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Policeman Found Dead
The body of Police
|Corporal 1028, Lee Wing- hing, Wan found al Shataukok on Friday,
July 2.
un
According to the Police, the corporal had been on duty last Friday Police launch at Shatau- kok, when he fell off and drowned. The body was
in full uniform, except for the cap which was miss- Ing.
The funeral was held. al Tuipo yesterday after-
noon.
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In Malaya
Fewer
Terrorists Surrender
Vietminh Successes A Morale Booster?
Singapore, July 4. The Vietminh successes in Indo-China are proving an "efective murale booster" for the Malayan Commu- ninis.
Commenting on the dwindling surrender Agures of the Malayan terrorists since early this year, an official spokesman at Kuala Lumpur said "terrorist surren- ders will continue to drop and may even stop if the Indo-China Pituation
continues
deteriorate."
Last
year 372 Communist terrorists Lave themselves up to the
security forces which averaged about one a day. In the past month, the spokesman sald, there were only nine sur- renders,
He attributed this to the possible Improved morale of The Malayan guerillas because
CHINA * MAIL
Sloss Appeal Before Full Court
An appeal against conviction and sentence was brought by Geoffrey Duncan Sloss, 30, of 375A The Peak who was recently found guilty of man- slaughter and sentenced to two years' hard labour, was heard before the Full Court, comprising the Puisne Judge, Mr Justice W. W. Reece, and the Acting Puisne Judge, Mr Justice J. Reynolds this morning.
Sloss was charged with having unlawfully killed a ricksha puller, Ng Chow, shortly after 3 a.m. on February 25 last. The Prosecution alleged that the ricksha puller was killed by a car driven by Sloss whilst he was under the influence of alchohol.
Mr Justice Gregg, who sentenced Sloss, also dis- qualified him from holding a driving licence for a period of two years after his release from prison, and ordered that the conviction be endorsed on his licence.
Appearing for Sloss in the appeal case this morning are the Hon. Leo d'Almada, QC, and Mr Patrick Yu. both on the instructions of Mesars Johnson, Stokes und Master.
Mr W. A. Blair-Kerr. Sentor Crown Counsel, assisted by Chief Inspector W. Eggleston, represents the Crown.
Outlining
the
which the appellant
for trial on a change of man- slaughter, Mr d'Almada
Gald that about 3 a.in, on February
With regard to the speed at which Sloss was travelling, the eviderwo WOA entirely in his favour. The highest speed mentioned in the evidence whi slightly more than 30 mph.
Mr
d'Almada madd that appellant gave evidence which in brief was that as from 2 am, that morning, le.. from the time he left the Skyroom- where he hud bis last few drinks-he
could nothing at all.
remember
Appellant also gave evidence
fuets
upon
came up
that
from
from
25
A
0 stationary
side St Francis Hotel
taxi a glancing blow while it was parked cul-
a car driven by Sloss struck
Yeo
ond
In
In
Wo Street.
The blow was a slight which did not even result Sloss's car being stopped. said Counsel.
drove
The cor on along Yee Wo Street in
#
south-easterly direction turn- ing left into Causeway
he previously
concussions
in
what
suffered which
Counsel ven because
a mental blackout, Thai
was
thot
evidence laler
morning certain friends of appellant noticed bruise
over his right temple. Court, Mr was
to the
d'Alma waid that there
no evidence as to when received the bruise.
Sless
to
Counsel said that before any Road
cvidence wu called before Mr na then right, which took the Justice Gregg even before Mr
Blair-Kerr Appellant
along
opened, he Moreton
100k Terrace where the taxi
objection that certain evidence with
which the Crown proposed which he had come in collision overtook cut in front of lead should not be admitted. A
and mum. whereupon Sices stopped question arose and Counsel took hus car.
the point as to the propriety of After a word or two from the taking It then rather than later, taxi
driver Sloss started
After some direussion Mr Justice #gaan. <trove
Gregg decided to hear arguments the over
grass verge on the left of the road on then after which
he refused to Tunglowan Road, where he Counsel's application. turned
NO ASSURANCE right an angle 01 something like 10 to 120 de
His object in taking that ob-
tr. Me signs placed upon read. Sloss then drove
later,
up
this
no 08-
grtes, pasaing b:tween twa Jection then, Counsel continued. was that if the evidence were to along be allowed
to be tendered and Tautowan Road back into Yee then afterwards the objection Wo Street, then lato Hennessy was taken and upheld the dam- Road where, outside the pre-age would nonetheless have bezn mises of the China International done because the Jury would Moters, his car came into colli- have had the evidence and
despit with a ricksha whose puller ajun
anything which Mr was in consequenc?
Justice Gregg might my about grievously injured and diod three days Ignoring it, there was
surance that they would indeed Stoss had been followed completely banish it from their along this route from Moreton minds. Terrace by
What he had objected to was the daxi driver
evidence of whose evidence with regard to Vide
the collision with what happened at the scene of the taxi and it was clear from the fatal accident was that he the
evidence that only saw appellant's car swerve left glancing blow was struck. towards the curb and then was evidence that did not tend heard a crash following which to prove gross criminal negli appellant's car swerved back gence. He would
say In those into its former course and con- circumstances that its only tinued on its way.
possible result would have been to prejudice Sloss.
without in fael from its nature corrobora- tive of er tending to prove the offence charged.
he
A
MONDAY, JULY 5, 1954.
SIDE GLANCES
By Galbraith
T. M. My V. §. Pes, ON, Car, 1994 ay NILA Bernen, k.
5:29 Galle
"They walk, they wave their trunks--take one home and satisfy that old call of the wild!"
US Senators Disagree
With Knowland's View
Senator
Washington, July 4. William Fulbright (Democrat,
LARGEST WRITING MILEAGE GUARANTEED
Indo-China Cease-fire Chances
THE TIMES IS PESSIMISTIC
London, July 5.
SHEAFFERS
NEW
Fineline
500"
RETRACTABLE BALLPOINT PEN
The Times today expressed some pressimism about the chances of a cease-fire and the regrouping of forces in Indo-China.
From the Files
100 Years
Ago
Chun-cheong-tal, the boatman found gulity at the late Crl-
"Between the politico-military planners in Washing.minal Sessions of the murder ton and the Generals In Saigon a substantial gap seems to be growing wider," this independent newspaper com- mented.
"Few
outside a compact
circle in Paris
can say for certain how far recent mili- tary events in Indo-China
with are linked
the con- fidential discussions between the Vietminh and French delegates in Switzerland.
"On Thursday the military representatives of the two sides are due to make their first pro- gress reports to the Geneva con- Kerence on the prospects of ceasefire and the regrouping of forces.
French Socialists Oppose
Asian Pact
hanged at West Point on Tues of Mr George Perkins, Was day morning, declaring his in- nocence to the last. His wife, however, in pleading for a stilí further mitigation of her sen- tence of transportation for life,
which it had been
COMI muted, confessed the crime, and that she, by her husband's orders, had assisted him throwing the body into the water.
to
in
But though the murderer hos thus been proved to have fully merited the punishment in- ficted, we have yet to discover the right of the Hongkong Court to try the case; and per- haps the following report, taken from the Spectator of 29th Paris, July 4.
April, may enlighten th: learned "It would be unwise
Delegates to the French Judge and to be
Altomey General too optimistic
Party about results, Socialist
Congress on to the view of the proceeding However else is busily drawing | tonight
likely to be taken in England:-- op- "Richard Hill, a Spanish man on maps just now, the posed setting up of a South- of colour, has killed Mr. Drink- rival High Commands are east Asian security pact water,
lines
cffectively revising the bound- aries from week to week, and plainly have not yet finished their grim labours."-Reuter.
Aurore: 'Not Yet At The End'
week" at the Geneva conieren this would be "Mendès-France
unanimously
chiet officer
of the
Now
-20
"which would force South-American ship Moses Taylor. Asian countries into After the vessel had left Havre enst either the Eastern or West-
with emigrants for Orleans; an altercation ern bloc."
curred between Hill, who is Diegates also approved a re- sailor, and the officer; a scule solution favourable to the Euro- followed, and Hill drew his pean
Defence Community by knife and stabbed the chlof 1982 votes to 1199 against, with mate in the abdomen: the mate 227 abstations,
died in ten minutes.
"The
IN CHINESE
Arkansas) and representative Dewey Short (Re-paper Aurore today predleted Pierre Mendes-France, to arrive the Police. An inquest has been publican, Missouri) said today they did not agree with Senator William Knowland, Republican leader of the Senate, that the United States should leave the United Nations if China was admitted to membership.
Senator Bourke Hickenlooper (Republican, lowa) sald he would "seriously consider" Senator Knowland's sug- gestion.
co-operation with the other nations, and especially the other so-called powers," and
"we have been unable to get that ro far."--Heuter.
#1
CONVINCE ALLIES
also
The EDC resolution, drafted by ex-Minister Christian Pineau, announced the Party's approba- tion
master put into of the
principle
of the Plymouth, communicated with EDC, but declared that the the American Consul, and gave Paris, July 5.
Party accupied The right-wing Radical new-the
efforts made by
the assasin into the custody of French
Prime Minister,
commenced at Saltash. nce at a compromite.
One of the witnesses was a Chinaman; But it stated that this com- French public opinion can promis: would have
he broke a saucer to attest the to respect only follow with hope the action causes contained
his statement, and in the EDC truth of sndertaken
by M.
Mendes treaty as now stands concern signed his name in the Chinese France to achieve peaco in ing British and American guar- characters
wrote Aurore.
the antees,
WAL
the conclusion of the supra - national hides the difficulties authority of EDC and Demo evidence, Mr Cleverton, as the We have to deal with evasive cratic contro).
legat adviser
of the Coroner, A large minority voted for an opponents, formed in the school
called the attention of the Jury of Leninism, trained to tactics unsuccessful resolution pro- lo
to the case of The Queet v diversion and obstruction, sented
Socialist by
Servia The three gave their views on
Deputy arad also with people who are Raber Lacoste, which stated the Adam laid it down before the and others, where Dr television programmes in answer
determined to gain milltary Party 40 questions about
was against German Judges, that no nation had any Senator
successes at any price to throw rearmament in any Knowland's statement fast week
form, even jurisdiction over the seas beyond them into the scales at the last as a contribution to EDC. that if Communist Chine was
a jurisdiction over its own sub- moment
SWEEPING REFORMA sented in the United Nations, he
jects in public and Delegates
private would resign as Senate leader
unanimously vessel: and advised an "We have not only to deal with called for sweeping reforms in ment of the inquest in and devote his efforts to getting
Morocco and ap-obtain legal advice before com- the United States
the Soviets but to convince our Tunisia and Westem allies and preserve our proved the current negotiations Ing to a verdict. The probable organisation. Senators
with them, In Indo-China to try to bring temination of the case, so far as complete solidarity Fulbright and
and also to convince Hickenlooper are members of
our Viet about a cease-fire.
this country is concerned, will Delegates the Senate Foreign Relations
unanimously namese, Cambodian and Laotian
op-be the handing over of Hill to Committee. Mr Short is Chair-
associates. Wo are certainly not
posed
sending conscripts to Indo-China and left
the yet at the end."
the ques
custody of the man of the House of Representa- tives Armed Services Committee.
Aurore
the French tion of Socialist participation In quoted Mr Short said to admit Com-
Premier's
suniming-up in his the Mendes-France Government munist China
United to the
broadcast on
to the discretion of the Party's The following lotter will ex of his Saturday Nations would
Geneva results so far:
Executive Committee. be
plain the manner in which the "appease-
good ment"
and would further
03: first week, a second not so good four-day meeting by approving execution:
The Congress wound up its sentence
carried Washington, July 4.
into weaken. the United States
case it position and that of all the troo
The President of the Bri- and added: "In any
resolution seems that the week now open Secretary-General,
submitted by the To the Editor of the "Ching world. But while he
tigh
M. Board of Trade, Mring will be his, Mendes-France
Mail." Guy was "fed up" by Soviet
Thorneycroft, vetos of vital Peter
Mollet, week; the hour of cholce; which | 22" granting an "amnesty" Hongkong, 29th June, 1884.
Socialist depulles who issues, he said: "I want us to tinued his talks with Ameri
Sir-May I be permitted continue, certainly for the time, can officials on the control of as a member of the United Na-strategic exports to Soviet tions, to support It,"
countries here
today despite the American In- dependence Day holiday.
out of the
Thorneycroft Wants More Trade Freedom
con-
WHAT HE'D DO What he would like this country to do, Mr Short de clared, was to "sever all diplo motic relations with Russia and
Officials said his talks with refuse to trade with any of the Director Communist countries."
of the United States Senator Fulbright
Foreign Operations Administra- said the tion, Mr Harold Stassen, were United Nations 108
"aa Ladequate expected to last throughout the as it Is, is the only alternative holiday TRIED TO STOP CAR
weekend, which ends we have, now, for the long term tomorrow night. Two police officers near the
future, to the old policy of war. scene tried to stop Sloss'e
At nearly Mar
Mr Thorneycroft held occasion, there every and failing to do so, got into a
is a disagreement."
first conference with Mr Stassen tax and finally overlook him Counsel suld
Sanator that it was
Hickenlooper sald the yesterday in an attempt to re- somewhere near the Junction of abundantly cicar from
United States should the
Anglo-American differ- use its solva Queen's and following
Hennessy Roads, authorities cited that
veto to keep Communist China ences, delaying the rovision of the said Mr d'Almada.
evidence admitted in each case
out of the United Nations be- lists of embargoed exports from Appellant after stopping won was of the kind
cause "there is a tremendous the West to' Soviet countries in or class of subsequently taken to a police defence with which station, thence to Queen Mary was charged. A mere glancing
appellanternational moralo problem in Europe.
volved if Red China is permit- tested for drunkenness.
of the big success scored by their Vietminh comrades further north,
To show the gradual decrease in terrorist surrenders since the beginning of this year, the spokesman gave the tabulated figures: January 39. February 15, March 22, April 15, May 14 and June nine.
Striking a rather gloomy note. the spokesman sold: In my opinion there can be no altera- tion to our present psychological wanfare campaign which
can
slant the situation in our favour. We shall just have to keep plugging away and hope for the best."
ter to
He
WDS
reported to
his
have
Hospital where he was examin~/blow struck at the taxi could itself into the emphasised that Britain wants i
ed
and t
not in
д
tion
The medical offer who conducted tion. said Couch of Imagina- examination gave evidence into that clars of driving which
Counsel, be
brought that in his opinion Sloss was was
fit condition to drive a was called reckless driving. A car at the time of the examina glancing blow did not tend to
show such at 5.80 am.
high degree of NOT POSSIBLE
that with regard negligence, he submitted, and its Counsel sald Although support in men and to the evidence of intoxication Introduction ovidence was supplies for the Malayan Com- appellant's evidence showed prejudicial to the appellant. munists is still not possible with that he took some nine or ten
Hearing is continuing. Thailand serving as the buffer drinks from between 7.30 that between Indo-China and Malays, evening and about 2 a.m. the
here are inclined to following day, with the official spokesman The only at Kuala Lumpur that the Viei- fatal accident itself wot the mlah successes are going to make taxi driver and apart from this the British Oght against the swerve to the left and his Malayan
observers ogree
observers here who fo
have watched the Communist; inė [3,
to
to go further than the United Fulbright
and States In relaxing restrictions Hickenlooper took different on goods which do not Con vlows about Sir Winston Chur- tribute
the Soviet chill's recent
war pica for a try at potential. "peaceful co-existence". with
NARROWED? the Russians,
Co-existence
These differences have possible, vented a
committee of Senator Fulbright said, adding: North
Atlantic Treaty
was
Reuter.
"A
they
to
United
States' authorities.38
HORROR, DISGUST
to those will be decisive for Indo-China, | 10 1 will strike soon in Geneva for went against Party discipline through the medium of your Powers recently by voting against the journal, to each of the Groat
express my horror European Army treaty In
In the and disgust at the scandalous National Assembly
Foreign manner in which the fellon, Affairs
Commission provided Chun-cheong-tal was executed bind themselves to obey on Tueday fast. My only desire Party discipline in Cubire.***** in doing this is the hope that A number of Socialists in our Government oficials will cluding Julos Moch and Daniel endeavour to avold, as Mayer, both former ministers,
Practicable,
in
Radio Hongkong
any official
measure.
with
#uch
far:na
1 find
H.K.T. 8. Timme Bignel and Programme Summary: 0.03, Children's Half Hour "The Golden Fleece" A Story from were originally barred from | scenes for the ful disgraceru "The Heroes" by Charles Kingsley,
the for in my opinion function
Particu Part 2 (BaCTS): 830, Centonze Forty for the next two years as whose duty led them to have
RITY person, Radio--Lesson 44. Prepared by S.K. Lee: Astified by Denis Bray and disciplinary meas Leo Wai Lan (Recorded); 0.45, "Box The Executive
thing to do with the prison- Committee, 200" Bert Gulet st the Organ (05); mosting separately after the
officially, wire to blame. 7, "Straight from Dixie Pee Wee Congress re-elected M. Mollet Hunt and his Orchestra 1.30, Secretary-General and M. Flerre were so much at liberty, that condemned man's arma Assistant Secretary-
Polat A Wooly Magazine Pro-
Erazome devoted to Literature, Drama | Commin and the Cinema. Edited and Intro: General-Reuter.
uced by Timothy Birch; Books: Reviewed by Conrad Watson: "The Acrobats" by Mordecat Richlar: "A Firme for Doubting, stmomas! by Richard Llewellyn; Bryn Jones reads a selection from the Verse of Edmund Hunden: 7.50, Weather Report; &, Time Signal and World News (London Relay); 8.10, News
Three Charged
The
after hanging three or four minutes he got hold of the rope above his head with his right hand,
and fairly drew
hi breath on “two occasions, after hanging dive minutes, finding his trousers falling off, he de- liberately but unsuccessfully
| Talk (London Relay, or special An- With Unlawful attempted to fasten them round
°)
Boarding
waist.
Twentire you, that the man was wrangling for twenty minutes before ha way Gand-disarw were, mapy, pre- weest who paid be warhive half an hour after the drogi, fall, but
SOUBOWDENts; 8.15, "Summer Light- ning" The Joys, and Tribulation of the Randoms in Hong Kong. Bertaj Play by Jack Shepherd, Preduced
{Pat by Jack Shepherd (ftecorden): 8.30, "Tomance in Music pre- and Song: 9. Time Signs. Hands the across the Keys-George Feyer;
of Italy's 94,Record Shu, 32, and Chal Lam, 28, were that such scenes" should occur? If Echoes
what I believe to be the
Truth when I my twenty minutes. Now,
For unlawful boarding, Wong is it not a shame, a great ahamme
"The only alternative is war."* ganikation in Paris, from finish Review"-presented by Curtis Hind Ened $10 or one week's imprison-Government cannot properly-execute
DVOT
Communist group." eye-witness to the HMS Newfoundland
or
the
WAS
Or-
the
40,000 Homeless
"After Floods-
WIM
the.
3. my Rossaved at Buoy B10- doubt Arbetbár or not the yesterday and the others: on bowed
the Ten Hy at anchor in
Yaumati Bara
Another
the
He said: "We have co-existed
on (Recorded): 10 Take in hem here ment each and Lau Kal, 59, who road to death, then revision In this same world,
Ingthe
of
-wit ay Nichole Dick Bentley 152
May, STReport there for, fize with them embar
began and Jimmy Edwards: Repeat film had one provious conviction, since there has been a shortly after. Mr Stassen
embargoed lists which
Thursday's brosdoust (BBCTB); wan fined 125 or one month's How
* IN DOUET 1030, Interntional Cabaret 05 Imprisonment by M Senator
to London in March for talker Wester® Report), 11, Time" Bigomis
M) C7 Cairns Hickenlooper
"giduld mention that, just bes Fald
British and
Radio News Reel (London Relay); at with
French
the Marine Court this for the body, wout: down after Sails
co-existence would be possible
11.16. Goodsight Music God Save morning.
ben, hanging one, Hour), (the SheFISERENE · only if à line could be drawn officials,
The Queen; 11.80, Close Down..
if there was any plas Wong was arrested on board whiska pawan Tha Oncials Flying the flag of Rear-
declined today for Communist guerillas zwervo back to
as to how far the polley, would increasingly difficult.
course, Admiral G. V.
ау was no evidence to show Second in Command, Far East
Gladstone, be followed. This would require differences were being narrow- If the Anglo-American Veteran
"complete vigorous six incere ed in Me Thornercroft's talka. appellant was driving Station, Her Majesty's cruiser
по badly: Altation tacties in Southeast
Nowoundland Sett
agreement Any
reached that he
port - this almoring under the.command of Mr. S. A. Gray Goes NATO members Asla are
would be referred to the Faris. convinced that
the zogging, for example, over the Captain E. H. Thomas, RN. Western Powers have made a
committee which consists of road Bithough Mr. Blair-Korr
except serious blunder by allowing Ho submitted that one swerve
to
On Home Leave Chi-minh's hordes to
the left and back to his
in addition Japan sweep down the rich Delts.
which Many factors will add up to a sald he must put down to
agreed serious weakening of the antiexaggeration on Mr Blair-Kerr'
Hongkong this hornind on meatnst whom ge the United the
1 not be applied to China Communist bloc, the most impart. Me d'Almada submitted
BOAC. aircraft for England portant at which
include the that zig-zagging to him meant
abe monthur home louverkande Statue mainising a total, trade The 1,570-ton American sub- portain Bed threat to Thailandan erratic. course along a road, marine Pomodon
In the absence of Mr. Gray, emberzo Britains and the other when Indo-China is completely not just one turn to the left E. Molono).
(Commander Mr. R.. O. Hutcheon/Hamonds War kuropoma, alles ban gobbled up.-United Press,
entered 'port, this | appointed soting Editor of the only “estrategio and back to the course.
· fråde: I morning on a recreational visit,. China ardhu
Cam
US Submarine Arrives
Teclend
(and West
cour
Mexico City, July 4. Forty thousand "plople are '40 homeless and three town and PP Ave villages are in ruins after l ́amilar charge this they disastrous dooding of the th frontier between Mexico, and
Mr and Mrs B; A, 'Gray Flott And do Rio, Grundes; which :- forris, the
of therkfrontier, y probable 9:40, may amount. La
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