1956-06-26 — Page 10

CHINA MAIL

11th Day In

The Witness Box

Lau Pak-kong, » War DD- partment Čeputy clerk of works,

THE private hotels in the the bench, a retired insurance started fils With day in the wil-

pleasant Southsea ter-

mun

"I

THE OLD RED BERET

race nearly all carry' signu NOTICED it had a tele- to announce that they are

graph pole in front of 11," Fred said.

"You weren't trying to get back to Aldershot on 117'

"Ooh, no."

recommended to visitors by someone or other. No such sign swings. in the sen- breezes outside Nos. 17-18, where Portsmouth's courts are held.

"Do you want to change your plea to not guilty then?"

ness box this morning at the Victoria District Court, Kil under cross-examination by Mr John Clifford, representing two British officers Bocused of con-

piring with a Chinese contrac- tor.

Witness

was questioned on bi (duties regarding the concreting of water catchment draina along Route TWAK in 1954. Fred thought that might be

THE DOOL BỘ xác Chau Chu Danh ugood idea. The police, on oathing Construction Co., Major Donald

34, managing partner of the Shun But if ever they felt like now, confirmed their story. Fred Peachey, 47, and Capt. Harry Curtis. having

ons, the city's magis- went into the witness-box.

40, both of the loyal Engineers, trates might do worse than put "I'd been secing my girl athed to the RE Works Services.

They are alleged to have conspired up a notice saying: RECOM- | hame.

ham," he said, "when there together between November 12, 10d3. MENDED BY FRED,

chapples come and start saying ed August 10, 1954, to chest and | things about my rod beret, defraud Her Majesty's Government Dr connection with construction When I tells them they'd better work done by the Shum Iling firm not, they come back and sterl

accuRed

oddilionally the old red børet business again. charged with three counts of cur- "Then wan knocked down, on, wx of inceeny and one of

fraudulent conversion,

Last and took tho bike to chase count being alternative to the lar- them."

ceny chargOM, A REFORMATION «YOU were going to Alder- shot, weren't you?" the chairman suggested. "It did go through

head." my

Fred admitted.

The case was found proved. Fred's record was read out. From 11 years old to call-up age, he had hardly been out of approved

schools or Borstal.

For Fred, who, slice the age of 11, has known courts of various kinds from what might be called the

consumer angle, must share the high opinion outside observers doubtless hold of the way justice u done there,

OUT OF PLACE

FRED

is

soldier, and *

he looked us out of place in the courtroom as a live rabbit brought up in an octan frawl. For the others who stood in the dock that morning were sallots whom tho nearly all perils of the shore had tem-

defeated,

pucaryallors, who had been committed there for upwards of

40 casts of theft or house- breaking

Then the Army had claimed---

abroad so long they had forgot- ten how

strong the strongest English ale can be; Canadian sullors who had never met and wonderfully reformod-him, before

Innocent-looking

cnall

those

bottles

dynamite.

Fred signed on as a Regular. of delayed-actius He joined the Special Alr Ber- Egypt and No crime for nearly then this.

The lost of the sillors left. A blcycle was wheeled into the court.

THE NIGHT RIDE

RED pleasant - looking

Д

27-year-old, stationed Aldershot, pleaded guity to having stolen the bicycle from the garden of a house late tho night before.

"When I arrested him," a policeman reported, "he said he had borrowed the bike to chase

viac, served In

Malaya.

18

8. year, then

pity, a pity, a pity," the chairman sighed. He conferred with his colleagues then turned again to Fred.

"Were very glad to note," ho said, "how you have kept out of trouble. We're going to be very lenient.

SIGH OF RELIEF RED was fined £5. He went

+2

of ra borne on a huge sigh

Things might have gone so

somo man who had ascaulted much worse for him, for 10

That's right,"

yours of good behaviour do not autmoatically erase seven years of bad.

As he went he

the

Penchay ja charged with Awa counts of corruption. Curtis im jcharged with and corruption count.

Mr Doamond Mayne and Mr John Hobley, Crown Counsel, are prote long. Mr Patrick Yu is defending Chau, metructed by Me K. Y. Yang, of Zimmern and Co. Mr Clford L Hastings and Co instructed by Mr J.C.. Slack, of

DOUBLE AMOUNT Questioned on the mixture of cement laid in one particular catch- ment, witness agreed that the con-

tractor used double the amount of cement on the surface at the drain than was needed.

La agreed further that on May 0. 1054, the contractor was told not to use dirty agmegato in the con- frete.

Akgrogate and poor workmanship was found on a alle, The contractor was ordered to rectify this and the nggregate was rejected,

Mr Belumny (the clerk of works) ordered this. He could not remem» ber whether it was Mr Bellway himslf who found the aggregate to bo dirty and the work to be unsat- lefactory.

On May 11, Lau said, poor con- crete discovered in one of the catchment drains was dug up and taken away, On the 13th, Mr Dell-

may drew the contractor's attention to the fact that the specifications stipulated that the bottom of the catchment channels should be four inches thick and that the concrete mixture should be 1-2-3.

Kitablished. 1845 TODAY

TUESDAY, JUNE · 26, 1956.

Scene in St Louis Cathedral, Beirut, last week during the marriage cere mony of Mr Derek Blaker, son of the Hon. Cedric Blaker and Mrs Blaker of Hongkong, and Miss Marie Francois Qunolam de Schompre.

LIM GOING

TO LONDON

Gulbenk Photo,

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Queen Mary Hospital Complaint

Sir-Our

The proposed trip would be Mr Lim's Arst visit to London as Chief Minister, although he was the righthand man of Mr David Marshall, the previous Queen Mary hospital. Chief Minister, during the un-after regular hours so we successful independence talks in him to the casually room. April and May-Router.

couldn't be dxext properly with

out an operation. The physical pain and discomfort that our son suffered was bed enough, but the

expenses to

is

Uwo

SHEAFFERS

Skrip

APPEAL AGAINST

RELEASE OF VESSELS ORDER

An Admiralty Jurisdiction appeal against an order made by Mr. Justice J. R. Gregg in Chambers on June 22, for the release of two motor fishing trawlers seized by the appellants was brought be- fore the Full Court, comprising the Chief Justice, Mr Justice M. J. Hogan and the Senior Pulsne Judge, Mr Justice C. W. Reece this morning.

The trawlers are the United Trawler No. 6 (formerly the motor vessel Dairyo Maru No. 1) and United Trawler No. 6 (formerly the motor vessel Dairyo Maru No. 2).

The Hon. Leo d'Almada, QC, nothing to prevent Mr Leo put- And Mr D. A L. Wright, in Ung up security for the release structed by Mr P. 3. Grimth of or the vessels. There appeared. Mesars Wilkinson and Grist, are to be every facility for comply--. appearing for the appellants, (ing with the ordinary procedure the Talvo Gyonyo Kabushikiwhereby the release of a veszel Kaisha (Talyo Fishery Co., Ltd) might be obtained, There was of Tokyo, whoso address in no hint anywhere of any diff- Hongkong is cure of Messra culty with regard to security or Wilkinson and Grist.

bail.

Respondents, the United Mr d'Almada next read two Fisheries Ltd of Henry House, letters, exhibits attached to Mr represented by John McNeil, Lee's amdavit, written by the

There was

26,

are mstructed by Mr P. Chan of Messrs Lau, Conn and Ko,

and Mr. Brock Bornacchi, wellcitors for both parties,

nothing in evi- dence to support the suggestion

of

Mr d'Almada said that the that plaintifs had been in the supplementary and apparently, Counsel said, this breach was Justification

appeal had a consequence to an breach

for the relcase of the agreement

arrested at

prder for

at the behest of plaintiffs

in two put-forward (appollants)

for a breach

in term of the actions for a Admiralty Jurisdiction

Agreement by the defendants which were begun by writ of

not to ca-

WIS in

Counsel mid it was the

the cumber the vessels and in fact

the the

Water Storage

:

Singapore, June 26. Chief Minister Lim Yew- hock would leave for London on July 16 to attend the

recent experience financial discomfort is nothing Commonwealth

at Queen Mary hospital has tetto scoff at. Our Labour

sunumons dated June 13 of this when they agreed us with a somewhat dismal view date have gone well over the Ministers' conference, the of government run hospitals, and HK$1,000 mark

year that our

Tla Regarding May 10, Lau wald dirty Singapore Standard reports, we reci

is not experience

our first cx- usual form of writ addressed to mortgaged them to a bank. About

Hearing is continuing. months all parties interested in The paper said that while he should be told so that perhaps perience.

vessels concerned "and was in London, Mr Lim would something can be done to remedy age the son of a friend of ours also

burned existing stuation. have personal discussions the

was very badly

His plaintifs (appellants) say they with the Colonial Secretary, Mr

Our youngest son fill

We took him ore the sole owners of the vessels while ago is one year. Alan Lennox-Boyd.

and claim possession of the said playing with his older brothers to Queen Mary's. We waited 50 and his right arm was hurt. It minutes before a single thing vessels." had a peculiar indentation and we naturally cried the entire time. affidavit was made on behalf of eight million gallons of water was done for him, and the baby In pursuance of that writ an The Colony's reservoirs lost were comparatively sure that it

We took him to When he was finally taken care the plaintifs for the arrest of in the 24-hour period ending at was broken.

told that no one the vessels and this document 6 o'clock this moming, who the It was of we were

could stay with him, not even

the form prescribed total storage was 2,720 millen took This mother. She was allowed under the Hongong Admiralty gallons.

Consumption yesterday tom room could be more properly only during visiting hours. Now rules.

this called the casual room because

shew stupidity. The

talled SHIPS ARRESTED

40 million gallons and that is txactly the atikude of the was more severe than the burn, that

effect on the child paychological

Mr d'Almada went on to say

the Intake from streams and catchment arcay was 32 millon there ships having been gallons. prople in attendance.

There were severni people in stand our feelings when we say turken out on behalf of the de- eTTested, a notice of motion was

Rainfall registered by the various stages of

o: disability. One

that we pray that nothing fenciants (present respondents). Chinese poor little

Walor Authority at Triom was girl was

serious happens to any The

.04 of an inch and 20. of an In view of the very consider practically in

covered with blood and was restty

motion came before Mr Ha member of our family, because Justice Gregg, supported by an

Minch at Pokfulam. No rainfall able interest that

is being father was holding

her in his they might well be dead before afciavit filed by Mr Lee Kim. was registered at Aberdeen or taken in the commentaries on arms. Nothing-absolutely

the New Ter- the casualty ward could decide bazz (managing director of the Mun, in the second

10 if they were going to do some- Test from

ritories. Lord's thing was being done for

respondent company). her. Rediffusion its made special The

thing. arrangements

attendants were too busy

Counsel said that although he to deal

with

with paper w

had taken the Court through a work to attend to today's reports on the Jost tule dey's play,

simple frst-aid. Even- via the BBC, tually woman, who may London.

Bir-1 would like to thank may not have been a doctor, Harriman Realty through your came over and looked at our columns for their kind sugges SON'S

arm. Even to Jayman tion in support of my request It was quite obvious that some-

| for cross-harbour facilities. thing should be done im-

A bridge will do just fine. mediately. Was anything done

SCOTTISH BACHELOR no! Not even calmly told to think the idea of not charging would be that the defendant 1736. "For Valour 1850-1950-Co

BJ X-ray was P.S. And may I say that I

Witness said the bottom of sumc channels had been found to be not

up to specißention.

NOTHING SPECIFIC

according to the entries in the diary. As far as he could remember and

Lau continued, Mr Beilmay mede no

plecu of work to him.

beret from his should the specific reference to this particular

Fred agreed. "I chased these two chappies, lost them, and on the spur of the

decided I'd have moment, little ride. 1 was going to He was possibly too relieved take the bike back, of course," at the outcome of the cage to "Did you know the address of notice that on this visit to the house you had taken it Portsmouth the beret he had

from?"! asked the chairman of with him was black, not red,

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Replying to further questions, Lou said he was not in a position to supervise all the concreting work, going on at four different places at the same time.

Told of the evidence of Mr Faber in previous Prosecution witnessi that some of the concreto samples were pet up to specificulten, witness mid this could have coine abeut because he could not be present at every concretļaut job shpultaneously.

Asked about some signatures on & works diary, witness looked them ovor and sald he was not sure about them, but he might have seen them In the booie before.

Mr Cufford naked why it took him 10 minutes to answer the question. Lau replied that they were not in his own handwriting and he could not clearly remember who wrote those signatures two years ago,

Henring in proceeding,

MAIDA VALE

MURDER

London June 25.

Detectives rushed to a house in Malda Vale, West London, tonight after a 45-year-old man had been shot dead, and four men geen making a zelaway, in a fast car.

People living

in the street told detectives that just after cight o'clock a car with four men drew up outside the house, Two men got oui, and dished into the house where the shoot- ing took place.

Shouts were heard. Then the men raced out, Jumped into the

drove car and

away,China

Mail Special

Death Of Adml

King

Portsmouth, N.H. June 25. Admiral

Ernest King, Commander-in-Chlef of the Americen - Navy during World War II, died today at the age of 77.

Admiral King dled of a heart- attack. He had suffered a

| cerebral haemorrhage in August,

1947,

was one of four' admirale the United States Navy. Admiral King was the first oflçer ever to hold concurrently. the posir of Navy. Commander- In-Chief said Chlot of Naval Operations-Franco-Presso.

Paquerette Ltd. Man Knocked Down

16A Des Voeux Road.

knocked down in eiderly! Chiness; in. Der Vooux

Tel: 21–157. Road, Central, yesterday mo

Printed and publated by, tonne George Hurenor for and on Choi, god 78 of No. 13 Leo -podortrinn, Fung, behalf of Houth China Morning Post Limited at 1-3 Wyndham | Garden Street, ground floor, 1.

City of Victoria in the Colony of Hongkon

now. dietilbed in hospital.

TODAY'S TEST COMMENTARY

If the BEC continues to pelay the cricket commentary beyond the normal time schedule, Rediffusion will carry the relay until the close of the

game.

а

coma.

no-

or

I believe you will under-

MRS LG, THOMPSON.

of the

number of paragraphs Harbour Bridge

taken.

We wert come back in the morning at for velicie

passengers a very 9. Did they even put on FULL COURT TO

sound one. It will save both my splint NO!! They gave him time and money. a redative! PAY TRIBUTE

It may interest the reader to The Full Court will assemble know that we did not go back to Queen Mary the next mom- Ing.

ALLEGED

at 10 R.m.

tomorrow in the No,

TRADE MARKS 1 Couri Supreme

As early as possible the next Cour!, in The

presence of

we contacted our barristers and colicitors of the morning

Chan Sheung-king, allas Chan pediatrician who recommended King-lan, 28, the sole proprietor Colony to pay tribute to the

a bone surgeon. By the time he of do Park Ngai Hosiery Fac-. memory of Mr Wong Kin-fen, was able to get started to work tory, Shek Kip well-known solicitor and senior on it the bones had had a chance cockiott, was this morning re

Mei Street, partner of Messrs K. F. Wong to move about. Both the radius manded by Mr Hin-shing Lo at and Company who died on and ulna were fractured. Sunday. He was aged $2.

The Central Magistracy, til Satur first setting showed that ttoo

day on a charge of having in his possession, on June 23, 610 prits of socis bearing the forged trade mark of

Interwoven Socks,"

Ho was also charged with the possession ot 11,500

forged "Interwoven Socks" labels.

SIDE GLANCES By Galbraith

- TM Mg Us, PEON

Maybe I did buy lots of things, but look at the bright

side if the bank falls it won't hurt us a bit!"

aliciavit

in

Chambers to Wished Radio Hongkong

to supeal, what he said

H.K.T.

ise, for

for the purpose of the

in 6 p.m., Time Signal and Programmo connection with it the other day Summary: 153, Stock Market Report: 6.00, "Hello, Young Music, Loveral"! also to make short refer and

** Three illustrated talke by Sir Mal- ences to some of the paragraphs, colm Sargest, No. 2 How is Mude Standing alone and without Mode" (BBCTS); 0.30, Henr

wing presented any other aldavit filed by the Band of HM, Grenadier Guard

by Alex Borely: plaintiffs

in reply

the impression rod. by Major P.J. Harris M.B.E.:

tenary Farade of holders of the vessels and that ro one had Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in Hyde by Her them. any interest in

Park, London Commentador: This evident from Sir

Richard Dimbleby-Introduction

they were sole owners of Victoria Cross-Review

FORGEDs 1, 2 and 3 of Mr. Lee's General, Bit Brian Foreclos afficlavit and was strengthened Interlude: 8.30 The New; 8.39. by paragraph 4 MP d'Almada Commentary or Stop Preis Item:

3.40, also referred to the

"Facado" Suite (Wotton): supple Time Signal; Cricket (d Test mentary agreement between the Match)-England v ustalia Com two parties.

meritasios by Jox Airton, John LAID UP

Arlott and Michael Charlton on the 6th day's play at Lord's, Cricket that Mr Loe referred to letters Choice Eric O'Neil Shaw Inter

In paragraph 5, Counsel said. Ground, London; 9.30, Custardy which passed between the soll-ourney Joe Wee World

viewed by John citors for the parties. The in PerdWritten and produard: by that the Charice Chilton, Episode 5-Report paragraph mentioned ships were laid up at the Talkoo 10.30, The Mudd of Austin ferd

of last Sunday Broadcast (BBC18H Dock for some time and sug played by the composer conducting gested that the plaintiffs de his orchestra 10.30 Weather Report: liberately waited until they Time signal, Goodright, Histor were ready before talking the bed V. Aura Further oku

11.15, Cricket (290) Peat - Matche step, the implication being that mentaries on the 8th day's play at plaintiffs were doing this to in-1 Close Down

Lord's

Ground, Londons convenience the

defendants.

REDIFFUSION

Women Victims

Of Snatchers A gold ring was stolen from a Chinese woman at 110, Fa Yuen Street, ground floor, early this morning. The Police have de- tained a Chinese male in cont reelion with this case,

Mr d'Almada sald. that 31 would be recalled in the affidavit

Cricket

Variety p.m.

Calf sho Matinee; 3.30,

of the World-Lady Harritátor; 1.35,

of Mr Saburo Ohki (of the Tune: 3 Mudca plaintif company) that he was Freddy Martin Show RomaICHO advised by his solicitors that heros Time Rendezvous: 4.30 Vically had to come to Hongkong. Steps Yours; B, Calidret Comer-Con had to be taken about immigra- ducted by Alle Mary 30,, Pro- Hon and that was why, proceed give faze ON Band Call

Birthday Malibag: 6.30, London ings were not taken earlier, studio Melodies-Played by Frank

Checked and

Orchestra: Counsel said, Mr Leo's adavi, Me & Almada orchestra: 148, The Final Year

Referring to paragraph 8 of 7 Personally: Parade-Billy Cottons

7.10. Bonny Goodman Land - hda' said that he could not find any The Story of a Mothed Courage: A Chinese stole cast and a thing in any regulation by which A Moment for Malody: alo. pair of spectacles from a Chinese deferadiants were obliged to | There's Nothing Like 11: KOL, PARA woman in Wongreichong. Houd supply fish only to the Hong-Wings with a panel tncluding Je last night. A A suspect has been

detained...

kong market.

A NEW POINT:

ng the Buck-Conducted by Prot. Lewis. | Stephanie, Tyler, Daphine Newman onu Paul du, Tomb; 0, Becord. A goli Omega wrist watch

Test MatchEngland v. Australia- Vnd matched from a Chinesu *Me McNeill submitted that commodiorica by Rex Alaton, John woman pedestrian In Mong Kolt this was a now point, not taken 8th and last day psorat: Lord'a

Ariott and Michael Chariton on the Rond last night. Another wrist in the Court below and which Musical Interludes. 045 338.C. wich

Nevin (Recorded); slotch from a woman he was not prepmed to argue,

954, Weather. which was pedcarines in Southwall Roža, Mr d'Almeda mid that when lodes 10, Word of Jar 13

| Report, AnnouncernenteLand Isls. A jade bangle was stolen from his learned tried pleaded nah Murder at Midnight The Doct a baby carried on the back of a ing regulations, he was pleading Call. Barker Bow gain, Bever Chintso woran in Fu Lờ thừa lại, Fond" last night, "A.. small boy has been detained in connection with this snatching ofmco,

Continuing, Counsel mid

ment; - 11.13,. Oricket. Match)**ingand V, AuIPTEANAS

A that | thee, commentaries on the : MƐ/ days)

he would assume, If nocumary, play et Lord', Cetoket Casound, Jona that there was such a regulation and he..Dod Baye EDDY SUNG''?

don; 11,40,; Prelude to Midnigliffi which obliged defendants, to sell Down.

the catch jev Hongletag." "It mattered not in fact to tha

Small Boy Injured

Body Found On Beach mart of the app prepared A five-yearold Chinc

PET CARE a competes, not admit it, but was

wns. injured, by

At 8 o'clock this morning, the to cummung that wil Pollée received a report than tho The only valias of paragraph 7 Queen'Rold: WOFE body of or dead-parwars had bours was that Mr. Loy stated he was: The Ind, Zal Loung-au found betwen tho, hillside andi) a maes of property, and in the Quioba'”" Road, West, Laldikok Beach,

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