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JOHN CLARKE'S
CASEBOOK
Borrowed Supper
E doors of the
THE
ten-
Soldiers On Serious Charges
Tho story of how he WAS Bed up and robbed by two Europeans at Thi Lon Chung. NT. after having token
thein there from Kowloon, was told
driver, 46-year-old taxi
a
shop were locked and before Mr A. A. Huggins, nt Kowloon this morning, when the staff had gone home-
two soldiers freed committal all except the manageress, proceedings on the charges of robbery and possession of arms
ammunition and Iteence.
without
a stately, middle-aged wo man named Lilian, who was putting the finishing
The two accused wer Driver touches to her own day's{ Jaok Lawion THIS Walle work.
Lorenzo. 22, and Drive: Nennan
There was presently a knock Hardmun, 20. both of the 8th un the street-door. Lilian went Coy, RASC. They
both Were robbed a taxi He often driver, Tang Man-sing, of $32 ond a wrist watch at Tai Lam Chung, Castle Pesk, on August
to open it, and found her hus-leged to have band on the step.
callest for her on his way back from his office,
He took a
She let him is. upturnest chair from the top of n table, sit down, and began to
red his paper,
LIVER AND BACON
hustled back to 11JAN
L
work. "What's
for
minutes later,
Supper?"
husband Inquired IL
sked
4, and to have porsessed one ca machine carbine and 35 rounds ni Shek of Dem ammunition Kong the following day. Lawton was additionally charged
with her larceny of Bins and arcmunition, together with a magazine loader from the utmoury at the 8th Coy HASC, Shumshuipe Crimp, on Lew August 4.
ber
the
Det. Sub-Insp. A.E. Shave is #rosecuting.
"Oh lor. that reminds me," maid his wife. "I cashier tỷ get me some liver and bacon wh
out at she went
Finch time."
Tang Man-sing, testified that he was a taxi driver of the Sing Hong Tuxi Co. On the 4 al 10.30, when night of
Resourcefully, she went to the he was proceeding along Castle teashop's stores Aud
Look out
six rushers of bacon, and a piece of liver. There," she sald "' put it back tomorrow with cahler's getting
the stuff the
πιο
Peuk Road, near the junction of Yen Chow' Street, he was hall
by two Europeans, one of ed
defendant. whom was second
They boarded the taxi and told han to go to Laichkok, But near ER work at last was finish the junction of Castle Peok Road
'JUST A MINUTE
-
HER W told. Her
and Laichikok Road, witness way" told to proceed lo Tai Lam Chung. The two men also said in Cantonese Chat they were out-of-action "good men" Ite station, "Let's go," said Lilian
husband folded up his paper, pul on his hat and restored his chair to
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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1953.
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MURDER CHARGE
FOKI
AGAINST
PROSECUTION WITNESS
ADMITS HAVING
HER MEMORY REFRESHED
An admission that she had gone to the Police Headquarters, Kow- loon, twice before the trial in order to get her memory refreshed as re- gards the statements she had previously made to the Police was made by a Prosecution witness at the alleged abortion- trial before Mr Justice. Scholes at the Criminal Sessions this morning. |
The witness, Au Kin-fong, a woman who was alleged to have been one of those treated by the four accused, made her admission under cross-examination by Mr R. W. S. Winter, Defence Counsel,
The accused women were
Cheung Oi-mel, niins Amy Cheung, 20, married woman,
Cheung Stu-huen,
allas
Betty
Cheung 18; student, Cheung Stu-wah, allas Kathryn Cheung. 17, student, and Cheung 41. amnh.
s
Koni.
Mr Simon L). Crown Counsel,
prosecuting. Mr Peter 11.
Sk Is instructing Mr Winter for the Defence.
The charges were (0) that the four accused, together with and Cheung the parents of the first three, who had since absconded from bail, allegedly used an in- strument or some other unknown means on Wong Yuk-tan on January 28 to procure
(b) that the same four together with Wong
and
Wong Man-huen
accused, Man-huen
Youthful Thief
Bound Over
allegedly used anung Whn, santed the defendant.
instrument or some other unknown' means on Lee Yu-mui on May 29 to pro- cure a miscarriage; (c) that the
It.
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MONDAY, BEPTEMBER 28 By Air Philippines. North Borneo, § p.m. FOTO, O.m.
Hul Wal-yuen, 17, unemploy ed, of No. 30 Wah Shand Road. Shek Kip Mel Village, charged with larcony from persons, was bound over in cautioned and $200 for one year by Mr. Poon Yan-hot at Central this morning.
Detective Sub-Insp. mis-
A. Ringer, prosecuted.
Mr F. X.
d'Almada, repre-
Lachman Singh, testified that on August 25 he was watchman op duty outside Lane Crawford when he saw a European lady hud, with crossing Des Voeux Road, Cen- her child. As they Cheung tral with
Dams, apm. were in the middle of the road dates between
By Burface defendant open her and Mayhe
Macao, 0 p.m. 30, 1053, conspired to procure handbag and take out a brown
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 wallet. He then went up to the
By Air Indo-China, France, French North defendant and seized him.
de West Aries, 6 pm,
By Busfice Macro, Da.m. China, People's Republic,-0.30–283. Thailand. I p.m. Malaya. 2 p.m. Macao, & p.m.
first three accused Wong Man-huen and Wun, on divers September 12, 1951,
abortions.
The case is being tried by a Jury of six
and men
woman.
CROSS-EXAMINED
Au
The witness
опе
SDW
Central
He called for the lady but she could not hear him, so he took the defendant to the lady who On the doorstep outside she Witness thar drove to Tai Lam made sure the lock had caught, Chung, and when he neared Sul
at the bus stop. was a constable arrived and A Police took her husband's arm. Lam King, second defendant in- then
Accused of having thrown carbolic acid on a
Kin-fong, took the defendant to Two men approached. "Excuse structed him to turn right and me," one sald, "we're security stop. Second defendunt alighted fellow-employec who subsequently died as a result
Mrs Ruth Edna Sterling had during from head office. Just from the taxi
pointed
hearing, said of his burns becoming septic, Ng Cheuk, a foki of who had given evidence at an Police Station. witness The making a routine check,"
the | "Oh,
Lilian passenger also alighted then, and the Sik Yin Lo Ink Shop, 363 Laichikok Road, cross-examination by Defence testified at the previous hearing. yea?" sald
to her on FAVC witness violent slap faced trial before Mr Justice C. W. Recce and a politely. "Well, that's all right.
then grasped Second defendant i don't suppose your check in-witness' wrist and pulled him out jury of five men and two women at the Criminal
officer's
I CAN'T GET OUT.
THE ver and
Tund
at UTI
and
offer
Witness said that he was tied Sessions this morning.
cludes manageresses, and every-of the driver's seat. one else has gone."
But the check did include with torn towels and robbed pí manageresses. "Just come back $32 and in watch. After defand- into the shop for a minute, will ants had covered his face with you?" the security officer naked. another towel, he was pushed into a creck, and half submerged in bacon
water. After they had the was left, he struggled and succeeded "But I
was only she cried, when in freeing his hands, uncovered his face and untled his legs. He It came to light. "I've done it often. I can't get out to do my later heard by the villagers.
then
raised the alarm, which was shopping
Sometimes, see, sa i borrow things and
A short while later, he met a motorcycle Policeman, und re- the ported the matter to him, security officers and a policeman added that he did not see
borrowing 15,"
day,
pay
back next
Next
morning one
of
them
He
his
The hearing is continuing.
In plain clothes took Lillan to tax again that night.
sec the cashier, who,
prompted, greeted her with:
got · the
un-
bacon, but I couldn't
get ilver, so I got two small chops instead. I hope it's all
right."
It seemed to confirm Lilian's
she was charged at Bow Street
story, but later in the morning
with stealing six rastiers
bacon and 10% oz of liver.
Nearly Ready
For Tests
of
Sydney, Sept. 27.
is "just about
Central Aus-
On her counsel's advice she Everything
"has
Ng, who pleaded not guilty to a charge of murder, was defend- ed by Mr O. V, Cheung (instruct- ed by Mr R. F. G. Dennis), while Crown Counsel, Mr D. N. E. Rea (assisted by Det. Insp. Roberts) prosecuted.
THE LORRY
DRIVER &
THE BOY
Mr Rea said that the dcreased, Muk Ha and the acrused we ked in the shop together with about six other tokis. There was some evidence of bad feeling between A Policeman this morn the two
it was men, but
no! necessary for the Prosecution to ing in Central Court before
ફ prove any motive for the killing. Mr Thomas Tam gave evi- For the purpose of making ink dence that Chan Po, a lorry supplied by the shop. it was driver, on July 25 had six necessary to buy certain quanti-passengers in the back of
Crystals, sald Mr Rea. These were mixed his truck, five adults and with
water and made into car- one 13-year-old boy, This
Buid. bolic acid
The crystals thirteen-year-old boy be were brought from
$1 nelgh
came the subject of consi- by bouring shop
of the derable плу
discussion by the fokle who happened to have
Court. Thus nothing else to do.
any one of the fokis had easy access acid
ties of carbolic neld
to a supply of carbolic crystals.
BURNING PAINS
"That boy was two years old," said Chan Po.
Was
passengers.
sum-
carlier
to Hongkong on the 4th.
U.S.A., Cañada, 6 p.m. Japan, 6 p..
Indonesia, Thailand, Malaya,
Now Australia,
India, Zealand, Pakistan, Middle East, Africa, Great Britain de Europe, 0 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30
By Air Philippines, Guam, Hawall, U.S.A. Canada. 03.m.
Indo-China, Malnya, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealinu, & a..
Kudo-China, 6 am, Formosa, Japan, U.S.A....... Carmada,
Japan. 6 p.m.
From the Files
100 Years
Ago
oji
The Band of the US stepm frigate Susquehanna give a Grand Concert at Mueño Friday evening last. The tong room of the Philharmonie was crowded by a brillant audience, whom it was worth n Journey to Macao to look upon.
The Cancert itself went off with
much celat, and might have been still more successful had the selection been less ambitious; and if we might offer a suggestion, it would be that on any future occasion
stronger Infusion of popular or better known music, ales, within the compass of the band, would
be received wit
with en thusiasm, instead
of well-bred applause. Who has witnessed Concert at home, and not been, struck with the effect of u simple Scots or Irish air ex- or sung;-aftes: quisitely played
had general audience
tho
listened with
puzzled patience
10 д
By composition
thoroughly ap of high preciated only by the few?.
PIRACIES
.*
The following piracies have Centri boen
reported at the
Station.
during the
Police week:-
On
the 2nd September,
seized
boat on her passage from Shek
with to Canton pal-wen cargo of salt Ash, was
to Cop suy mạc, pillaged of the vessel with
in
value of $450.. ther crew
were
ransomed for $150.
On the
and
&, to the
afterwards
14th, a market-boat TVIM seized of Loo-ye-fung, and taken away, but the crew escaped by jumping overboard.
On the 15th, three fishing-boats belonging to Chck-chu with their crows (eight men, four women, and seven children) were carried off from the neighbourhood of Sun-moon-san, and aave not been heard of since. The information! was communicated by the owner of other fishing-bozla," which ware in company, but managed Malaya. Indonesia, Australia, Now to escape. The following day, a dourth boat was seized at the Zealand, Ceylon, & p.m.
Thailand, India. Pakistan, Middis East, Africa, Great Britain & Europe. would appear to have been com
some place. All these pirneles
mitted by the same gang-abou; Atty men in two large boats.
which the wallet Counsel that she went to Macao that on September 2 and returned, watchman produced
That August 25
1 p.m. 25 was hers and that it was the day when she went to contained $25.10.
Mr F. X. d'Almeda in mitign- the Kowloon Police
Head-
tion said that the defendant was quarters.
a young man and that he should Referring to the evidence she
then gave, Mr Winter asked how it not be sent to gaol as he would mix with the hardened was that she could very clear criminals there. He also cald ly remember what took place that this was the first time the Witness defendant had committed any many months back replied that she had told only offence and he suggested that a
heavy band would meet the truth.
situation.
Mr Winter asked if the position was that she went to Police Headquarters at Howloon iwice 10 get her memory refreshed, 19 in
Au the case of other witnesses.
Kin-dong said Yes.
what
Further questioned, winces said she lived a: 16 Ferry Street, third floor: Asked husband's occupation was, she ber said she did not want to answer that question as it was not re hevant to the case,
TEACHER SCHOOL Counsel told her that it was not up to her to judge what is Asked rivant or Irrelevant the question D second time, witness sald her husband was a school teacher.
She declined to answer a
her
SILA
pleaded guilty, for the prosecu- ready" for the British atomic tion pointed out: "It is no de-explosions in the
"1 geve his mother, a veget-question whether or not fence to say I intended to repay tralian desert, it was disclosed
able hawker, a lift, and the boy husband knew she had gone to what I had taken in kind'," here tonight on high authority.
wanted to come too, and sit in
Road, the clinic at 404 Nathan 'SHE WOULDN'T DREAM..." A Government
wald
ground floor. She denied that Crown Counsel continued that the front. So I gave him o source 66ER einployers "H
take care," two United States Air Force on the night of Juhe 18 four of basket to sit on in the back but her husband was in the Police sold prosecuting counsel, † bombers would arrive At the the fokis including Mok Hu, he still wanted to sit in the front Force. "to see that the food they supply Royal Australian Air Force following their usual practice in so I went to a shop and bought Re-examining, Crown Counsel is of the highest quality. If it station
Richmond, zit
New the summer months went to him a bun, which made him asked witness If it was true that were to be replaced by em-South Wales, on Monday, But sleep on the pavement outside happy to sit in the back," she went to Police Headquarters ployees, the public as well as they would not take part in any
the shop. The accused was not
"Then we went along, with at Kowloon twice. She replied the firm might suffer,"
tests over
sleeping there that night. At "This
the alte of the ex-30 0.1. the following day Mok the child talking to me and the 3. NS LA proceeded to
Mr said counsel for plosion.
another Mokmother through the cab window, Winter rose and asked whether
when question, Indy," Lilian,
Ha was awakened by burning had responsible "Any suggestion that
standing up and holding on to Crown Counsel was going to the pains Jobs
all her
"He says that the ac-the back of the cab, life. She would United States is specifically cused threw a caustle solution Policeman saw
then the inking never dream of plifering."-
us, made a U-lead the witness in his re- part is quite wrong," Mr Bertram the Government authority said.
at him, hitting him on the face, turn The magistrate,
and told
were examination. US we Reece, said to Lilian:
head and body," sald Mr Rea. "Having
carrying too many The Australian Supply Minis-
His Lortship then stated that Bald regard
Ife said that the other fokis Then the lady said to me that the witness had already to all I have heard, Iter, Mr Howard Beale, confrin-
were think
also awakened feeling sle
that this case would best bred tonight that all explosions pain and hearing
be going to
she had gone to Headquar inet by a conditional discharge, would be during October, but Mok Hn. These cries also drew no, it would be me who would
shouts from mansed but the Pollecman saidters to refresh her memory.
Asked by Mr Li how her You must pay three guineas that precise dates would depend the attention of a constable on be summonsed costs, however.
because I, was memory was refreshell, witness on the scientists conducting duty nearby. Running up to the driving the lorry.
sald hor, memory Lilian
IC- left,
bestowing on the them.-Reuter.
scene he saw a man running
NOT LICENSED
freshed as far as the statements ngistrate á last, icy look. I
away. After a chase of some 13 to
the "Why be hoped that liver and.
is the hawker lady not the had previously made to yards he apprehended the here?" asked Mr Tam
Police were concerned. bacon was not one of her hus-
man who was the accused. The "Shu band's favourite
Lam Shing-fong, Police inter- dishes, for it
not a licence to sell constable cautioned him and
attached to CID Police preter, Would
long time,
took a statement from him. she did not
replied Chan, so vegetable"
Headquarters, Kowloon, then thought, before Lilion could
Later he took the accused
Ised back
came face the preparation
"That would not enter into gave evidence on the charging to the scene and showed him
this case,"
accusedi and the where he had
sald Mr Tam, "but of the four thrown away a Manlia, Sept. 28. bottle.
with your inability to taking of statements in reply, The stowaway who, identified from burns and in a critical con-
No objection being raised by the himself as Pal Ping was flown dition. The hands of the accused the Court has great dimculty in statements were read out to the and your own evidence, Defence to their admission, the back to Hongkong on Sunday were found to have burns. As Buenos Aires, Sept. 27, morning but again Innded on
Jury You say you a result of the injuries he believing you A large uranium deposit was Philippine territory when the sustained from the seld, Mok talked to the child,
All of them made denials of which was discovered in the La Rioja Pro- plane was forced back by in- died in hospital on July 1 very clever of you since you the charges against them in the vinco in northwestern Argen-clement weather Dyer
have to know would
statements. the after having made, a dying 'de-
baby-talk tina, the La Rioja delegate to Colony.
Hearing is continuing. to converse with a two-year-old; the National Atomic Energy The stowaway was caught in
position..
and then this child of two stood Commission of Argentina re-alde the baggage compartment at It was not necessary for the up in the back of the swaying vealed here on Saturday.
a Philippine Airlines plane one Crown to prove intent to kill, rumbling lorry It was the fourth uranium de- and a half hours out of Hong- and Crown Counsel. If the gelly with his moth posit located in this province koung. He again will be flown Jury were satisflod that the the window. I suggest that which covers pert of the to longkong on the regular accused intended to throw the next time it might be cheaper southern range of the Andes fight tomorrow, if weather per geld over Mnk Ha or over any to buy enough buns to keep this of the fokis and as a result of two-year-old at home instead of Hals action Mok Ha died then giving him lifts, which may cost they must find the secused guilty you $20,” († of murder.
However, this time you ary cautioned."
bo
a
300
Of one
Plane Forced To Turn Back
with such unpalatable memories.
Uranium Find
Franco-Press.
H
mits-Franco-Presse.
Printed and published by WILLIAM ALIEK GRINHAM for and on behalf of South China Morning Post Idmited, at 1-3 Wyndham Street, City of Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong.
Mok Ha was suffering this woman as
The trial la proceeding.
and chatted through
mother
Strong Wing Signal Lowered
The strong wind signal, which was hoisted at 0.18 p.m. on #sl- day yar lowered this morning at 6.50. Rainfall, for the suretye. hours, ending the midday today amounted tó „040-£nch,"
JUNK SINKS:
MISSING
the
2
0 p.m.
острова, 6 р.а.
Radio Hongkong
H.K.T.
BANDITS ROUTED There has bern a fight 'ro cently between the banditli who have been infesting Shun-tch- hier on the West coast for some weeks past, and the military, at a
called place
Pau-sha-mi, which ended in more than
of the pirates and hundred outlaws "being"
killed
aust
of
captured Between thirty and forty the soldiers were wounded Among those captured were some
Portuguese, who have been handed over to the Maczó authorities; and in the piratical fleet were some lorchas, which the Portuguese allege had been taken by the pirates, and com- pelled to tako part with them.
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10, Tima Signal and Programme Summary: 0.02, Chlidren's Half Hour presented by Sally Ann (Studio): 6.30, The Songs of Rudolf Frímú: 6.45, South American Merry-10- round. with. Edmundo. Ros and... his Rumba Band; 7.10, "Box 200′′ Bert Gillett as the Örgen__(OB); 7.30, Educating Archie IRECTS Wounded, and thirty Peter Brough and Archie Andrews. An unlicensed motor junk Repeat of Last Thursday's broadcast; * 7.55.- Weather Report: 8. Time morning due to the bad wea-Bon Report London Relay); 8.15, sank of Lalchikok early this signal, World News and United Na ther. Six men were rescued by Artist of the Week-Gersid Moore
Revenue launch, but al-(Piano) 0.30, Announcers
Jean Rishovd (Studio): presentedevelopments and Future though the launch. scoured the Modern
find any Possiblities of Atomic Energy by could not orea they
Protowear H.S.W. Massey. Quain trace of the junk or two per- Profesor of Physics. University College, London (Sponsored by the sons missing from it.
Brital Couneti); 9:15, Record Re view prewensed by Curtle, Hindson (Studio); 10. The Forces Show (Re-
London corded
Relay); 10.69, Weather Report; 11, Radio News Reel (London Relay): 11.15, Good- night Muse; God Save Tha Queen; 11:30. Close Down
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We have just heard
from German misatottaries at Bal-
kiong near the Bogue, that there has been a arising of the people in Tun-kwan. In Chun- how, a place of 5,000 inhabitants and near to Fu-mun, the im perialists burned down 1 large ancestral temple and the greater part of the village. In сол- sequence of this the whole population (about 10,000) of Tal-ping arose, joined the
people of Chun-how, and overcame The Imperialists, who -being thus defeated, retreated to the forti- fication at Fu-mun. They were pursued by the people, who, led
ΟΙ of by members tho Tried Society, were, at the time in- tolligence was forwarded, 'about to attack Fu-mun Itself. Fu-mun is a fortified place, the residence of the Admiral it command of the Bogue.
Deadline May Not Be Met
(Continued from Page, 1) Wednesday. His abortive efforia last week to precipitate a full dreas new debale came when he tried to get the Assembly to add Red China's demand for an in- vitation to the neutrals as va special storm. That bentan, he can now try to get the domand considered under the regular covering the whole
ageridhiem.
Korean The
Main Political Commstuve monte; on Tuesday or Wednesday to decide on ile order of business. And the West is prepared: to edurfter the expected Soviot move Hive Forca pelocity, with a proposal to start with something iso-pallians the Arner Ems, pro poné scoking a UN inquiry into : The Bovlet Frozen war oharied AS Wattern Expor victory, on' what- to debata at te a foregone cons clusion United Press.
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