1954-03-30 — Page 10

SILENTBLOC LTD.

FLEXIBLE BEARINGS, FLEXIBLE COUPLINGS, ENGINE MOUNTINGS.

ENGINEERING EQUIPMENT CO. LTD. H.K. & Shanghai Bank Bldg. Tel. #778#

JOHN CLARKE'S

CASEBOOK

Night

Shift W. 1

THE

offices

About Plecadilly Circus

hud lung since finished business for the day and closed their doors. Pleasure неетей the

purpose of everyone abroad. But among the crowds who hurried to elnemas and restaurante and theatres there were Nome

who moved more slowly. with worried Furtive men faces, whose working day was just beginning.

who

use Lho

TEN

CLICKER

CHINA MAIL TICKE

APPEALS DISMISSED BY JUDGE

Ten appeals, most of them against sentence, were dismissed by Judge J. W. Gregg at Supreme Court this morning. In none of the cases did the Judge find sentences too excessive, and he come mented that one was, if anything, too lenient. Mr John Hobley appeared for the Crown,

+

ask for a reduction of sentence. "Yes?" said the Judge, ex- |pecting more.

"I have nothing to sny", "But you have said nothing at all".

four

แ

One appellant, Young Wing- | strokes for. Larceny, sold he

appealing against Jeung,

had an old mother to support; sentence of 14 months hard la Ng Shek, given a total of 81⁄2 bour for burglary and breach months for

offences connected told the Judge he|with of bond,

dangerous drugs, pleaded hnd nothing to say except 10 la mother, wife and

children who relied upon him; Lee Cheung, given six months for false prétences and wr

said he had a pawning. wife and two children to sup port: Yeung Sam-fung, elven two months for stealing quantity of rice, sald a mother, wife and three children needed him to look after them: Chun Kam-yung, allas

Chung Yung- fook, alias Chung Fook, given 27 months for stealing bicycles, said he had to

support younger brother still at school. so that he in turn could earn: his living and help to support their fumily. "I stole only Beven bicycles" he told the Judge.

They were those the Circus and bars in neighbourhood as business pro-say, mists, buying and selling there all manner of goods into whosa

to

origin it would be unwise

The night

inquire too closely.

shift, the shify men, who dream of easy riches.

READY MONEY

AMONG

the

other

there, tvening, two youths of 17 who had come up to strolled, the Circus from the East End.

Presently, the youths, whose names were Stanley and Syd-

Into ney, pushed their way crowded bur.

ordered a bottle of lemonade cach, und settled down to talk. They had hardly tren a sip from their glasses when a stranger sidled up them.

Yank "Let you have some tags, la carton of 200," the stranger sald from the side of his mouth he was not using 10 chew gum.

"Bwith those."

over

get stopped he rasped, "You might if you was

were!

as he moved off. get into trouble stopped."

Stanley and Sydney stopped almost immediately, on "Where the pavement outside. did you get those cigarettes?” a plain-clothes

policeman asked them.

"No. I have nothing to say”. "Well, if you have nothing to 1 have nothing to suy. Your appeal is dismissed",

Most of the appellants, how- ever, appealed for family rea-

Cheung Chan-song, given two months hard labour and eight

Ransomed Youth Released

4.

MAN'S REQUEST

Wong Chi-yin, whó with Kam Chung-you, appealed against sentence for theft, said that it the Court could not reduce his sentence of

of 38 months so that he and his children who were

support his, old mother ere his dependants, he would

Uke his Lwo children to be sent to an

TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 1954.

SIDE GLANÇES By Galbraith

PRIS

T.M. THE U. PALOIT.

"How soon will I be able to have a nice even set of falde teeth like my father's?"

Murder Trial: Det Denies Changing His Evidence

of

The detective-sergeant, Wong Muk-lin, denied under the cross-examination by MP Oswald Cheung, one Defence Counsel, that in testifying as to the time the woman accused was taken to the CID Office from the Police Station cell. he had altered the time to about an hour earlier.

The

were

BALLPOINT

RUBY +ip

SHEAFFER'S

NEW

All Good Stores

North Point Wharves Development Scheme

Two Big Transit

Sheds Almost Short Cut

Completed

DEPOSIT CLAIM

Device Explained

It was revealed at the annual general meeting of the North Point Wharves, Ltd., held this morning that during 1953 special arrangements were made to increase the company's overdraft to the second witness for the The cross-examination of $4,000,000 in consequence of which it has been Defence in the $21-million possible to embark on an expansion programme, deposit claim concluded be including the construction of two large two fore the Puisne Judge, Mr storeyed reinforced concrete transit sheds. The Justice J. Reynolds in the

Supreme Court this morn- ' work will be completed next month.

Ing. Major S. M. Churn, the chairman, made this Mr R. P. Mardulyn, Sab- disclosure, and he also stated that the profit for Manager of the defendants, the period of nine months was $417,005, equal to a (Extreme-Orient)

Banque Belge Pour l'Etranger Societe 5.9% dividend or 7.9% per annum. He emphasised has been in the wliness box Anonyme, of Edinburgh House, that the continued restrictions on the trade of the since Thursday last, Port had caused a considerable fall-off in cargo Trading Co. of 18-27 Ice House Plaintiffs, the China Mutual landed...

Stroet, are

claiming from the defendants

of

return (with HK$2,590,171.90,

paid in connection with the importation of certain goods into

While ordinary revenue, he said, had increased by interest) the $48,000, rentals had decreased due to the interim loss being the balance of margins of revenue during the new development scheme.

Addressing shareholders, Major | Our berths and quay were Hongkong. Churn said:

surveyed during the year and At the last annual meeting. 1 found in good condition.

Alternatively, they claim the stated from the chair that plans 30-feet water

The equivalent in Hongkong dollars low-water of US$449,804.43, or damages. were in course of finalisation spring tides has been maintained Mr John McNeil, QC, Mr for the development of our ind no silting was found. valuable western birth; these

Percy

rey Chen and Mr Brook A. plans were the subject of the circular letter to Shareholder

then in their hands.

Το

and

Der

ot

MARGIN, DEDUCTED

from

Bucaramanga, Culombia,

Mar. 29. Marlo Marocco, 22-year-old son of the Italian Consul here.

From the Directors' Report Bernacchi, all instructed by Mr was back home today after his orphanage as his wife would not

you will note that the sum Y. H. Chan, of Messrs Lau Chan father paid

be able to support them. Kam $2,000

A suggestion that a Police detective-sergeant

available for ransom to Chung-you said he had an old

appropriation and Ko, are appearing for the kidnappers who had held him

stands at over one million dol-Plant mother in Mɛéño, and promiseð Stanley, a job-buyer of trim- since last Friday.

had deliberately changed his evidence from that

summarise bitly, the lars. You will recall that the

"defendants are represent- to leave the Colony with his mings by profession, and Syd-

Young Marocco sald two un-wife if the Judge would lessen given in committal proceedings in order not to necessity for completion of the dividend la at present restricted ed by the Hon. Leo d'Almada, ney, who works for his tellor known persons appeared at the

quayside facilities was becoming to 5% per annum.

QC, and Mr D. A. L. Weight, his two-year senterice.

contradict the evidence given by the Divisional urgent and the financial whert- father, put their business heads country

both of his place

father.

instructed by Mr H. J. not in withn together. At last, "Okay," they Florindo Marocco,

I beg to propose that the Armstrong, of Messrs. Deacons, Friday on

eight. After Fong Wo-fat, who pleaded Detective-Inspector of, Kowloon City Division was suld

negotiation with our Bankers Directors' Report, Accounts' and Sydney produced J £3 morning and forces him to go that he had been forced to steal put forward at the trial of thrée men and a woman and General

it Managers, was Balance Sheet for the period note from his pocket, and the with

with them. The elder Marocco a bicycle so that he could get hunded

here at the time money to live, said that his charged with murder before Mr Justice C. W.er Managera held 80% of the presented, be adopted, and that Chon who referred witness to stranger

ilve was in town

that provided our Gen-ended December 31, 1953, s In reply to a question by Mr Agreed cartons of cigarettes,

and the kidnappers gave the previous employer had promised Reece this morning at the Criminal Sessions. Issued Capital, mest

mestricted

the balance available be dealt accounts relating to a certain major dome at the country to take him back to work, and THE GOOD TURN

residence

dends to 5% per annum, a ransom note to be asked the Judge to reduce his

with as recommended by the company in one of the Court's Mr Mardulyn this guaranteed this Company's over- Directors, namely:-to pay a exhibits, DETTER

delivered to him at the Con- seven-month sentence so that he not

draft sulate,

the youth said.

could take advantage of the offer

rest would be reduced at the dividend of 3734 cents per share, morning said that the Bank used Tale of at least $400,000 Young Marocco was placed at the earliest opportunity. He

free of tax, absorbing, $204,188; a short cut device by deducting annum, the overdraft

limit provide for Taxation 1954/05 the margin from the amount astride a mule and driven into fad two previous convictions

would be increased to the thick jungle nearby,,

and could give no written proof

four $40,000; provide for a bonus to which was actually payable or rode

million dollars, at which it was the star at the discretion of the to be paid for the draft Wit- between the two

of his old employer's offer. unknowns, who wore drill pants

estimated there would be avail- Directors $30,000; carry forward ness said he remembered having Cheng Hon-chau, who ap-

able funds to

said that instead of asking for a and light shirts," he said. "We

accused

undertake the to next account $897,804, Chung see if they could pick cut any- while Ming-um, alias 'Chung' Sum, one on the paras. But he did

development of the western

remittance of $14-million-odd, spent the night from Friday to pealed against sentence

berth.

Mr R. A. Wickerson, Director, had, they had asked for

having to refund thereafter either of Saturday in the middle of the his fellow-appellant, Lau Fook, alias Chung Ming-sang, 25, un- not know whether

seconded the proposition. appealed Jungle, where eight other men said that the Police had credited allas

against conviction,

Laing

4 employed;

Yee-hing, them was able to make Guy Accordingly, our General and my

remittance of the difference. Lung Teal, 22, unem- identification. After the parade, Managers made an offer to this Mesars R. Johannessen and captors exchanged

Shown a document stories of the crimes him with having distilled more ployed; Leung Fong, 38, amah; he himself went hideous

back to the Company's Shareholders, which A. Klusman, retiring directors, another of the Court's exhibits, they

having wine than he actually had done. and Kam Yun-chuen, 28,

Chinese detectives' room. He was charged with being in employed.

was favourably received, and were re-elected unanimously on Mr Mardalyn said that it was a While in that

rew committed.

ho did they acquired suficient shares the proposition of Mr A. D. statement for the payment of a not are the second accused. He "On the following night, Possession of fomenting material,

holding up to Learmouth, seconded by Mr R. draft. It showed the amount, to but said that some belong- They were charged about 2.30 a.m.. I was told to ed

Lau Fook sald murdering a

with had been locked up in the cell make their ed to his friend.

Issued Capital. Ferkins. ride the mule again and began that, although the hut concern

40-year-old immediately after the identificatif the

Shareholders,

be paid and a deduction there. Business concluded, with the from of the margin showing the woman, Tam Luk-sum, in the tion parade. He did not hear sen other members of the gang, after had been found outside it. The Tsin Wai Road on November or

offer.

Further acceptances have wick, Michell and Company, a short cut devies adopted by the men had received the Judge commented that having 23. last year.

any spoken to by of the since besn received, and although Chartered Accountants, for the most banks for this kind of

this is a young Company, the current year of at fee of $3,000. statement, he added. from an emissary of my father's regard to with the $2,000."-United Press. he could not reduce Cheng's Mr Charles Ving, is representing quantity of wine Mr Patrick Yu, instructed by

remaining Shareholders cannot The re-appointment was pro- AN HOUR LATER

Mr. Chen: Did you there in sentence, and said that having

be traced at present.

posed by Mr Li Fook-wo, and fact give credit for the Hong- Counsel then asked. Det-Sgi regard to the evidence adduced the first accused; Mr W, K. Loo

seconded by Mr F. X. Cleary.

kong dollar margin after all instracted by Mr W. I. Cheung, Wong if he remembered saying at the trial he could not think Lau's conviction was erroneous.

is representing the second; Mr In committal proceedings at the

that when Wong Yiu-tsing. given sen-

the Cheung is representing Magistracy tences totalling one year

Instructed by Mr brought the third accused from for New York, Mar. 20.

fraudulent conversion, sald

P. D. d'Almada Rembos, and the call to the, CID Office, it was ho

Mir Cunard White Star Lines 10- had reponted himself to the T. Shurlock is representing about 10.45 am-which was on day announced that the liner Police, and asked that his son- the fourth, on instructions of hour Inter than the time given Queen Mary would sall from tence should date from the date

by hirn Mr M. T. Holmes,

morning The Prosecution is conducted evidence. Halifax for London on April 4 of his report. This was, Mr these and would

Witness agreed that he had not enter

Mr D. F. O. Mayne, Crown the York's strike-crippled port. appeal was dismissed,

said that at the Magistracy, but An all-male Jury is hearing explained that he had probably electric, was frightened," suid

Special trains, will take 1.730

mado a mistake at the time, as passengers from here on Wed- Stanley, and

Sydney added: nesday on the 36-hour trip to

have remembered Det.-Sgt Wong Muk-lin "You know what it's like when

not cmight at he

offices, Hollfux. the police come on you."

tached to Kowloon City Polica P

Choung: You are highly Station, ald in evidence that 'magistrate, who had

"We was just carrying them for an American." Stanley said, as if that were their good deed for the day, and they werc proud of 11.

"Bought them from a Yank

sce,"

we thought was short of money. We wanted to help him, said Sydney.

The policeman was not satis- ned. He took the pair to the station, and next morning at Bow Street, both pleaded guilty to being in possession of un- customed good the American elgarettes

FRIGHTENED

told

THE police

1,000

their story to Mr Bertram Reece, and Stanley and Sydney both said they had bought the cigarettes for their own use.

"Why did

give

different explorations?"

magistrale asked.

We

The

never undergone that kind harrowing experience, found the case proved. "Anything known?" he inquired.

boasted

of

1172-**

10

repre-

the return trip, escorted by two ed belonged to him, the wine course of a robbery at 72 Nga the third accuset being scolded 200g 0,100, shares, réfused tax re-appointment of Peat, Mar- balance to be paid. This was

Liner Gives NY A Miss

V.

New Mobley sald, untrue, and Wong's act.

The Queen Mary docked at Halifax Loday and four of trains were due to carry the 900

passengers to New York later.

The liner originally -was scheduled to sail from New York oh Wednesday---United Press.

"They are both youths of excellent character,” Bald the omeer in charge of the case, to the magistrate,

"What are they doing drink-" ing lemonade, as they say, at Piccadilly Circus at 11 o'clock

at night?" Mr Reece asked,

THE IDEAL PLACE

Radio Hongkong

H.K.T

1. Time

Dance Girl

Attacks Bus

Conductor

China

the casa.

second

detcclives in the Paller Station,

this

highly trained?

door. There he took possession Yes.

a length of electric wiring, a Chinese-style

You are baby-carrying cloth and a towel, all of which

Well fairly. he handed over to Divisional

Nevere

he

in

SUCCESS ASSURED The success of this long-term contracts policy thus assured, were let, for the construction of two large two-storeyed rein

sheds, forced concrete transit The

work, has progressed · satis- factorily and the whole job should be completed early next The development in- drains, 'row roads,

installation and the

floor of ground

permanent

The Cold Store referred to in

Opium Offender

A

Fined $2,000

your short cuts?

Mr Mardulyn We deducted the Hongkong margin.

Look at Bundle 15, page 14. Look

that account the amount of the draft, $13,000 less

deduction of margin-A

margin Did you

you not give ald credit for thp ́· margin? --- We deducted the margin from the amount payable on the draft.

On this account if there had been no so-called conversion, would the Bank still bave de ducted, tho

margin which is

A fine of $2,000 was imposed paid? If there had been no

November 28 last year he placed-the senior detective at my speech last year was com-on Lau Chun-keung, by Judge, conversion there would still be went with a Police party to 72 Kowloon City Police Station, pleted early this year and is in J. Wicks at the Victoria District

a margin in Hongkong dollars. Nga Trin

a Court this morning for posses which would have been. Wal Road,

from Inspector Bucking operation. This constitutes

valuable addition to our slon of 11 tacks of raw opium. facilities.

ducted from the Horaft For the

convenience of out A second defendunt, Tam dollar amount due on the General Managers, this Com-Ching, charged with allowing calculated at the rufe of ex- pany's financial year has been dangerous goods to be stored in change for the month of Do altered to: coincide with theirs, his premises, was discharged cember, 1950, appearing on one accurately? Yes.

of Did you

Therefore the accounts before when the Prosecution entored

exchange contracts. deliberately change

the BETTER this Meeting are for nine months nolle prosequí. your evidence so that it would only not contradict Inspretar Buck-have plonsure in submitting Both accused were represent ingham's as to the I did not.

time? No, for your approval the Directorsed by Mr K. Y. Yung.

Report, Accounts and Balance Chief Insp Further questioned,

Kavanagh form witness

1 Police party ralded: No. corned.

Pet-Inspector F. Indge Bucking, ber timu över told tò remem-

ham.

A disputo botween a Motor Bus Company conductor and a 28-year-old dancing ALLEGED STATEMENT hostess on board. a, bus, which ended with the dancing hostess About 9.45 a.m. on November

the conductor slapping

27, witness stated, he brought

and

.....

༣

The

BATE

of this

so-called converted US margin in this specific account of yours was in fact that shown on the red

Nilional Youth Brass Band of Oz tracy: this morning when the Station from the cell to the CID and badgered by detectives at was $417,069 equal to 6.92% por, and in the front cublelets conversion was in fact Stars: 0.30. BBC Bandstand. The had a sequel in Central Magle at the Kowloon City Police accused continually interrogated ed December 31, 1989,

.com actually Britain cond. by Eric Ball (EBCTS).

The net profit for the period 259, Lockhart Road, second action? The rate applied so 7. "First Hearing presented by hostess pleaded guilty before Omice. On the way, the third the Station at one stage. Beard Hicks (Studio): 730, Mr Hin-bing- Loto common ecoused, it

it was alleged, told him:

“Hearing is' probeeding.

AMRE KOny is to seal place (simary) 900 Programme mashing his cap on his head; the third sccused the amah | denied having seen the third Sheet for the nine months end- said; that st. 146;p.m2 on÷March | tract excube), !com",

for

buying thoro

cigarettes," sald the officer.

"These two had found that out. There's a sale for the cigarettes

to factory hands and others."

"The duty-paid value of the cigaretter is

trata inquired: -?" the magls

"It is £8.198. 2d, sir."

Melody with the

Demi-Heure Francaise (Studio); ault.

7.00, Weather Report: 8, Tune Signal

Lee Chan, 28-year-old dancing the robbery, a full account of

and World News London Relay)

8.10. News Talk (London Relay or hostess, of room 310 King's Bpecial Announcements; 8.15. inter- Itkie for Music with Kay Cavendish Apartments, King's Road, was UBCTH) 130, Foros Favourites fined $25 and bound over in the

Musical Notebook presented by the

"I want to

Witness, said he told Inspector

the third WIFE OF MP: Buckingham, what accused said to him, and then GAINS DIVORCE turned her over to the Inspec

divio agents a drop of 1.98%%% they found 20% sticks and al

From the

Mr Reece, did some lightning:| London' Retay}; 9. Time Bignal. sum, of $100 for one owel, oră, custody, in the CIP Office decree 'nisi : with cosis was | Teil9le-/ decreased due to the Lubed wild produce, about Ava that #

calculations on his blotting pad.

Rev. Father 22. Ryan, BJ (8udio) Thapector W & B

rate

the claim in this

or 7.0% per annum. where the Brst accused stayed, This

batter

than the one) spe per annum, The continued block of oplum concealed, in a paring on this statementale restrictions ότι the trade of

the

secret compartment in though h it may have bevat Port have caused a considerable cabinet. fall-off in cargo landed m the Port Actially ordinary re- In mitigation, Mr Yung sald ratofor the so-called cou

Increased by 148,000, but that the amount of raw oplum vorted US margin was in fact, He turned to Stanley and 99), . Rydlo-neilya - Isotopes. Aprosecuting, said that the com Cross-examinlig, Mr Oswald

the red Sydney. You will each pay

erature Programme compiled and plainant. Leung See, was on Cheung asked winess if he was: granted in the Divorce: Court interim; dose of revenue during fasts of prepared i

The contract which setual £4 Dr. 78. and two guineas costs produced br Maurice Brown duty

10BCTS): 10, cach: Very well, thank you." zigeunerweisen, 000 (Baruchele Los this November 20,35 in which the Albion Starest Bagawater,

as aiconductor on a No. 10 present at an identification estreak: to: Mire Jacqueling the new development above accused, ie partner of a cloth emfither ambung). Violla (Interlude Houle bus when Lee, boarded parade at about 7.30 pm.zon) Anne Harvey, of Albion-coMY YOU to and as the new shop, bad been bij Hongkong fo The pair were shown out, and 10.30 the Ballet

become...f avaliable, for over 30 years « anti ħad | kayur B went, looking tense and

(Adam)... Richard · Blaresu con-morning. She gave, the come second: wed

Improves we committed any forence, earth; Chen's anxious, and outside they be National Doopers. Paris 1050.

dusting

Du Theaire plainant a 1 hote, but refused

of the Theophum sled way for Bank gan to fumble for what" "their" | Weather Report; 11, Time. Bignal. accept nerves cried out in Change dive customed cigarette,

Save The led to a dimpl

live-centi comis

11.15 Goodnight Musey God the queen; 11.30, Close Dawit culminated in the

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