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MILITARY FUNERAL

The funeral of the late L/Cp! N. Scott of B Troop 06 Field Squadron, Royal Engineers, took place with full military honours at the Protestant Cemetery at Happy Valley this morning.

CHINA MAIL

JOHN CLARKE'S CASEBOOK

JIM WAITS FOR

THE PHOENIX

THEY lived in a house in

to Day for their

Scolt succumbed do injuries

There was the question of received on

the afternoon of

for one thing. Now, December 24 when the jeep he North London, Jim and money,

when they drew their pensione, was travelling in overturned in his wife. They were both the couple had to hand over the New Territories. He died on old-age pensioners, but they the money Christmas morning at the 33 General Hospital. He was 28.

were both young in spirit, keep. That done, each was dealt The funeral procession, which and Jim, at 76, insisted on our pocket money, in the way

that

children drc. Each WAB consisted of a firing party, an working whenever he could given three half-crowns a week. escort party, tho pall-bearers

Worse still to Jim's mind. ond the gun carriage, proceeded a job that is not one for

were the problems that arose from the RHKDF Headquarters weaklings-gardening.

when he declared that he was to the cemetery.

of no mind to be idle,

The chief mourner was I Col. A. H. G. Dobsco, Officer Commanding the 24 Field Regi ment, RE,

The couple worked hard, and were happy, and then, one day last surmer, tragedy hit them, and bit them hard. The house they occupied was burned down. The parents of the deceased Neither Jim nor his wife was are in the United Kingdem. physically injured, but their The Rev. D. F. Baxter and the morale was denit a savage blow Rev. S. G. Ogden, Chaplains to[by the fire. For they, who had The Forces, officiated.

cherished their independence so. te ng now had nowhere else to go but The ring party, after three volleys, presented orms

to a home for old people in while the bugter sounded the which the local counell found List

them places,

Post

Wreaths were sent by Mother and Father: 11-Col. ad Mr A.

POCKET MONEY

11. G. Dobson; All Ranics of the IM and his wife were received

"I'm a working_man," ho said. "I want to go on working."

The authorities heard htm out. Then they said: "There's nothing to stop your working. but you must hand over to us what you carn."

Jim started work again. But It went against the grain with hin, this handing over of

his money, and as he stooped over the flower beds of London gar- a dens, he slowly worked out plan for putting an end to the arrangement,

THE PLAN

NE

10 Field Squadron; A Troop 50 J with every sort of kindness day he announced to the

Field Squadron, RE; the Omeerut the home. But with the best Commanding and A Ranks of will in the world.

Field Squadron,

those who RE All ran the place uld not make it Ranks of 24 Field Fleermatch up. in the eyes of mor Regiment, A and C Triop of 54h wife, to the home they had Field Squadron, RE

Beautiful

ilost,

COATS

from

$14500

IN NYLON, ORLON, DACRON BLENDS PURE WOOLS - BOUCLE - FLANNEL

BROADCLOTH

VELOURS

AND SUEDALOPE

now at "na

Paquerette Ltd.

168 Des Voeux Rd., C.

The old lady'll

institution: "I'm leaving. stay here--just now, anyway- but I'll take care of myself, so's I can keep what

make."

Perhaps he had a plan for earning enough for himself and his wife

one day to achieve independence again. Certainly, he spent very little money himself, but worked for all the hours that he could and spent his night in lodging-houses.

031

1945

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1955.,

General Sugden's

Successor Arrives

Lt-General W. H. Stratton, CB, CVO, CBE, DSO, who succeeds Lt-General Sir Cecil Sugden, KCB, CBE, as pieces little. He Commander, British Forces, Hongkong at the end of the

month, arrived here by BOAC this morning.

But without his wife, he let himself go

Brow careless of Things like washing, and became so grimy that the time came when lodg Ing-houses would not take him

11.

CAN HE GO BACK? THEN, the other day, Jim, who had never In his life been in trouble for crime of any sort, turned thief. Perhaps

SHEAFFERS

Skrip

JUDGE COMMENTS ON NT. VILLAGES FEUD

Year's Imprisonment For Two Men

Two villagers of the Nam Ping Wai Village, New Territories, who attacked and wounded a representative of an adjacent village, the San Pui Village, following an incident which kindled an old feud between the two villages; were sentenced to one year each by Mr Justice J. Wicks when they pleaded guilty to wounding with intent at the Criminal Sessions this morning.

"If they

Passing sentence, Mr Justice Wicks commented on the feud be- tween the two villages. "They must obey the law," he said. have any complaint, the proper way is to go to the Police, or to the Dis- trict Commissioner, and, if necessary, petition the Governor.

"Make no mistake that if they resort to force to settle their differences, it will mean long terms of imprisonment and other punishment.”

Mr Patrick Yu, who appeared for the two accused, instructed by Mr Peter Wong, of MessTS Hastings, in a mitigation pien, said he felt it was a matter for the District Commissioner to ex- plain the matter to them and to educate them in In due course.

has not sufficiently that the law

cane. The injuries indicted on the complainant were most serious. ho deals with the offenders,

"Indeed. I agree entirely with said. Crown Counsel that this is a very take into consideration all the serious offence but I ggest that circumstances in this caso, particu the only way is not to pass a hexyy | larly, that they have no previous Antence that would only make convictions and that they have been them feel bitter-the only way is hitherto honest inert." for the authorifles to explain the poaltion to them, and educate them in due course.

Air Yu added that if the sentence passed was heavier than the oen- lence which had been meted out to the other side, then they again. They must obey the law. If they "would be tempted to take the law have any complaint, the prODET WIY is their own hands."

in to go to the Police, to Die Die

AN first accused and old❘ triel. Commissioner and 17 swcemary. mother of 80 to support and Die petition the Governor..

He Lordship added that he would that if people in make it clear k proper way

these two villeges appeared ini. Courp under edmilar oircumstances the sentences to be imposed would be very different.

The accu

accused were Lok Kal-

po, 24, farmer, and Ho Sum, 31, lorry driver.

Mr M. Morley-John, Crown Counsel, outlining the case, told

th

Court that the cmplainant was a village representative of second a 60-year-old mother. San Puf Village,

the day New Terrl- tories. от October 9, Bo WHE attacked while taking tea out- sådan teahouse in Hop Yick

The first accused was arrested on

Street, Yuen Long, by the two nemused who came from Nam Ping Wat Village. The first accused was armed with knite and the second with black object apparently made tron.

a long

As a result of the attack, the Lam complainant,

Wing, re-

to

He was met at the airport by Officer-in-Charge, RAF Station,

N. D, Leslie, Col.

Chief of Kai Tak, and Capt. G. R.ceived nine wounds in addition Staf, Land Forces, Hoogkong, [Stear, BOAC, Far East sales Lt. J. H. Pain, ADC to Gen. manager, Stratton, Capt. W. Batty-Smith, ADC to Gen. Sugden, Major

party left Kai Tok by

was Army PRO, Gen. Sugden's launch for Flag

C.

Turner, S

The

it Group Capt, A. J. M. Smyth, staff House.

was another manifestation of his loneliness, but whatever J was he was caught stealing five

boxes of checse from a turant,

res-

Jim

was

brought to Bow Street, a gaaried, slightly stoop- ing. black-haired

Ho pleaded guilty and the story was

man.

| told to Sur Laurence Dunne, the

chief magistrate.

"Can he go back to the home where his wife is?" Sir Laurence Dsked.

"Well, sir, he's gol into a

rather poor physical condition,"

said a policeman,

Jim nodded, a bleak sort

home for the old.

CIRCUMSTANCES OF ARREST QUERIED

of the

Queries regarding the circumstances arrest of second accused were put to a detective at the trial of two men accused of robbing a police inspector at the Criminal Sessions this morning.

yeung.

in

eaver up his left eye when he

caught sight of him.

multiple small puncturo wounds оп the

scalp, neck, Lam shoulder, chest and arms, the hospital for six days.

subsequently detained in

"Make no mistake; that. 'át; they resort to force to settle their differ- of the attack, while the Lances, it would mean long terms of second accused eventually purrend- | imprisonment and other punishment.” ored himself on the advice of village | Two other accused, Tane To0- elder, on October 15, Me Yu zolde kwal, 28, hawker, and – Chan - Kans Passing sentence. Mr Justice Winks hung, 19, farmer, who pleaded not sadd the accused had pleaded guilty mility, to the mene, offence, ware to an offence which might carry a discharged when the Crown offered sentence of life imprisonment and 'no evidence axainst them.

Traders' Alleged Conspiracy

men wer

!

nisa

Two proprietors and one sub-manager of three local Chinese firms were charged with conspiracy to THE BACKGROUND

cause · falso trade descriptions to be applied to a These are

the facts of the quantity of Japanese paper when they appeared be actual attack. I think it is only fore Mr Hin-shing Lo at Central this morning. tair for the Crown to inform your Lordship

The three as to the back-

Hon, represented by Mr ground and the general condi- charged with other offences con- Lawrence Loong Instructed by tions

existing between these two, corning infringement of a re- Mr M. K. Lam. Ir alleged "to villages Crown Counsel anid,

have caused the false trade gistered trade mark. Two days before this attack, The defendants were Watt

description "Made in Sweden" to Wai Village was soon fishing in Hing Fat and Company, of 72 on or about July 18.

13-year-old boy of Nam Ping Chun-por, 36, sub-manager of be applied to the Japanese paper a pond in San Pul Village, which Bonham Strand Enet, ground All defendants, who are on was just in front of the Nam floor, Zee Yue-long, 27, proprie ball of $8,000, pleaded not Ping Wat Village. The boy was tor of Chu Yuen Hoog, 388 guilly. They were remanded 24 caught, and ran away after hav- Kings Road, first floor, and Honours for a date to be fixed.

heldent re-kindled the Sun Company,

punished.

Shuen-kwong, proprietar of sporits of an old feud which has apparantly been going on for a very long time between these two villages," Mr Morley-John said.

*MAN BEATEN UP

60

on

WALLET STOLEN

FROM SAILOR

The chief magistrate nodded The accused are charged be- and turned to his probation foro Mr Justice J. R. Gregg

Bonham Strand West, officer. “You might find out if with robbery with violence.

Questioned further. witness Ching-kung,

They he can go back, will you?" he They

are Choy

were all alleged said, then to Jim "I'm going to alias Ma Taul, and Young Chi- agated that he know a detective

divers dates between March, A pickpocket stole a wallet called Ho Ka-yau. Asked if

1955, and remand you and let the doctors

November 23, 1955, containing $25 from an Ameri- day look at you."

aware that the The charge alleges that Choy he was

to have unlawfully conspired, can sailor at the Star Ferry combined On the following day, a party together

and confederated of and Yeung on August 2 robbed before second accused's arrest, gesture, without much hope in Sub-Inspector Kenneth Harry this Ho had been cove the of men from the Nam Ping Wai description

at about 7 pm, yesterday. cause a false trade A Chinese woman, walking in it, then he limped out. Perhaps Wheeler of a wrist watch, a

to be applied to a Prince Edward Road had her. a Magistrate of not telling by Christmas he and his wo cigarette lighter, I pair of truth in a certain case, witness Pul Vulinge. This ateckt was quantity of Japanese paper. purse snatched at noon yester- would be together again in the tweezers, one Hongkong dollarald he was not aware it.

defended by Mir Arthur day. reported to Lam Wing, who in Lui, of Lo

A suspect, has been don and Lo, is also tained by the Police in conned- three coins,

grammes of

He denied that Ho Ka-you turn reported to the Police.. The heroin and five of barbitone,

alleged to have

on or about tion with this offence. gave him specide instructions to next incident that happened was

July 18 appiled. a false The offence is said to have

trade while compainont

arrest second accused taken place

for him. that Lam was attacked by the description to paper of Japanese Sergeant 701 was the one who accused.

origin by putting on. "Made In was taking a drug suspect to the

first suggested that second ac- “I have been "Instructed to Sweden. Police Station.

A tow-boat under repairs In cused

was connected with the ask your Lordship to take # Zoe, represented by Mr Alfred Taiko Docks caught fire while Second accused alone faces an

or about | being soldered this morning, Sanmary: 8.85, Stock Marker alternative charge of assaulting present case. The sergeant sug serious view of this case so that Hon, is alleged or

inipress the inhabitants November 23, to have falsely The dre was put out By the House at Pooh Corner, By A. A. actual bodily harm.

must not tak

take the law into their calculated to deceive. Muine. Episode 4: "imbutt's Basy Mr Brook A. Bernacchi is When second accused was

ten minutes. Day" (BBCTS): 0.30, Portuguese defending second

Own B

hands in order to abwiinge Hait Hour (Studio) .structed by Mr P. C. Woo. Mr.

accused; in- questioned by the sergeant, wit-

their

grievances," Crown Report: T Time Bignal

ness went on, he told him his) Now (London Relay); 7.09, Com-W. S. Colller, Crown Counsel, nickname wa Tol Mong" (Bign inventary (London Relay) or SpecialM Announcements;

by Fool).

Radio Hongkong

1.K.T.

Tine Signal

Boat Catches Fire

port; 0.08 For the Children. "The complainant and occasioning him gested this to the Chlef Inspec-itanyo villages that they applied···a· trade mark as to be Dockyard's own, fire brigade in“.

7.15,

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Boulevarden Allen

Cate; 7.30. Beginner's Please. 5th

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of

Radio Hongkong's Mr R. G. Barrades, Amateur Talent show, compere: John Wallace. Produced by libary ment

testliled chemist,

this

by Police Corporal 1774

Green ¡Concert Hall): & What's morning that he examined the the Form (Recorded London Relay contents of an envelope given 9.30, V.G.A. Bt Parade 845, Plano him biiniatures: 9, Time Signal. "Coro- nations Played For. A Radio and found them to be heroin. Bur Walter Alcock. He made out a certificate and Written by Denis Constanduros gave it and the contents of the

irtrait

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(BBCTS); 9.30, At the Opera. “Dido envelope back to the corporal. and Aeneas“ (Puresli). Principals with the Mennald Singers and Dr. chestra 'cond. by Geraint Jones; Espanolaa (with

10.30

MADE ARREST

tar.

Hearing is proceeding.

Four Traffic

Accidents

4

of these

Counsel

that cation, Mr. Yu said.

Counsel had very fairly outlined the facts and the background" of this ense

and there were two particular points which he would like to

exprons on behalf of the accused.

The first was that before the incident of the boy, the Nam Ping Wal Village had always come out the worst of the two

A military lorry and a comparties in village foods, and always felt they were the "underdow Apparently, these

mercial truck were

bolli ex-

Melodias

He also received an envelope tensively damaged in a collision that the law had vocal): 10.59, Weather apert; 11. Time Signal. Radio News Reel (ne containing a substance which at Brick Hill Road, near the corded London Relay: 110s he found to be barbitone, clas- Police Training School Aber not sufficiently dealt with the Goodnight Music. God Save The sined as

Pul Part One: polson. doen at 1 pm yesterday. Accupants of the Ban Quben;" 16,30, Close DowIL,

Villege He also made out a certificate soldier on the military vehicle REDIFFUSION® in respect of the barbitone and sustained slight injuries.

E-COMMON POND 3.30 p.m. Novati 348, handed the certificats and tho An elderly, Chinese sustained With regard to the ÷Incident "Dek House" by Charles contents of that envelope back faciel and log injuries when he of the boy, Counsel said he wis Dickens: 4, Tea Time Rendezvous: to the corporal. 450, Vocally Yours; 4,43, Dossier On

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