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ROBBERY
WITH
VIOLENCE
An unemployed miner was given three years' hard labour and eight strukes ofį the cane by Judge James Wicks at the Kowloon Dis- trict Court this morning for robbery with violence.
CHINA
OUR AUSTRALIAN NEWSLETTER
Topics Of The Week Were The Heat And City Corruption
From H. King Wood
Sydney, Nov. 20. Defendant, Wu Sui-wing. 27, seeing complainant, a woman The heat and yells about corruption from the Lamed Wat
Sal-song, standing City Council have been occupying the headlines in the landing of the stairway of Nu 32, Tang On Street, this week.
night of
recond flour, of the September 30, came up behind her, rubbed pepper in her eyes and face, and attempted to off her sitel: her gold ring inger, but failed.
Complainant struggled, and in the struggle, fell to the floor,
Defenit- Juring her left knee. ant then took her purse contain Ing $24 and ran into the street. A tenant of 32, Tung. On floor heard the Street, second commotion and spotting defend nnt, he ran rested him.
after him and ar-
Although the heat topped the century for a couple of days, and the furnace-like winds made the city intolerable, after all, it is November and can be expected.
Much the same can be said for the Council's corruption cries. It is November, the City Council elections are on next month—with the people themselves to choose their Lord Mayor for the first time and so the plan goes more or less to schedule.
It becomea
do
art
even more ap-Government publications parent when it is remembered appallingly bad, and it is all you that the Lord Mayor this time can
to fight your way will be the big shot for the through a newspaper. Hayal Visit and stands a good "It's all a part of life that we
live in this country."
chance of getting a knighthood
At the conclusion of the case Insp. W. Apps, prosecuting, askin due course, ed the court to commend Wooi Kui for his publie spirit. Judge
Woo, and com- Wicks thanked mended litr for his good work.
But t the same ume, to
Pollte claps ot the Con- temporary Art Society Exhibi- tion, where he was speaking und
Premier. Mr Cahill, should do more than shrug his shoulders which he opened. about these corruption allego- tions. He should stot overlook the fact that there have been some pretty serious charges levelled against aldermen and of other metropolitan municipalities over the Inst few months, some of whom even now are before the courts,
20,000-MILE JAUNT
An Australian adventurer, Monty Sewell, who says he is only 01, is back in Sydney after a 20,000-mile jaunt around the Pacife.
Junk Owner's former oldermen
Offences
Fines 10lating $180 were Imposed by Mr A. G. Parker at the Marine
this Court marning on a 38-year-old junk Inter Yuen Chung when he pleaded guilty to three charges of failing to report the, change
Tailins: in renew the junk licence and illégal carriage af petral.
The
Far better for the Premier to let some light into these corners and end suspicion once and for alt.
NOT SO FUNNY
One of the big laughs of the air for a long time has been the ownership. of a hunk, the broadcast of Federal Parlia
Anchored
ment
Juk Fru
nient.
Put
11 with
many double about four years ago, listening to Parliament became almost a
seller" overnight.
"best
LOSING FIGHT
In
His Journey took him to scores of big and little islands and cost him more than £3,000.
Monty carried with him more than £900 worth of camplig equipment, 15 sulis, including a dinner sult, and is three-year- old fox terrier, Paddy.
His travelling equipment went into A little er which he hauled behind his bike.
Graller
He is now planning to pene-
frate the bamboo curtain and take his bike and Paddy-into
Red China
year.
801), and Mr Treat, sorrow-
fitted cool air
15
LETTER TO You will remember Lulu, the electric heating system, push-
Established. 1843
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1959.
SIDE GLANCES By Galbraith Man Accused Of
8.་
Ov
"Mom served toa, but her bridge club always has cock- tails-somebody nico must have been here!"
"Mute Of Malice" Verdict By Jury
re-
SHEAFFERS
Skrip
Throwing Nitric Acid At Woman
Accused of having poured nitric acid on his paramour, a 37-year-old broker, Tang Shuen-kei, faced trial at the Criminal Sessions this morning before Mr Justice Scholes and a jury of seven
men.
From the Files
100 Years
Ago
We hear there has been a mutiny on board the Flag-ship. It seems that, on Tuesday last, the men, who have
not had liberty for eighteen months, sent in a petition on the subject to Admiral Pellew, who immediate- ly ordered the ship to be gut ready for scu.
the evening there was a noise below, when the drum was beat to quarters,
Crown Counsel, Mr D. F. O'Reilly Mayne, and some of the men refused to
prosecuting, said that the woman, Chan Lai-king, had been familiar with the accused for some three years and from time to time lived with him at various hotels and boarding-houses.
About the time when the alleged ofence cocurred. the woman
and the accused, had been
bad
having terins,
frequent quarrels and in fact the most recent quarrel took place on the day the acid was thrown, on September 8.
woman The accused and the met ut about 4 n.m. that day and quarrelled and that evening along while sho
was walking Hollywood Road she felt some liquid thrown on to her back. She felt a burning sensation. On turning round she saw the accused running away,
that Later
evening the woman noticed her clothing was stained so she washed It. She also found certain bilstern on her leg and went to seek medical attention. The doctor found them to be second de- gree burua,
Mr Mayne sald that the accused was arrested ut his home after the woman hadl
rando
made a report to the Police, He took the Police party to place not far from Hollywood Road and from gutter the Police retrieved a small bottle which the Government chemist found to contain a few drops of nitric acid.
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23 By Aur Formosa, Okinawa, tp.m. Philippines, North Dornea, 0 p.m. Japan, 6 p.m.
Thailand. Malaya.- Indonesia, Aus-
Ceylon, Pakistan, Middle East, Africa, alla, New Zealand, Burma, India, Great Britain and Europe, a pan.
By BurfacO Burma, India, a pm. Macao, & p.m.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24
By Air Japan, Hawaii, USA, and Canada. 10 am.
Indo-China, 6. pm. Thailand. Pakistan, Middle East. Africa, Great Britain and Europe,
By Surface
Chine, People's Republic, 8.30 a.m. Thailand, 10 am..
Malaya, Mauritius, S. Africa, Noon. Indonesia, i pan.
Explaining the law to the 10 p.m. Jury, Mr Mayne said that if they found that the accused did throw the acid on the woman, they would have little difficulty in coming to the conclusion that he intended to "burn, malm, disgure or to do grievous bodily harm to the woman as the ch alleged,
charge
throw the acid,
wh
STRONG ACID
the
Indonesia, Ceylon,
Music Loud
And Hot
-
brass
|
come on deck; upon which the officers were ordered to compel them at the point of the sword, and in doing so several of the men were severely wounded.
CRICKET MATCH
match interesting An
al Cricket (the 59th Regiment v. All China) came off on the Parade Ground on Saturday, The 50th went in first, and after twenty overs' the last wicket was bowled down, leaving a score of 87-twenty-eight of which were byes. The All China, by steady
run up their score -ve of which only were Byes.
The Second Inrings proved highly exciting, the Sath having counted only 32; while
opponents
after another were caught or bowled out, Ull with only one wicket remaining, the All China were declared winners..
10
one
REGATTA When last week's paper went press, the Third day's Regatta had barely Anished and we were unable to furnish any account of that 'day's Chinese Races, which however we are now chabled to supply, Besides tho regular sports,
some
camo of good matches betwixt the boats of the men- match of-war; and o
scratch was made up betwixt the sea- men
and the soldiers of the and wit
59th
Regiment, in which, to Jack's intense surprise and an-
noyance, tho latter
proved
victorious, though probably the boat-builders had more to do than the pullers with the win- ning of the race.
THIRD DAY, THURSDAY 1.
One-masted calling Sam- pans - 1st Boal to receive $10, Second $7. Three started, and after a pretty and close race, No, 502 came in first, and No. 340
2. Salling Glas. — 1st Boat to receive $8, Second Boat $5. Three started for this race also. No. 525 proved the winner, and
630 second.
A Scratch Race · between '6- pared Gigs, with some private matches, and laughable Duck- hunts, concluded the sports.
As mentioned in our last issue, the-Victoria-Regatta-Ball-came Thursday, and the Hong-
kong
than Fridayse Regatio Bell
on
A unanimous verdict of "mute of malice" was returned by a jury of four men and three women before Mr Justice C. W. Reece at the Criminal Sessions this morning when the Jury was em- sald that Prosecution
A Bill to make unionism com- while on a routine, patrol Sub-
panelled to decide whether a 25-year-old man, Tedi pulsory in NSW was brought boarded most homes it became a "must" down in Parliament during the Muk-li, arraigned on A. F. Blake
a charge of murder, was defendant's cargo junk which after the children's serials and week ("A block day
Wan Dail Ko Wan,
for our "mute of malice" or "mute by visitation of God.” and Dave, and according to people," said the Leader of the Lalau Island last Thursday, many critics, provided entertain-
Mr Justice Reece, in his summing up to the Jury, After a seare's, Sub-Ins, Binir ment to beat them all, if only
and the night really does said that the Jury was not called to determine the insanity found 12 gallons of petrol on for the Hugh value.
Масло, 3 рал. promise to be a bitter one, even boaret.
Japan, 3 pr. of the accused but to decide whether accused was the On
But like all good things, the for politics., Junk
Macao, p.m. that the public now apparently has just
deliberately refusing to answer and pretending to be mute This will be helped by the
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25 name of the owner written in about had enough of it, for 4ract that Cabinet Ministers them-
By Alr or whether he was an unfortunate dumb and deaf person.
Philippines, Guam, Hawell, U.S.A. the burk Was Yuen Chat-ko Gallup Poll last week showed
selves don't see eye
It was not | and Canada, 8 a.m., to eye on that the listening audience had the move, white-surprisingly and not that of the
defendant.
Tsoi had to be supported by Dr Peter C. Y, Li. house necessary
for the Crown to Indo-China, Mulaya, When asked, defendant admitted
mica dropped
to a third in
Australia, New Zealand. three
two Prison wardens Inside the surgeon of Queen Mary Hospi-prov there is strong opposition from
second. prove that the woman, In fact, Pakistan, Middle East, Africa, Great that he had taken over the Junk years.
-Dock when the hearing com- tal, said the accused was ad-suffered injury. All that Was Britain and Europe, 8 a.m. some unions." from the original owner who "One of the Just listeners put
menced. His eyes were, closed mitted to the Hospital on May necessary was that the Jury Japan, 4 p.m., tied I months ago without it like this: "It was all righ!
Formosa, b p.m. THE ROYAL CAR
And
to the 12 and he talked to the accused should be satisfied as to the la paid no attention notifying the Marine Depart for a bit of light amusement, but The car which the Queen will clerk who called his name. through an interpreter because tention at the time the accused
Sub-Insp
not understand ac- Blair also offer a while you sort of realised use during her Australian visit, When he was told to sit down he could foul out on a further investi-that these jokers were supposed which begins in February, on the bench Inside the Dock, cused's dialect.
Dr T. C. Patig, Police surgeon, nation that the junk Beence had to be running the country, and now
Witness caid lie found the ae- being assembled in Mel- he crumpled and fell to the
examined the accused Expired on March 31, last year, then it didn't seem so funny." bourne. IL 15 4 long. black floor, and acted in like manner used to be quite sane but un- morning after his arrest said
co-operative. The accused limousine.
when he was put back on the mained silent most of the time his hands and nails. Clippings with two-way
that he had brownish stains on radio.
circulator and bench again.
when he was questioned. He of-there-nails--were-taken-for- Mr Justice Subsequently,
was
not deaf.
With deafening fortissimo, off on Recce told the wardens to leave lioness at Sydney Zoo, who was button broadcast receiver and
Dr. P. M. Yap, medical officer analysis.
Xavier Cugat's Band the accused lying on the floor. surgeons Intercommunication by two
system.
Government chemist, Mr E. predominating more
well attended; -at after
While on the floor, the accused in charge of the Mental Hospital, considerable cub-birth clear and cigarette lighter and
their the former the ladles it is trouble?
awder compact pigeon hole. clasped his hands together as it said he examined the accused on
severat several
and
found Collins, said that the small glass succeeded in announcing cecasions,
at the Lee strangely said, outnumbering the in prayer and closed his eyes. This car he one of 18 Lalu died at the weekend.
tube found in the gutter con- reappearance Winter Mr R. W. S.
accused to be a (10-
2 person
of low
dancing gentleman, though the for the Royal But they fought for her to the being prepared
Kyung) but not inadequate intelligence. nitric acid. The nail clippings
tained a small quantity of strong Theatre on Saturday.
The two-hour barrage of loud, male bipeds in the rooms were are housed In structed by Mr last. After her collapse oxygen Visit and which
who
seldom tones as three to one of the fair sgx; hot Latin music were contaminated accused administered for three canvas dust-proof"
rooms to
told the Court that he had not case of wounding, the
while at the latter dancing was down. keep them hours, but Lulu had passed on.
with the acld while the getting been able from
wornan's to get instructions was able to distinguish between
It is not the Cugat of the kept up with much spirt and Jacket also had neid. Нег Jer stomach contents have scratched.
from the accused at all. Fol-right and wrong. He was also
*T the gramophone
ili morning was for Sle-Before the Sklary Com-been sent to the Royal Prince
rather lowing the verdict delivered, he a
immsture, excitable
trousers were slained but show-films mission approves revision of the Alfred Hospital for examination.
SCHOOLBOY'S PLEA
record. It is a noisy, demon-advanced, ed only an indefinite reaction to strative, assertive Cugat that Government staff's salaries, may but an autopsy
BUILDING COLLAPSE A applied A cry revealed
from the heart:
adjournment and Impulsive type of person,
the test for nitric acid. until tomorrow morning to get and his conversation was rather
is heard. Even in the singing Just as the P. & O. steamer I suggest that the said Commis-death was due
schoolboy in a NSW country to a ruptured
discursive, witness cald.
Det. Sub-Insp. Fung Lol told
numbers, the sion undertakes
band is so loud Canton was getting under weigh of the to give some duodenal ulcer.
town has written this letter to instructions, from the accused.
of the arrest of Rea. Crown "' found D. N. E.
Recused, the the Prime
evidence of in- Minister, Mr courtesy training' to all
that
the vocalists are drown- those
from opposite the Icelories at Anding of Which somewhat shallers a
of the tube in the gutter 'counter clerks' stationed at the long-held belief
Menzies: Dear Sir,-I am writing,
Canton on Tues:hy afternoon, Counsel, appeared for the Pro-sanity and no symptoms of physi- in Tai Ping Shan Street about ed out in many passages. around here this petition from First year. secution. various permits
cal disease, Dr Yep said. The
The greatest hand licensing that business; taxation Ankl
was given the new worries
five minutes' walk from Holly- The case was then adjourned accused was certainly not dumb. We all dislike geometry. departments?
Room, and journalism aro the only W
not that we aren't brainy.
to tomorrow,
Dr Yap said he had seen wood Road, and the charging of the Australian Warren-Latonia- Mosonic Lodge, Bild 18 a end Boat Heure, was observed just that some of us find it too
fall ib. As At the heating on the issues accused during the ecermmittal the accused who wrote his own Sparks acrobatic comedy team.
a number It was the one act where loud to slalement. difficult. One
of the CT whethe
ef whether accused was "mute proceedings and he was of the or two brains of the class manage
-who accompaniment gave the right Chinese were at work upon the Dr Ng Chouk-kee, or "mute by visit oplaton that occured was then
roof and other parts of the learn it but most of us find it o
examined the complainant at aplomb. ntion of God." three doctors malingering.
Rodolfo and Juanita danced building at the. Ume, some were called to testify. As DC-
Queen Mary Hospital, said there Following Counsel's submia- waste of time.
fortunately no lives lost, cused was lying on the floor insions, Mr Justice Recre told the was an area of second degree a good Flamenco; the Garcias serious accidents occurred but
thumbas with the dock, the Boctors had to Jury that they were to decideburns on her leg, which in his performed their enter the dock to identify the whether the accused by refusing opinion were caused by corro-zest; Cordova, guitarist, delight-
the
ed; Juan Guerrero and the Accused
sive neid, pailent they to speak was mute of malice or
complainant, Chan, a Peralta Sisters would have been Kad examined.
The mute by visitation of God. They were not asked to consider the widow of 195 Hollywood Road, more appreciated had they been NORMAL REPLIES
accused's mental condition,
she. had known the better heard,--ACG. zaid defendant for over three years, | Judge said.
and was on close terms with him. to time
20
THE EDITOR
Discourteous
Clerks
oporated on
I am requesting this, because causes of ulcers.
fot of rude and ill-tempered
clerks have been picked to per-
form
and some
so ill-tempered arc
HOME TRUTHIS
smoou
that
пош
It's
it's
Mr
Mr
represented the accused When tested with a hysed of the .
to
of 'malice"
may
the duties of 'counter It is not often, that anyone works' (in receiving, despatching and numbering licences) where in anything like an official job that job.In Sydney lets his hair down they are not fit for
"Sir, our petition is: Cut out The
speak home geometry. Some people writer bus had some past long enough to experiences with those fellows, truths. People are so used to want to learn it, but have it as
smooth ered hearing such
pieces an unusual subject, like Greek," that they talk rough and think i liko jot to te tankful for body understands this lad better
In the best country
Mr Menzies commented: "No- that they are 'big shots be- world... rause everybody has to submit..
tles wi
Britain re then I do since I was very poor their licence applications through member war-torn Europe" that af geometry myself. But sub- them only.
it is like a southerly breeze on requently in polities, I have had During 1951/52, it was worse, a hot day to hear something to get to know and this year is seems that there different.
Angler."
has been some slight improve- That is why it was good to ment, but let's hope for the best
in the coming 1954.
porlant *courtesy Colony.
social pride.
150 sign of elvic dr
quite
1
few
for
DE
no
the
Hospila from FISHING BOAT stayed with him alivers Radio Hongkong
caro
that
seen
men
STRANDED
...
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of
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We have been requested Intimate that the Picale Coitage at Hongkong is now in fair urder, for the use of the sub- scribers; but beyond a table, dozen of chairs. a couch
and come miscellaneous crockery, excursionists FALLST carry with them all else they require,
two,
or
Woman Dies From Wounds
Dr C. O. Li, Medical Offeer of Stanley Prison testified that the accused was transferred to the Prison
and boarding-houses. In Queen Mary Hospital on May For the
September this
Time
Progracame Arst time, Tooths 26, and was
EURAA mod listen to 'Mr Hal Missingham,
under, his
rel comeumes and during Summari 603, Calidren's Bale Hour Tel year they used Browery, Sydney, this year made
quarrel Director of the National Ari
During July 17. a pront exceeding £1-nillion. period,
theso By giving i, ase clerks
quarrels
defendant "The Wind in the Willowdapted Sonic Gallery, come down to earth.
witness had
from the Story by Kenneth Gratume, use abusive language. would use
Final The company's increased profit
Episode:* **The · Returns of courtesy lessons, I deeply bo- "You can't tell anyone any for the
accused every day and from
Manila, Nov. 23.
Comporer Jieve that it will play an im- thing in
Chan said that on September User BCTS): 130, year wis more than his observation, this country because £60,000 on the previous year's had replied in the normal way the accused
A Japanese vessel with 20 8 she met the defendant in the port 7. Time Signal. Cavalcade=tranx Lohar: 430. part In Jifting tho they won't listen," he said. "We trading.
aboard was stranded at afternoon and standard' of this are all rugged individualista.
Dividend has been and had not
they quarrelled,World News and News Talk (London done anything Currimao town In Locos Norte he calling her a proaitute. She Relay) 115, "Box 20"-zert Gillett "Sydney shows
raised from 15 per cent to 1514 strange. He answered questions Province in northern Luzon on left and he followed her to a
at the Organ (OB); 7,50, New Queen's SEYCHELLOIS.
per cent. consciousnOSS
coherently.
Hall Symphony Orchestra; RAILWAY PLAN
Sunday, the Philippine News rice-shop where they quarrelled concerto Concerto che manor for In his opinion, tho accused
reported today. Cost of standardising the rall
A82-year-old woman, Tam "The official attitude probably way line from Perth to Brisbane
Oboe and String Orchestra (Mar- was, quite normal, mentally
again before he left her. The 30-ten fishing vessel,
cello)-Roger Reveraly (Oboe) with Luk-sum, was has something to do with this.going through Hoken Hill and
The case is continuing,..."..
found at about although he was a man of poor Umitake Maru, was verified by
L'Orchestre De La Salma · Romandej
10, a today in her house at 6 Announcer's Choice, presented by Until we can distinguish between by-passing Victoria is officially
Intelligence.
constabulary y investigators
Patricia Penn (studio);
72 Nga Tein-Wai Road suffering a good looking fork and a bad
Cross-examined, witness sald carrying
*Twentieth Century. Thestra" by estimated at £30-million.
navigation
from serious woundé, to the head. one, or a decent, looking bus or
Professor J., isaacs, No. 41-**The Although thousands of miles is
he had soen accused at the papers Issued by the United
Actor's Theatre and the Producer's
She was immediately rushed... an ugly one, we won't make involved.. Maurice Clare, well-known
only 000 miles of
Theatre (EBCTS): 9, Time Signal to the Kowloon Hospital, but violinist, will be giving a recital ich of this mysterious culture standard rall would be needed to
Myth or Legid? A Talk on the died on the way. business.
Flood by Ble, Leonard Woolley
It was We must begin in the lower existing-and at present
up with that already
(nors) 9.15. Arilat of the Week
reported that threa Hongkong at 0.15 tonight in the forms of this culture what I Government considers the
Vielini Recital by Maurice care men had been seen. In the pre- Moya misce a little earlier, one armed Weels" call kitchen culture.
£30- The recital will last for half an "Publie bodies have no ftea million for 600 miles of line too hour. The planist will be of good or bad taste when they much. Moya Rae.
order a
the link
made, up was public building. All diesel trains count travel from Perth to Brisbane in less than Printed and published by WILLIAM ALICK GRINHAMs for three days while today it takes and on behalf of South China Morning Post Limited at 1-3 just on four days to cross the Wyndham Street, City of Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong. Central Australian desert.
Tonight's Studio Recital
studios of Radio
from the
serica "Árlist of the
Kink
proper
Troopship Here
i with Plano Accompaniment ions witha piltol, and two, with:
to the United Concert Hall: 9.45,
by. CHeg 10, Variety Fastaro- from the North of England-Repeat | daggers After. Tam · Luk-sum of tem Thitraday's Broadcart had been taken to the hospital (BBCTS); 130,50, Interviational it was discovered that a four-tael
committal proceedings before Blates Civil Administration on The troopship, HMT Cheshire a magistrate at the beginning Ryukyu island to Ash In the (10,623 tons), orrived this of this month and the accused Paracel Island Group for 90 days, morning from the United King had then acted in a similar The skippar of the stranded | dom with normal replacement manner as he was pHOW?,
vessel, Elichi Tomorre, said that troops fực Hongkong. Sho He agreed, with Mr. Winter the ship, after having being due to return that the accused was a man of buffeted by Typhoon - Cora, ran Kingdom this weekend. little Intelligence and was very, out of supplies and they were excitable by nature but he would forced to land at Currimao, not say that accused was im- The constabulary took the Okinawan crow into custody and Further questioned, witness gave them food, and quarters I said he was not a paychiatrist." France-Freuse,
mature,
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