun, 42, unemploy ed, told his "Lordship that he was not the owner of the man-

The charges alleged that on office premises, saying that he divers dates between April 1, wanted to start an import and 1053, and April 25, 1953, the export business. three accused, not being a com- Witness sald Ho told himself, could

pany within the meaning of the further that it ho Was not Banking Ordinance, transacted successful in carrying on this victing

on

statement,

accused, not be a banking third accused afterwards, but immediately after

taken down by n Magistrate

Mr

time in

This

to the

the

by Mr Yu.

the

Occur

very

L. P. D. APPEAL DECISION

The following brief renn."

the appeal Tronson (Le. P. & 0.

·Co.) v. Dent & Co., kas just been received by the Ganges.—

Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, June 22.

a banking business; and that line of business, he would start lil confess I should profer during the

same period the a currency exchange business. them to hearsay evidence, con-

He had another meeting with deri

sidering a written licensed to carry on a business, used the word "bank" por at both these meetings.

nothing concrete was agreed rence, and sworn to and signed in the name under which the

by the dopondeul, os immeasur- business was carried on, namely, let his son. Chan Chin-man, an act of memory on the part of Chan went on to say that hemoly more to be relied on than the Hop Kee Bank.

The first accused is defended

handle this affair,

fair, ant eventual-any individual, however trust Five

Chan ly Ch appeals against by Mr Alfred Y. Hon. Mr Patrick

handed

An him

worthy, to whom the principat agreement

to relating were Yu, instructed by Mr Francis severity of sentence

the may have related his story. Be- subletting of the premises sides, Wong, is dismissed by the Pulsne | Wo

hearsay testimony the representing

accused. R was never received in a criminal. Judge, Mr Justice C. W. second and third accused.

written In English, though, and court; and therefore what Mr D. F. O'Reilly-Moyne, he could not understand IL The Inspector Mckenzie was told by Reece in the Appeal Court Crown Counsel, is prosecuting, three accused moved in some Captain Montgomery, very pro this morning.

assisted by Det.-Sub-Inspector time in March this year, and set perly had no weight with the A. Clough, of the Commercial up a cimboard of their own in- Three of the appellants were Crime Branch.

Jury, side

I nevertheless so for coincide convicted and fined $1,000 or

O'Reilly-Mayne told the six months for keeping an un-Court that it was the Crown's witness said that the banking

in opinion with the Register, as Cross-examined by Mr licensed massage establishment, case

to think that something should that the three accused licence which he used to have while In two cases of common started their

be done to punish Chinese who business on or was renewable each year. Recallously look on in cases of Assault, the appellants

Avere about April 1 and carried it on could not tell the exset Uate the street robbery; but agree with sentenced to six and nine months for about three weeks at 10 Des last time he had the licence you in thinking the amount of respectively.

Voeux Road West, ground floor.

renewed.

such punishment might It appeared that prior to this. Further questioned, witness well be left to the discretion of he went on, there had been a cald he had also been in DOG- the Chiet Magistrate-1 am, Licensed bank, the Sul Cheong Bession of a money-changer's Sir, your sage establishment. He had been Bank, occupying the premises. licence. However, when he let in Hongkong for 10 years and he proprietor of this bank, how the premises to the second ne- had never committed. any offence ever, w952, and

his business some cused, this licence at

ee at the time surrendered had already before.

expired. banking licence.

Evidence

was then given by Mr G. R. Sneath, Crown The promises were subsequent Lam Wing-fal, partner of the Counsel said that the premises ly sublet to the accused, the Ming Fat Gold and Silver Ex- had been raided five times pro-greement for which was actually change, who said that he acted -viously, Appellant apparently signed by the second accused:

as a middle-man in the pro- took a risk deliberately on

Crown the

Counsel stated further curing of the premises

at 10 chance that he would not be the that evidence would be given on

Des Voeux Road West on behalt If arrested the collection of person to suffer

cheques drawn

of the third secused. Crown Counsel added that when on the bankding business of the Hearing is proceeding. the premises were raided ap- accused, and money paid by pellant came forward and said customers to the bank, and also

the manager.

of the malding out of remittance Chan Hung-fong, 25, who was convicted and he was

through the Mr Justice Recce said it was money to Taiwan sentenced to nine months for breach of deportaciated on the records that the bank the

Mr O'Reilly-Mayne stressed tion order, had his sentence doubled by the Puisne establishment had been raided

during the period in a different man was On the question, the accused were never promises. Dismissing the appeal, in possession of a licence res by Sally Ann (Bizidio); 450, the his Lordship sald he would not quired under the Banking Or- Songs of Nicolas Brodsky Consumpsit, in which the respon- interfere with the Magistrate's dinance, and had never applied und 750 Educating Archio decision. He advised appellant not for such a licence,

with Peter Brouzz

Archie to put himself in that position

The first

witness was, Chan Ankowa tepest of last Thursday's again.

Ng-ping, former proprietor of Broadcast BBCT3) 752 Weather Report: B, Time Biel, World News the ΠΟΥ non-existent Sul and News Talk (London Relay); 9.15, ODD JOB MAN

Cheong. He testified that some Art of the WeekTernando Ger time about the middle of 1952, mont (Organ): 430, Variety Farmare what sort of an establishment it to found business was bad, so (CTS); Tales from the Facine

Pleading that he did not know

---from-the-North --of---England- he.decided to close down the Exlinda-sh. Tak by was, Yam Kit 52, unemployed, said he was employed for only bank and surrender his licence. Gamble "Old Man of the Colonial Ono (BBCTS); D.15. Concerto: Concerto in B Minor for Viola and one day to do odd jobs. He

· MEETS ACCUSED Orchestr (Handel)-Willem Prim- thought the premises were used Towards the end of March rose (Viola), and Chamber Orch. as a public bath. The appeal | this year, he had a conversation and to Waiter Goehr--Laider: Joan Poumel: Concerto No. 2 for Piano was dismissed.

with one Lam Wing-fai, as a and Orchestra (Alan itesthorne) Lau On-yuen, 39, said he result of which he was intro- Gilford Curzon (Plaryo) with the went to the premises to tako

duced by Lam to Ho Shang-san, London Symphony Orch. cond. by bath

when the Police raided the third accused. At a later colm Barpont: 10, The Forces Bhow (Recorded London Relay): He said he did not plead❘ meeting arranged between them, 10.00, Weather Reppet; 13, Radio News them. guilty at the Magistracy, as he third accused told him that he Reel (London Relay); 1:15. Good- did

11.30. Cloes down. not know the Cantoness wanted to sublet his (witness's) Met God dave The Quem; dialect. His appeal also was rejected. Textile Factory, Lau Ching- 22; Yip Szo-sum, 22; and Chan Mr Justice Reece that they never took part in the assault.

By Appeal Judge

tlon; and L Kang Kuk, Direc- preserve some measure of auto Judge, Mr Justice C. W. Reece when he appealed many times and on each occasion that,

Culture and Propaganda; fuin When tribesmen invaded the in was Vice-Chairman of the State in 1847, he agreed to the Central Committee of the North accession to India to serve Korean-Soviet Cultural Associa-State from the invaders and tor of the Government's Foreign nomy. But, in May last

year, Affairs Committee.

the first signs of a turning point Bechel and Yun Swun Thi in Abdullah's attitude towards were "Deputy -

uty Directors of the

India come. He began to allude Central Commitice's Liaison to Hindu Communaliam as being Department; Li Wum Cho De- as much to be feared as Moslem

Director of Propaganda; Communalism. puty Bak Hang Bak was named as a former head of an investiga- tion sub-office of the South Korean

against severity of sentence in the Appeal Court this morning.

Mr C.R. Sneath, Crown | been a nuisance to everybody Counsel, said that appellant bad and

Instead of reducing the a number of previous convic- sentence he would double it. tions.

He accordingly ordered the “DELHI AGREEMENT""

to be increased to 18 Appellant said when he was sentence Later in the year, he went to just deported he was sent across months so that it would serve as Interior Ministry's Delhi, met the Indian Prime the border to Shum Chun where a lesson to appellant and others Security Bureau; Zo Yong Bok Minister, Mr Nehru, and drew he was detained by the authori- like him, a high-ranking member of t the

up what is known as the "Delhities for two months People's Supervisory Commit-

and then teo; Mining Chong Ho,

agreement" giving Kashmir its sent back to Hengkong. He de- Com own fing and state President but clared ho had no intention of re- of a detachment of indicating that mander Communist guerillas; and Sol

some form of turning here. integration between He said he had been in Hong- Jung Sik was a member of the nancial Supreme Comment's Political Kashmir and India would be kong for seven or eight years.

out in duo course.

Bureau.

Prison

He started to earn a living by Sentence For

worked broke our last Novem- hawking

Yun Swun Tal and Li Wun Cho both

the death ber, however, in the Jammu area escaped sentence. Yun Swun Tal was extremist Prasa Parishad Party, of the State led by the Hindu sentenced to 15 gears and LA Wun Cho to 12 years impri President and demanded a com

who opposed a separate flag and sonment ond their property plete merger with India.

confiscated.

but was arrested so umes that he lost his many stealing. He asked the Court to capital. He finally resorted to

reduce the sentence.

This in turn provoked reaction In the valley.

Abdullah's chlet henchman,

lant

Jackson

Reginald Herbert

Three weavers of the Kowloon

South Korea, the United States Revenue Minister Mir Atzat Bee that, the previous sentences on Lo at Kowloon this morning of /ening sun-hop, 22, declared to

Army h hnd

Mr. Justice Recco said that according to the records uppel-Jackson, a 52-year-old broker, William had been deported a num- ber of times and it was obvious was found guilty by Mr Kenneth

of mendleancy charges

and obtaining money by false pre- sentenced to teres. He was two months' imprisonment to be served from the date of his arrest, July 22

appellant did not seem to make any Impression on bim. His Lordship sald that appellant had

Govt Hauls

Down Colours

Jackson was convicted of wandering abroad and gathering alms in the Talpo District, New Territories, on various days be tween June 28

0. 45 and

July He was also convicted on

The three appellants who were convicted of common assault and given six months by Mr Creedon, said they were wrongly arrested and asked his Lordship Investigate into the matter.

to

The prosecution alleged that since their forces first landed in

made use of the Bakt, today reported as arrested country's revolutionary elements with Abdullah, began propagat- and infiltrated into Communist territory to overthrow the Northg the idea of independence for

Kasherir. Korean Government.

Abdullah's speeches denounced In February the American es- Hindu Communalism, played 'pionage agencies "bought over" down the Delhi agreement and Li Yung Sub and Zo Ii Myung, declared that, whatever happen- then director of the Editorialed, the Kashmir prople

would Board of the Communist Party's maintain their freedom, "Liberation Dolly" people to activities.

night released the text of a (Continued from Page 1)

false pretences. On July great consideration to the mat- Li Yung Sub confessed he had memorandum sent to Sheikh on their wages bill for a hous-18, he obtained $100 from Meter and had read the record established connection with the Abdullah on Friday by three ing fund. political adviser to Lieutenant of his Cabinet Co. Bak General Hodge, then Commander shi, Dogra and of the United States Army in It accused Abdullah of having South Korea, and pledged him- "arbitrarily sought to precipitate scle to support American policy. a rupture in the relationship of

India." the agency reported.

Though it is trua Slace March 1940, the traftors

that the had taken advantage of their people of the State have the

and offic

other conduct espionage

MEMORANDUM

The Kashmir Government to-

AMPLE EVIDENCE

Dismissing the appeals, tils two counts of oblaining moncy | Lordship sald he had given

B. Gardiner by tendering an carefully

money

4. State guaranteed loans will invalid cheque; on July 19 by He said that the three men be granted to civil servants to

the same means, he obtained had been Identified as having help them build their awn $200 from the Sun Store, taken part in the assault. The homes.

Laichikok Road

matter had been carefully con- 6. Various economies will be

The defendant had a previous sidered by the Magistrato and effected by not filling certain offence for obtaining

ho had come to the conclusion vacant posts for temporary Gov-

that the complainant was not ernment employees, by cash false pretences

telling a lie when he said that posts in the Communist Party to uldmate right to decide their settlement for war damigo

appelants assaulted him, He over organisational and future: the conditions of chaos claims and by tightening up the

was satisfied, that there www. other confidential information to and confusion which are being administrative service up the

simple evidence to convict. the American espionage agency engineered

temporary worker of the to undermine, to unity of,

Pro Shing Textile Factory, Pang Party: Reuter

Shek-wing, 21, told' Mr Justice Reece that he had not in any. way injured the complainant.

Pang was convicted of com- men assault and sentenced to nine months by Mr Crection on

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Settle Disputes

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London, 'Aug, 10.

the

Russia and Fersla have agreed

Army. There will be stricter Government

tho control of finance and accounting of na- tonalised industries and public bodies.

Junk Woman's

Offence

Y you are bound to bo for the cise of the right of selt. deter mination by our people," "It said.

Under

these circumstances,

Tam Ab-mul, the 33-year-old what seems Inevitable is that

Measures are to be taken mistress of a junke, was fined $90 interested foreign Powers

may against price cartels to ensure by Mr A. G. Parker at the

maintenance or:

re-Marine

Court this morning

well take advantage of and he exploit the situa own selfish.

'for their establishment of free industrial when she pleaded guilty to a July 8.

and commercial competition." charge of conveying prostitutes. His appeal was dismissed. added

7. The Government had de Sub-Insp. Y.C. Lam, pro- that want of vigilance in the cided to reduce la civil invest-secuting, sald that Tam was in- administration under Abdullah ment budget for the next year

produced

The memorandum

set up a joint commission in Teheran to settle all differences had between the two countries,

this

Francs to

off the Yaumati Shelter by a party of

and 100,000,000,000 Francs. An im-20 raid last Satur

corruption, from 220,000,000,000 the nepotism, Inefficiency

wanton wastage of publie rescances ---Reuter.

Agency

official Soviet, news Tas, reported early today.

The agency said the alm or commission will be "to strengthen exlating friendly re- lations

'and'' settte financial, irontier and bther problems" Reuter

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A the Pollen, that they: Werę, pro- destroyers, further series of economy and cooding to a steamer anchoring tons range from 1,050 40 2,400,- Printed and published by WILLIAM ALICK GRINHÁM - fór reform decrees will be announced in Yaumati Bay for tho, puri

of prostituMon?

Preston and Churko

on August 25-Reuter,

and on behalf of South-China Morning Fosi: Limited at 1-3 Wyndham Street, City of Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong,

The Members of the Council present_today were,

the Right Hón, T. Pemberton Leigh, this Right Hon. Sir J. Patteson, the Right Hon. Sir Edward Ryan. and the Julige of the Adiniralty

v. Dent and others-

was an append against a judgment of the Supreme Court of Justice in Hongkong and its dependencies, upon the verdict of a jury in an action of dents were the plaintifts, and the appellant was the defendant The facts out of which the ap Peal arises are briefly as follow: In the month of July '1851; the appellant was Commander belonging to the (Peninsular & of a steamship called the Friti Oriental Steam Navigation Company, then lying in the

the Hooghly at port of Calcutta. The respondents carried on

extensive business at Hongkong. On the 11th of July, 1851,' Messrs Gurinders, Arbuthnot & Co. delivered to the

appellant, as

river

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Commander of the Frin, at Calcutta, 70 chests of opium, all in good condition, to be deliovered

to the

respondents at Hongkong On the arrival of the Frin at Hongkong, on the 12th of August, the respondents applied to the appellant to dell- the oplum In the torms of the bill of lading." The

delivered 48 chests out pellant

VCT

AD-

of the 70 cherts, and informed the respondents that there maining 22 chests had been in- jured by sea water, which had entered the Frin in consequence

collision ot

of

sen, and that he had sold the deficient chests at Singapore, on behalf of the reas pondents, as consignees.

מנת

in

OFFER REFUSED

of $1,100,

The respondents were offered the the alleged-nott proceeds of the sale, in fed of the chests, but this they refused", to accept. The respondents," "in" dze courke, brought an action

the appellant for the non-defvers of the opium, and laid their datne agon at 912,100. The appellant ploaded to the declarationi picas, namely, that the 24 chests 252 opium WETU BO demagod K. S Collision by sea water, that! motiva in the discharge of its duty up- master, he was justified in making the 23 chaste of opium at the par of Bingapore. The appellant "pand 35.188 Into Court. To so

he respondenta · replied, that othe oplum was not so injured anɛto classe thorize the ERİN,

The case was eventually tried, and a verdict given for the plaintifa, damages 1102175-15-sep contended, on behalf of the appellanthemongr other things," that thệ cho WAE NOS rightly submitted to the jucy by the seling Chief Justide-that itse võrdikta was contrary to eviderjoo, and UTM the facts proved in evidence did not establish thate, the appellant

able to the respondents Jose which they had æsistaárved. the sale of this ephem, in questa (The Night Hon. Bir J. Palind Uvored Judgment, Hold: "UTF Council were of opinion: the Ordinazoon -- commifi Supreme Court', of / Hongko upiæliant ontuld not 'guna Verdict of a Jury? (37)20he had applied fotke now? the rule. Klakad, Denni (gould then appeal, 'to'; the

Irrespective, however,÷at "this" Hon, the Coutell 1 were "That, kupon 5.

·

the appeal, could not be; sup

"The appeal yeme - accord

missed with Costs.)