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Family Reunion
'Page 10
CHINA MAIL
ALLEGED SUICIDE PACT: WOMAN ON MURDER CHARGE
The survivor of an alleged suicide pact ap- peared on trial for murder before Mr Justice Tard to live James Wicks in the Criminal Sessions this morn-
THERE many who
a house that two genera-
tions share, but in Maisie's
ing.
Kong Mei-lin, 25, married woman, is accused home, four generations of the murder of Ho Lan, a woman, in the Kowloon managed to tolerate each City Hotel, Tam Kung Road, Kowloon, on August
10. 1955.
other.
There was Maiale, a widow of 01, and
her mother, a widow
74. too, who was
There were also Maisie's son and his wife, and of Liser, their daughter Maisles daughter.
But
There were times when The house seemed uncomfortably full and others when one genera- tion trayed the nerves of other until they were row. on the whole, there was con- tentment in the house, and the night that Maisie did not come hohe, there was consternation.
WAITING
time did
the silly
"Wald say she'd be buck?
Maisie's mother began to ash.
Distea
Boug
"Mum didn't say any particu- Lar KASINO, answered BON, "Just said she was BLUKUSAGILINE"."
"Well the shops aren't open this time of night,' said Maisie's daughter-in-law, and glanced ut the clock, which was beguming
the most importan to
thone thing in the lives of all who waited Majesic's return. The stock reported it was attr muro.
"Praps there's been another of those tube hold-ups...."
"She might've not a friend."
"She could've gone to the pictures."
FEARS
uny
NONE of them believed the theories they
dared put ohungod; and none in words their growing fears.
Al lost, Maisie's son said: "I'm going to the police station and tel em ale's missing."
on his coal and left,
A post-mortern examination performed on the deceased re- vealed the enuse of death was heroin poisoning by Ingestion
Accused was also Itund to be suffering from the same poison;
ng, similarly taken,
medical evidence showed.
Mr Simon Ll. Crown Counsel,
prosecuting. Accused defended by Mr Patrick Yu, In- structed by Victor Lam.
Six men and A woman have beca empanelled as a Jury.
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UNUSUAL CASE
Crown Counsel sald that
Whe
with charged! accused murder 12: was
of a type murder quife different from other
the i hud so far been brought to the notice of the Courts, normal wircumstances Im-
to accuse a practicable
person of this type of murder because the person accused in such be probably not cases would
justice amenable
in this world.
to
wag
in
The evidence, however, whs Mr Li said. straightforward, Evidence would be called that tho accused
and the devowed the hotel and hired a went to room there. The following day they were found unconscious in the room and rushed to hospital,
The accused
was saved time but the decensed died, said Crown Counsel. Medical evidence would
called be show that the cause of death of the deceased was the taking of heroat in powder form.
found to also was suffering from heroin poisoning. Medical evidence would further say that but for the fact that taken ac- primpt action was cused would have died also
cused He put
They were kind and helpful at the police station. But they hind no rows of Maiste. "We il circulate her sa missing," suid the police. "Now can you give
as a description?....
WBONG ADDRESS
her that Maisie's son gave presently reached another police station. "Hato, o,"
an vilice there. This sounds a bit like one of ours, doesn't it? The one thai gove
address ua fuiso We'd better check up on this."
Ho marched down to the cells, and opened the door of the one in which Maisie had spent the hours since her arrest for shop- itung
THE description or
you," he
"This sounds like said. "D'you live at.......
Tearfully, Maisie nodded. Her Bon
for and quickly was bent came round to bail his inother out. Next morning, he took her
LETTERS IN BAG
Ac-
The Police found i plastic
the bag in
room where women had stayed three lotters.
the In 1 were 1t Was The opinion of a Police handwriting expert that the writing on the letters and on the hotel register, and a specimen writing taken from the accused was of the sume perSON.
Mr L said that both the de- ccased and the necusod were in very poor circumstances.
Crown Counse) told the Jury the opening that after hearing and the evidence to be adduced one might feel a certain amount of sympathy for the accused,
Wis but sympathy alone
not sufficient to acquit a person If there was evidence to convict
He said that if the Jury were
to the Clerkenweit court, where satisfied from the evidence that she pleaded guilty to stealing the
accused entered into
an
12s. 44. worth of trifles, ranging agreement with the deceased to from curtain wire to an anti- commit suicide and the deceased splash nozzle for a sap from a
the survivor was were
avore.
SPUR OF THE MOMENT
uilty of murder. If they we
died, then
satisfied from the evidence that the accused by her conduct en- UE magistrate, Mr Franic couraged, counselled
or pro Powell, listened while the cured the deceased to take the story was told, and heard some heroin powder so as to kill her- thing of the finances of Ministe's self, accused would be guilty of
Alternatively 24 104. she earned | murder.
the
TUE
home-the
as a machinist, her 23s. widow's Jury were satisfied that the
nided children accused
abetted the pension, the her
deceased to commit suicide the verdict in his submission should also be guilty.
gave her.
Maisie, in deepest misery, dabbed at her eyes with a hand- kerchief and listened, All she
50. ashamed,
WR
"Im
10
If, however, the Jury had any either could say, when the time came, reasonable doubt that
of the
shove propositions did nakabred." Her son came into not exist, ie, that the accused
and
deceased did not the witness box and said, in a
agree to that the brightly forgiving voice: "Dunno e together,
accused did not counsel or procuro the deceased to take poison or that she did not aid or abet the de censed to take away her life, then the Jury must acquit the accused.
why he done it; s'pose it was of those spurs of
目
the
moment." The magistrate turned
to Maisle.
will you promise you'll never
do this'again, even on the spur
the momen!?"
of
rently.
asked,
MATTER OF LAW
r won't ever," alr," Maisie the Jury about corning to their
sobbed, wi
What he had been saying to
verdiet was a matter of law and {his Lordship in his summing-
"I don't think, you will,” said the magistrato 50. I shall dia would direct the Jury ac
charge you conditioriallý"
** | cordingly, and they must accopt the law from his Lordship.
Shakily,' Maisle ¦¦went away, and her son ·htrifed, round' bó, Mr. L said that a simple take her arm and support har definition of murder was the and lead her back to the happy unlawful killing of any person ordeal of a family reunion without any justification. He
quoted from the 33rd edition of Archbold, page 833, paragraph 1,033, with the heading Suicide Pnets as follows: "If two persons [n,utunlly agree to commit suicide together and accordingly attempt to da so but only one of them dies, the survivor is guilty vi murder
le
LAY Del. Insp. M. Tock of Kowloon City Police Station Set on August 16 he road
chum ge
flasker 1303 She made a statemen OCCLAI
reply to the charge.
C. NL.
mokicad ufficer
attached to Kow.bon Hospital said that on the after- baxNG OF August 10 accused was
tha
brought to the hospitaI. Sau Wu Lounet to be unconscious. He gave her treamem ana re- vived her She was Buffering Trom heroin poisoning by inges Uion.
WILDAS 5211 he ulso CX- and the deceased. She was In a bed state and died shortly after bolts. He performed a post-mortem examination on the December. The death was heroin poisoning also by ingestion.
Cause
of
În orvan-eXITINBUORI, Mr. Yu nskeď
"On your examination of the accused, would you say sho would have definitely died if she
huck not been troued by you!"
Witness: Yes,
Hearing is proceeding,
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMIER
BY ALE
Formon, U.S.A., Canada, 0 p.m. Thailand, Pakilan, Middle East, Africa and Europe, op..
by Buriace Macao, ..
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29 By Air
Japan, 8 a.m, Peking, Shangbai, Hankow, 9 a.m. Indo-China, France, 10 a.m. Thailand, Pakistan, Lebanon, Ger- many, Great Britain, Noon.
Philippines, 1 p.m.
Pakistan, Middle East, Africa, Great Britain and Europe. 8 p.m.
Thailand, Burma, India, 0 p.m.
By Burface
China, People's Repubiła. 9:30 am. N. Borneo. Noon. Macho, 1p.m.
Malaya, Burna, 2 p.m.
Established -1845.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1955.
Lt-Gen. Sir Cecil Sugden inspecting the Police guard of honour at Police Head- quarters this morning —Staff Photographer,
TWO ACCUSED OF
Shop-Lifting
ROBBING INSPECTOR At Exhibition
at the
Criminal
Two men were accused Sessions this morning of robbing 黯 Police in- spector.
The accused, Choy Ching-kung, alias Ma Tsui, and Yeung Chi-yeung, pleaded not guilty to rob bery with violence.
various
who to
took
́STARTS INSTANT
NEVER MISJES
SHEAFFERS
Police Pay Farewell Courtesies
The Hongkong Police Force this morning pald their farewell courtesies to
· Lt-General Sir Cecil Sug- den Commander, British Forces, Hongkong.
A specially trained Guard of Honour, sixty men from every branch of the island force, was on parade with the Pollee Band in Police Headquarters,
WIS
In commund
Divisional Superintendent A.
Shave, E. who had prepared and drilled The squad.
The
ceremony
was followed by coffee in the Police Officer's Mess at which General Sugden met offers of the forCE,
General Sugden arrived by car and left, within the hour, by his official launch.
SEVEN US
WARSHIPS
COME
INTO PORT
"CLICKER ALDIUM 6. FIVE BALLPOINTS","AVAILABLE
ON THE RECORD What strange, place the offieo seems to be this morning. So bare after the decorations at home. During the holidays, and I hope you all enjoyed them aa much as I there was a chance for me to listen to quite a lot of music.
A
You know, it realy is aminzing, the progress that has been made In the postwar years as far on recording techniques are con cerned. Discounting all the hooha about "High Fidelity" and "Super Duper Sound" it all boils down to this the new
enable the recording processes engineers to put moré sound an to the record and it you have good equipment you can get all that sound off in playback.
I listened to some old disca now equipment over the holidays and it was not too pleasant. I wonder how people ever got
from the pleasure records made before 1939. Mind you,
on
some of the old discs are worth listening to for the sake of the performances alone. It is a great pity that some of the great old timers didn't last long mough 10 make recordings which would bo up to the standard of their playing. I have always felt cheated by the fact that my favourite of all,
to
Seven units of the American Fats Waller passed away so Seventh Fleet entered port this early. Ah well. never mind, morning on a recreational visit. at this line of the Your Wo They were the aircraft carrier should be looking forward Boxer, the cruiser
Bremerton, instead of back. the submarine Wahoo, and the destroyers Rowan, Gurke, Hen- LOOKING FORWARD.
cruiser
expect in the
Chan Chun, A 30-year-old mother,
her two children
the Hongkong Products Exhibition on Tuesday, Ufted a number of articles from us stalls and was spotted by a constable.
The constable arrested her and
that found
she had stolen seven derson and Southerland.
What can we handkerchiefs,
valued at $2, from the Rita
The Company Stall;
Bremerton Bies the nag coming year. Well, here's what ne pound of dried beef, valued of Rear Admiral H. L. Collins, see in the little crystal ball i trouser pocke There was also at $7, from the Wing Kee Com-
Commander of Cruiser Division have had for many years.
Doris Day will continue to $20, but this he put inside his pany Stall; and three pairs of 1. The 13,000-ton shirt pocket. He and the cor-pekta, valued at $1, from the under the command of Captain turn out more records than any Pago, Rote one except Patti and the
one then Wing prisoner
Knitting Lev paral
Factory R.R. Conner and her Chief
probably mary Clooney will walked in an Easterly direction Stall.
Staff is Captain C.M. Howe. along First Street.
After pass-
present the world with another This morning what
The she
Boxer's
commanding ifttle Ferrer and I will be very Ing the Centre Street Junction, appeared before Mr Hin-shing officer is Captain F. B. Miller. they were suddenly attacked.
not noe i Lo at Central, she told the Tho angle-decked aircraft surprised if we do Court that her child had picked carrier Bennington and 10 other little Fisher and a little Damans American stars will Someone pulled him to the up the articles, Liter she ad- American warships left yester-
Britain The case is being heard by Mrground from behind. Four or mitied she had stolen them.
appear in R day after spending the Christ with great success and British Justice J. It. Greg Pulsne ve men held him down. Ono
She was fined $200.
mas holidays here.
little
ttle ground. Judge. A Jury of six men and of the assailants tore at his a woman was empanelled.
pocket. He heard a shot being fred. His assailants jumped up end ran away.
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They Bru alleged to have robbed Sub-Inspector Kenneth Harry Wheeler of
wrist watch, a cigarette lighter, a pair of tweezers, Hongkong dollar in coins, three grammes of heroin and five grammes of barbitone,
от
Second accused alone faced an alternative charge of assaulting
| complainant and occasioning him
actual bodily harm.
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Mr
W $. Colller, Crown Counsel, is prosecuting, assisted Dy Detective-inspector A, An- dersoul Mr Brook A. Bernacchi defending second accused ustructed by Mr P. C, Woo.
Mr Collier told the Jury that about noon on August 2, Sub- Inspector Wheeler with another Police officer went to arrest two persons they suspected were telling dangerous drugs,
One of these persons was second ne- tused.
SET UPON
person, but
The complainant managed bo arrest the other second accused got away. The officers were taking their man to the Police Station, when they were set upon by a number of
men.
A
/
GAVE CHASE
Sub-Inspector
Wheeler said
Pickpocket
Sent
Но
To Gaol
Lo
super-
of
very noon.
tor continue
stors will gain in America.
Hongkong will be visited by at least two recording, pratars
Nolle Prosequi during the next twleve months
In Currency
Notes Case
The men
to
In
and their visits will lead to bigger and better things in local entertainment. Someone has
who
been living in Hongkong will make a
# splash
show
business elsewhere and thero will be a few new developments in the record buitiness affects the 'Colony
son's pocket in the grounds of Women were Tsang Bun, 28,tinue as before:
Ex-
Sheung. 47,
he saw Corporal 1774 standing nearby with his revolver in his A pickpocket, who had eight hand. Seeing a man ruhning previous convictions for inrceny, away up Centre Street with his, was sentenced to four months' trouser pocket, he (witness) imprisonment by Mr Hla Eight men, who were charged gave chase and shot at him. shing
at Central this with conspiring
den1
Television will begin to talco morning. When first accused collapsed,
forged Thai currency notes be- Wong Tang-sul, 22, was went
also tween August and November shape towards the end of the up to him complainant and asked if he was in pain. vision for 12
under Police pired
this year, were all treed this year and that's going to mako months First accused replied, "It does termination of his sentence.
the local. on the morning by Mr Hin-shing Lo at a row changes in
Central when the Crown enter pattern of entertainment. not matter, inspector." Cor-
od a
Otherwise things will con- was seen picking a per- poral 1774 phoned for an
anoile prosequi am-
Hit Parade bulance and the wounded mon the Hongkong Products
and go Cheung times will come and was taken to hospital.
hibition on Christmas Eve,
Chung-por, 31, Chân Xinh 2, strange titles will abound. Cross-examined by Best
Li Ling-fai, 38, Leung Kee, 87, There will be one more film cused, complainant said there
Chan Cho-fal, 45, and Wong made in Hongkong, after
the was no one else in Centre Street
Lin-Jow, 20.
newest one, "Flight to Hong- at the time he chased and shot Lecture Postponed The first, fifth, sixth, seventh kong", and a Chinese tune with at him. Asked how it was.
and eighth defendants were ro-English lyrics will make a iittis
· The
lecture to have been then, that he shot and wounded
presented by Mr J.M. D'Almada noise in the States and Britain.. this other people as well,
afternoon at the Remedios, Sub given
Watch out and see if I'm Mr Peter Mo re- Inspector Wheeler said he be
British
Council rooms by Dr
and third right about these things, and second presented lleved two other persons
Slirrat has been postponed until defendants, while W TO
Mr A.
Y.don't worry, I'll tell you if I am, wounded by ricochet bullota.
next Wednesday, January 4, Hon represented fourth defend Hearing is proceeding.
5.15 pm. Dr Strat will speak ant. Mr D.F. O'Reilly-Mayne, on "The mental health of the Crown Counsel, appeared for deprived child."
the Crown.
ac-
alruggle ensued, during Radio Hongkong
which one of the man-aileged to Japan, U.3.A., C. & S. America, | be socónd acoused—put his arms 2 bure
Korea, p.m. Macau, 0 p.m.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29 By Air
Formosa, Japan, Kotes and aw, 10 4.m.
Guam, Hawaii, U‚ß‚A.... 1 p.m. Philippines, Australia, New
and, ..
Formoss, p.m.
Korea. p.m..
U.S.A.. Canada, 6 p.m.
East, Africa, Grnat Britain Europe, p..
Japan, & p.m.
Crown
H.K.T.
around Sub-Inspector Wheeler's
6 p.m.. Time Signal and Pro- neck and pulled him to the gromune Burmary: 0:03. Lucky Dip
Variety Requests ground Another of the group, Margherita (Studio); 0.58. Weather presented by the Arst accused, allegedly tore Report; 7. Tline Sigoal and The Nows Ok-off one of the Inspector's trousers London Haley): 7.00, Commentary
London Relay) or Special An pocket, taking with it its con-nouncements; 115, Academy Award | Song Hits: 1.30, Time for. Jazz" with Zea- tento.
Robin Day (Studio); 8. Listener's Choice presented by Marvin YerKAS (Studio): 8.30, Your Radio Concert Hail-Bldu Bayao (soprano), with Donald Voorhees and the Orchestra: Time Signs Wednesday Theatre "The Trial of Peter Heywood The Story of Midshipmen of HM.S. Bounty, written and produced by Arthur Bwinson (BBCTS), 10. Ar Away Placet: 10.30, Music of the Twentieth Century London Studio Concert The BBC Scottish Orch. cond, by Ian Whyte (BBCTS): 10.59, Weather Report: 11, Time Bignal,
Rein Goodnight Murio: God
Qimen: 11.50, Close Down,
Counsel went on to say that the wrist watch was Thailand, India Pakistan Middle the only article in the pockat and that belonged to complainant. The other things had been taken nom the person of the man who China, People's Republic, 9.30 am, was being arrested Macao, 1 p.m.
By Burface
Rabaul, 2 p.m.
Philippines, Indo-Chins, 4 p.m. Australia, New Zealand, 8 p.m. Macao, 6 p.in.
BATURDAY, DECEMBER SE By Surface Formosa, a,m. China, People's Republic, 9.30am, Macso. I p.m.
Indo-China, France, & p.m. China. People's Republio. 6 p.m. Macao. 5 pm,
SUNDAY, JANUARY 1 By Burface
-Macro,, p..
MONDAY, JANUARY 2
By Surfac
Chiba. Polpla's Repubila, 9.30 man. Malaya, Indonesia, 11 a.ka,
Macro, p.m. Kurva, P.0.
«Japan. 3. p.m.
‚ Micao, »6°p.m.
TUESDAY, JANUÁRY 1 By. Surface
China, People's Republlo, 9.30 am. Indo-China, Thailand, Noon. MROKU, AD. "Japan, Canada, 1° p.m.
unaan | ;. Pakistan. a p.mi,
MAN HIT
REDIFFUSION
Mr Collier said the group of News men then ran away. Sub-Bave Inspector Whocier saw a man running with his trouser pocket, He chased him and fred some shots. The man was hit and was taken into custody. He was 'the fat accused
Wedesceday. Concert "Dance
the Polovetai
Benic Maidens: 376,
House - by Charines Dickens; z Tem
Report, 1 Announcements - and vinter
Second accused · WINER not For Two: 4.30. Tes Tune Music; 4.45. Dossier on Dumetrius; 8,- children's arrested until September 30. He Corner Conducted by Auntle«VOR was identified by complainant 530, Wednesday Requests Presented" ni an identification parade, a
by Belty; 8,55, –– Bletaday Malibag? 4. Musto trùm Germany; 20, hunterdi Quiz--with Prizes for - Laięky, WIN- Giving corroborative evidence, nere, 66, Shadows of Doubti Time. Sub-Inspector Wheeler said he Bank and she: News: 1.09, Weather was on duty with Corporal 17744: indes 7.15, Buning Buring,720, Coke He had two men under observa Tundr 7,60, Why May and · His tion for about an hour in the Orobesteak, Farsonakty Parede Al vicinity of Centre Street and on 814, Toe. Zuton Glar Choir
Bings Traditional revourites: BERI | Firat Street (Central: District); Diamond Stuid, Show 39,73 This
The corporal tried to catch Partesbigrelos | Maurice Chevaller: Bocond accused, but failed. The Football Recorded Commit
19.305 Drykerwein's BA Pot.... O'Gold"; other man was caught,
China med 12.0 the Scotland v. Poriumi and the Champagne Room 311) Date Hang IRMAdesant, k, tod,
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City of Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong.
various exhibits from the man
SIDE GLANCES By Galbraith
Last week you charged me the same as the storò:
ford to drive out here for aggs if you won't
me a few cents offi
ODDS AND ENDS .
Dean Martin has a batch of 'not- Fo-good songs in his latest files with Jerry Lewis, "You're · Never Too Young". One in particular, is just nowhere and that's the one he sings. at the school dance, when the apote light keeps leaving hims and coming. back. The best of them á CHE one on the railway station with" a really bright quartet...
(Ekot Congratulations to Bert 200) Gillett for his organ playing on the recently released "Patha 250. rpm discs of Christmas Carols sung In chinese. Bert+ in a "'entialetan, of mány yours, experionios -ana ́apart from his organ playing, la, a fest class pianist, 1. having ban – LA MA.. companist to some of the top, namnen.
He in in England for some time. Bito no moans performer – on the piano-accordian.
*Mick Mistcalf, winner of St week's "Beginners Flespa", "Brok gramme on Radio –Họngkong, maeti Del haard), on other radio's pro- Krammioon. Kiis, miziging" "Sorrento” attracted - the attention of one of the programma-planners and it is possible that he will be asked to perform again, apart from ** being in the final" at ttje - Galna) Fleet Club January 2. 12. XI cidentally those who wish to atténd the fumia should apply for tickets, pretty soon. Just write to, "Begiris ners Plante""," Box 200,, Hoogkong.
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they, instif”, the esence into these" sonES, 311) “Spanjati, A. (main) KODA Moaninh“ mundo. The :" zagoraj) American Colombia" beiginud tradition of Columbia THE-ST
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with the mound.
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