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THE BEESTON BOILER CO., LTD. HEATING EQUIPMENT, BOILERS, RADIATORS, ETC.

ENGINEERING EQUIPMENT CO., ETA,

Property Dispute: Case For The Defence Opens

CHINA MAIL

Inquiry Into

Deaths From Poisoning

A Police surgeon. this morning expressed the opinion that the cause of death of nine employees of

the Ng King Tong Printing Co, on June 28 was due to

poisoning.

A submission that the property in dispute was purchased by litigants' father and formed part of his estate wag made when the Defence in the case opened before the Acting Senior Puisne Judge, Mr Justice J. R. Gregg in the Supreme Court this that the poison was Parathion morning.

Mr Oswald Cheung, Counsel for the Defence 'alleged that the quarrel between the two branches of the family which had been lying dormant broke out again three or four months after the testator's death, and that it was only then that the plaintiff in the case made any sort of claim or assertion that the property was his.

The property in dispute com- prices agricultural lots in Taipo, with an area of approximately 40,000 square feet.

said the deed was in the posses- sion of the plaintiff who ap- parently was known in the family as Ah Chal. Plaintiff at that meeting did not dispute in what had been sold any way concerning the property, Coun vel said,

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Dr T. Teoh stated at the inquest that he later discovered

commonly known in Hongkong as Folidol which was a deadly poison.

Mr W. S. Collier Bat AS O'Reilly- coroner. Mr D, S.

Crown Counsel, con- Mayne, ducted the inquiry, asalsted by

Insp. O'Brien.

Dr Teoh who performed a post-mortem examination sold he could not find any evidence, There was no evidence of uny disease.

cause of

AN INSECTICIDE

Saying that the death wis due to poisoning, Dr Tech said he later discovered the poison was Parathlon,

substance known by varied names. In Hongkong, it

commonly known

Was

Folidol. of

The suit was brought by Tang Chu-wah, otherwise Tang Wah, merchant, ef. No, 6 Wan On

Talpo

Old Markot, against Lane, two of his brothers, Tong Min-

FAMILY MEETING wah, merchant, of 31 Yan Hing Street,

Talpo

Mr Market, and Tang

Cheung said he would

WES call evidenco as 'to what hap- Tung-wah, merchant, of No. Wah On Lane, Talpo Old Mar-pened at the family meeting ket, executora of the will and held a week after the burial of estate of their father Tang Fan the testator when the dendis shar, late of, Fu Sin Street, Tal- the testator were listed and all po Market.

put together in the safe. Evi dence would be called that the Judgment plaintiff against the second newspaper package containing second defendent brought out a fendant in default of appearance

the deed to the property in dis- entered on March 19. Plaintiff was represented by pule and four promissory notes Mr Patrick Yu, instructed by and handed them to the meeting. Mr W.

Messrs W. Cheung of Wilkinson and Grist.

Appearing for first defendant was Mr Oswald Cheung. In- structed by Mr W. C. R. Carr, of Messrs Johnson, Stokes and Master.

Was

with

costs

for

FIK

It was a light brown olly liquid with a smell of garlic. It was used as an insecticide. The solution was used on vegetables, and when this was done, the greens should not be exten until at least seven days Loker. It sprayed on trult, the

The Court would hear evi, |trait should not be eaten until at

was put leart two,wecka. Inter, dence that this deed amongst the other deeds of the testator and locked away in the safe Plaintiff at that time raised no objection and made no claim whatsoever to this pro- perty, Bald Counsel.

SOLICITOR IN BOX Mr W. 1, Cheung in evidence sald he was

in the solicitor

Mr Cheung said that the charge of the case for plaintiff. Court would hear that the quar After the Court rose yesterday rel between the two branches of he went with his client to the the family which had been F. Wong, ring dormant broke out again offices of Mr K solleitor, who had put through three or four months after the the sale of the property in dis testator's death, and that i was only then that plaintiff made pute for the plaintiff,

claim or assertion any sort of that the property was his.

Witness said that Mr Wong was not In but plainlift re- covered a illée from Mr Wong's office. The file contained docu- ments relating to the property, one of which was an agreement of Falo.

The Court would further hear the meeting an inter- that at preter of Messrs Hastings and Company, who was present; took away certain deeds in- cluding the deed in dispute, and that plaintif then awerted that the property was fils and that Witness produced a receipt the deed should st be taken for $42,000 given to him by away. K. F. Wong.

Oross-examined,

Recalled to the witness box, plaintiff said that the signature Tang Wah on the agreement of sale was his.

plaintiff

denied that he signed the agree. ment of sale as art agent for his deceased father. He further denied that the receipt was given to him as his father's agent,

At the conclusion of plaintiff's testimony, Mr. Yu announced that that was the case for the plaintiff.

"THE DEFENCE Opening the case for the Defence, Mr Cheung said that first defendant would give evidence in the witness box.

Counsel said he would call witnesses to give evidence as to what happened. at the first family gathering a week before the testator died. The evidence would be to the effect that the testator was asked by his oldest

or testator) son whether he (the

money in cash. The sad any answer was No, but the testator said that he had in his possession four promissory notes from various persons to the extent of $30,000.

The testator further said that he had bought the property in dispute and that when he died the property would belong to at his sons.

Decaused

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also

naked

Hearing is proceeding.

Folidol was a Part I poison and its sale was under the con- trol of the Government Poisons

been banned.

TUESDAY,

SEPTEMBER 13, 1955.

SIDE GLANCES By Galbraith

8-4

"My club has heard this speech twice, but maybe my new hat will help to put it across again!“

Why Father Made A False

About His

Report Son

The father of a ten-year-old Chinese boy, who Ordinance. Since June 28 its Im-reported that his son was missing last week, said portation Into Hongkong had this morning that he made this false report because he wanted his son to stay in the Colony and not to Describing the poisonous characteristics

of Folidol, Dr go to China: Teoh said one could be poisoned it the ski cume moon at it, because Folidol was with

duble in fat.

It had a idilling effect through inhalation of water particles

when sprayed in the air.

Hearing is continuing.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Market Report Questions

600 Receive Sir-In answer to "B.C.C.'*"*

Free Rice

In observance of "Cripples Day" and to commemorate the anniversary of the second opening of the Hindu Temple in Happy Valley, 2200 calties of distributed to 000 people by Mr F. T. Melwani. President of the Hindu Aso- ciation, this morning.

rice were

The cloe was distributed to and blind, and crippled people

to those who received tickets from the Social Welfare Offer Tung Wah Hospital, the Sal- vation Army, Hongkong Family Welfare Association and Street Sleepers Society,

Present at the distribution were Mrs Violet Chan, Mr C. N. Li, Mrs Mohini Hiro Aa vaney, Mrs FF Melwand, Miss Eshwarl Moorjani, Mr B. Hiro Arjan, and Miss Nina Advancy.

A special anniversary service where the deed to the property will be held at the Temple at was and the second defendant 8 o'clock tonight

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Facing a charge of public mischief before Mr Hin-shing Lo at Central this morning, Ang Sui ching, alias Yip Chak-him, 47, merchant, of 2A Sheung Fung Lane, first floor, said that he had brought his young son from Manila on a visa, but he did not find out until he was in Hongkong that the visa was only a transit one for China.

Not wishing his son to go to China, Ang said that he made the false report, to the Police,

Mr Lo fined Ang $850 for the offence. A friend of defendant's Yu Yun-yee, 44, merchant, of 87 Brat Connaught Road, floor, who was

was also charged: with public mischief, was fined Det. Sub-Insp Leo Man told the Court that last Thurs- day both defendants went to Central Police Station at 1

Bun. and made a report that first de- fendant's son was missing. (1) Wheelock

Second defendant told the principal and interest, I Police that he, frat defendant;} understand

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and his son, Julian Yap Ang, (2) Hongkong Hotel: No special had gone shopping on the pre

ronson except that. I wasvious day, and near noon wile

Grst defendant

buying discussing the recent pay boclor at the Chung Kwa Book ment of $0.8 million. I

Company, Queen's Road, Cen mentioned the figure of $11 tra, the boy hat wandered off million the previous week and expressed a similar view. My statements based on the opinion of brokers a ni d' steck exchange observers--still stand.

(3) Metal Industries: Irrespec- tive of the Metal Indus- tries' holding the difficulties of extracting borylin Hongkong and its pries in America do appear to Justify the rise.

and was lost.

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NEWSPAPER NOTICES Inspector Ice said that detective was detalled to make enquiries into the case 'but the Ая а results were negative. result Inspector Lee said that he took charge of the case and fook down statements from both defendants. He also circul

in Central

Second defendant said this morning that what he did was through

friendship with first defendant, and save the child from going to Chint.

to

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OUR AUSTRALIAN NEWSLETTER

Gaoled Journalists

Affair Has A Canberra Sequel

FROM H. KING WOOD

Sydney, Sept. 6.

If there had been any doubt about disruption in the Federal Labour Party, it was swept away last week when it walked out of the House when one of its best and most respected members- Allan Frazer-moved for the release of the gaoled privilege prisoners, FitzPatrick and Browne,

It was also a wide open announcement of how 'much private thinking the Labour Party allows

íts members.

Some sections of the warring; Anyway, it was a great story blaming Frazer - for and a shame that the cause of Party are

had to putting them in a position where it all

Anlah in the

QUITE A PARTY

a walkout was necessary; others | drink. Fare blaming Opposition Leader

Prime

Minister

Menales

headed gathering of 1,500 great and rear great at Port Kembla during the wook when he opened a new stoel mill.

"Doc" Evalt for losing control There's one thing about of the situation; the view of these stoel companies they're another section. is that, socing no pikers when it comes to that Frazer was determined to doing the decent thing. do something about it, the Party should have nocepted it and decided how beat the situation could be handled in the House,

The man to come out of the entire affair in the best light Allan FrazeT, He's a forceful speaker, he's a sincere man, and his words carried a lot of con- viction. You can add us to the list of people who see him as the next Labour Prime Minister;

After the formalities, they trooped into a huge but that was decorated with close on a mile of silver glitter under which they did justite to'o fend seldom reen this side of a royal banquet put on for a special occasion, and as each course was whippy army

waiters of

waitressca,

The man who came out of the affair worst-Prime Minis others poured the right wings ter Menzies. He put dar mere at the right temperature, bate into his reply to Frazer It was all something out of a than the situation warranted story books-and at a story book and his pratory was

worthy of price - £180,000.

a far more and greater sub,

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Civic Assn's Invitation..........

The Civio Association has invited the Colonial Development Corporation. to send a representative to Hongkong to make

qurvey of the possibility of 06-operating with loosi- interesta in. the establish- mens of a Building Society. Recently, an official of the Civic Association visit-

od Singapore

and

dis- eumrod Hongkong's housing problems with the "Sing- apore ofBoe of the Colonial Development Corporsilon, which was primarily, re- sponsible for the formation some years ago the Federal

out

& Colonial Build- Ing Society, with offioce la Singapore azid various parts of Malaya. It was pointed to the Colonial Development

Corporation that a genuine noe exlated in Hongkong whereby re- sidents could bulid their own homes to be paid for in instalments BÈ, PEAPON- able rates of interest over.

a period of between five to arteen year

The Colonial Develop ment Corporation his la- formed the Civic Asocia tion that it is quite likely that it will be sending one of its experia on building. societies to visit Hongkong within the next six months to carry out an spot survey.

on-the-

Scientist Returning To China

A

Los Angeles, Sept. 12. feet; his bitter attack kept even

you remember

Chinese propulsion his own members allent. The And when Inch tint Frazer, and Menzies that wool in our most profit-

scientist, who was a member of Scientific Advisory Board cordially detest each other may able Industry-not steel-maybe bave load the PM to neg the it is not so unreasonable that during the war, will leave the Workers Union United States for Comminiat thing out of all proportion but the Australian

sumtion is seeking a rise for shearers China on Friday under a de bis handling of the didn't made

order utter

having new that will lift the wage of the tation

Been forbidden to

the frlands.

average mân from £43 to £60 a week.

country for five years. NA

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STOCKS LOW ;

acientist is How To Make The Post Office Shen-tsien, who, the deportation they cannot remember a time Sydney sent an urgent 992-word

Old political campaigners my Pay: A Union organiser in warrant states, was born in China and was a member of the when Labour's stocks have been telegram to the Leader of the Communist Party before enter- so low. This may have some- Opposition in Canberra Costing the United States, before. thing to do with the fact that | £10.11.8.

the war. for the first time. in the Party's history practically every sitting Federal member will be ap posed in the coming selection balots.

10. Time, Signal and Progsamma [ It's doubtful-Frazer has man- Summary; 0.03, BBC Bandafina. Ali, aged to hold onto Eden-Monaro Star Concert Brass Band of Great against all the blue-bloods that Britain. Conductor: HENT

Atralian subsidiary,"

Dr Talen: has, depled accusa→ Lions of Communist Party membership first made in 1950. He joined the California, Institute: of Technology at Pasadena, "in" 1986 and headed the non- military Guggenheim jet propul- sion centre there,

ROOM FOR JEEPS General Motors-Holden recent £-nilion proft must.be giving some other, US. car firms ideas Notable exceptions are Allon about the, mariret here, Frazer, and "Doc" Evatt, but the Head of A well known firm Labour Party believes that the making jeeps in the States has Aberals will contest these two arrived to see how they can go seats and win tirem.

about

In 1980, Dr Tster attempted invoeding eight million dollars

Bunching

to returri lo China saying he wished to visit his parents, but sold the company would the Government prevented him consider manufacturing from doing so.. (BÜGTS); 650, Jim Hearing the Liberals have been able to not cara presented by Alex Borrie (Budlo):

find in the last 15 years and any ordinary

for it believed

The Immigration and Natural... market

already {, Bundown Serenade; 130, La | chance that he will go at the

well. Demi-Keure Trancaise. Presentation Dext election good old bag-covered, but it did see a big sation service said that Dr vidn

Castel. "A" In

was voluntarily deporting him- da M.

#ultare"

future

for jeeps and Jeep station

self under the studio): 759, Weather Report: 8, ful of wishful thinking.

order Tha Waggons,

United States had banned his - Time Biral and The New Hon

Seems likely they would have departure until last Relay); 8.00,

Doe Evatt may not be parli-

Aug. A, London Relay) or Special An- cularly popular with sections of something there, too.

when an aider preventing his nouncements; 8.15, Britain wing his own party, but it is hard to Bale and District Choir (BBCTB) 250rced avourites

departure was withdrawn. seo Hurstville, which la-more Belay); D, Time Signal. Musics) | Labour --thon anything else, | Notebook_prevented by the Rav. Ricking out a Party leader for a

Father T. Ryan, BJ. (Studio) Libernis,

don

Commentary

(London

9.30, "Blue Triangle” The Story of

the Young Women's Citristiari Amso- clation; Devised and produced by

Above all, it is difficult to see WA. Richardson (BBCTS); 10, "1

Labour moving onto the TY- Carlo” (The Farm) (Güridi)

Zarzuolo Epartials

the next Benches after Singers

Bury and cond. by Federico

election. Orchestra Moreno Tobar 10.30 (app) At the Ballet, "Bluebeard" (Offen- bach): The Ballet Theatre Orch. cond. by Joseph Levine; 10.59 Weather Report: 11, Time Signal 11.00, Goodnight Music, God Save The queen; 130, Close Down.

arised all a photo and de Radio News Real (London Relay); ·

district with scription of the "missing" boy. He said that, even the news- papers primed notices mining boy.

p.m.

that

BATTLE IS ON

The first shots have been frod

in a battle, between Melbourne, Adelaide and Brisbane for the staging of the 1950 Davis Cup It should be Adelaide's turn, but Melbourne wants it to ring- downs

curtain on the Olym pic Games, but Brisbane- has never had. it having had to make do with zone finals.

On the face of it, seems Mel- bourne,,hast

has a good story this time.

Dr. Tsien will be accompanied back to China by his wife and two children.-Reuter.

Goa Outpost

Attacked

Bombay, Sept. 12. Gon Radio today reported

GOOD STORY

the best newspaper One of storien to hit this country for many a long year was that of

Jobs We Didn't Get-Standing) the Flyaway Auster, last week, which after a REDIFFUSION of the

three-hour: fazy on street corners in Melbourne fight over city and suburbs, and Sydney watching pretty that an armod allock had been made on a Customs outpost in hat to be shot into the sea. girls. This is the lot of Guldo

Hankope in the north of the Zerbinati, who is in Australia Portuguese territory last Satur was a story with plenty for a leading Italian fashion day according to the Press of excitement, Jals of comedy house. He has the job Murles. In the Morgan Manayet it was completely lacking what they wear and what they

́end enough druma to mult most | eyeing pretty, women, noting / Trust of Iræliar...... eaturing Bus Morgen and Queris: 138. Birthday MainWRT BAD, Record. Parade-Latest | Rebosses; Personality Parade "Ethel Marmanj 7.18. Necchi Sewing Machine... · Pro« gramma-Featuring Italian Music 750, Munde by Mantovani and his

of Doubt

The Bles at the Registry Office show that at the end of last yoar Metal Industries owned

On Saturday the case was 100,000 out of 250,000 ordinary shares and 20,000 out of 50,000 treated as a iddnapping, as in founder shares in Far Easternvestigations up to that time had Prospecting and Development revealed nothing. Inspector Lee Ltd.

said that • CID circular was made out and 72 coples were rude but concerning the "miss-

***** | boy: Then the Police learned that a lad newering to the descrip- tion, of the "missing" boy had

* YOUR SHARE. MARKET

CORRESPONDENT. mg Scout Stamp Scheme

Sir-Through your columns I would like to express the thanks, of the Bureau to all those members.

are

4.30

Vocally Young Popular Bongs B, Children's Corner conducted by Auntle Val; 6.50. Progresive Jake. Silver Natwork: RequestProgramme

of Western

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in sex crime and violence.

The RAAF could not shoot

it down the gun in, one plane jammed and a gunner's bands were the

like wearing.

Probably gets overtime, too.

travelled to Macao on Wodnes Presantes by Colgate Palmolive Contrata in another hand to Obtained Credit

day with a woman.

and

*Time Signal and the News on don Relay): 5.09, Westhor Report Announcements and Interlude: 518, Malachrino Musicale --Festuring the George Malachrino.Orchestra; B.30,

the Navy had to be called onto the job.

One burst from a the Fleet Air Arm plane of

Twenty Quartions: ht Opera night.

ended the gay: Utilo plane's

WITH HIS MOTHER Inspector Lee said that he

defendants, questioned International cord defendant admitted that and friends of the Boy Scout the "missing" boy was in Macao Time-Le Parisienne Cler bach; 10, Donlar on Dunytrius: with

mother. First defend 1910, Carroll Gibbons mad she or hic Movement who. ialbutions of used and unused gone with his consent and was Programme of Cypy Mice Kolk postage stampa ‹ to the

Inter never missing.

Pin the Eule Cote, Bingen) 11357 Pr national Scout Stamp Scheme, Inspector: Les mid that the fideato Midnight-Copular Conpert reason for the false report was zerourilan omdrack ""God Gave The proceeds from the sale of because when defendant who in the Queen"; Class, Down, --

Chinese trom- the stamps are being used to an oVÉTBERE

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excuse made by the Mini

By Fraud

The Radio said that a group of six people, all of whom cauro from Indian territory, opened fire on the Customs post which is about three miles from ↑ the Indian border and demanded the surrender.

geserously sending their conant also said that the boy had tehestra:...»: 10.00, Gypsy Caravaria | ser for Air in the House of red $25 or soyen days by Mr from Belgaum, India A

Dated with

that

comel

The raiders threw a hand grenade which did not, explode and the Customs guard "openach." fire to drive the group, away, the Radio said.

id. There was no in dication that anyone was injured. Pie C. Emery of A.C.C. in the incitate at n Regiment, Stonley Fort, was day wasn't 100 per cent, Hishing: Lost Central this indien voldtears waiting

that all the unarme reporta vincing. We all concede shde la pesce, not war and that morning for obtaining credit the border to enter Gowland

„Med by fraud. RAAT planes..aren't.. kept. gust

demand the handling oste, at, the med all the time, but the one Defendant former bond of Portuguese colony to lidlare that was gunned should not $100 for one year was ordered willdawn today, by the have jammed and this business to mandat

biranch of the of Bren gune in planes, we On Sunday defendant went to A 38-year-old unemployed, thought back gone out a couple of the Hing Heung Yuen

One strange "re-] 48 Dow:Voeux Road CantemiFurni Immigration of Wong Yee-ping, who had one decades o

previous • conviction of being a mirk wật thứt the RAAT @kates consumed, two butilen for fjedrewer

lowaway, was fined $500 by:

EM, how to at Central, the were too fast to do anything male, a bottle, of Chor

"the low liftin. Austeri lemonadela) and var forgingsforG KUWING TEWAY (on

Sow The bill came Beamons 1 on bosed The Ban | "It" that's right, couple of defendant did not pay antonio,, which; salled for Barns | squadron

increase the development work Maslia, came to the Colony of the Bcout Movement in with his son on September 3, various parts of the world. The the boy had a transit vian, for continued supply of stampe will

be incet welcome.” Anty: Bould¡S MAA

be went to the Boy Scouts Invite priation first detendent, to Cernakloned the Bureau, 152 Eburynd on to China, wndon

The did not want to do, he made Street, London, B.W.1.

My Walker the gained about with an im

of swaying tossbow • In) Hong,

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