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ADMIRAL SNORKEL PEN

MAN FOUND GUILTY OF ARSON

Sentenced To Two-and-a-half He Puts The Finishing Touches

Years' Hard Labour

Found guilty of unlawfully and maliciously setting fire to his tailor shop with intent to defraud, Lam Sin-lee, 54, proprietor of the tailor shop, was sentenced to two and a half years' hard labour by Mr Justice A. D. Schofes at the Supreme Court this morning

Before passing sentence, Mr Justice Scholes said he took into consideration that accused had no previous con- viction and that the offence was not prevalent in Hong- kong.

3 INJURED IN TRAFFIC

ACCIDENTS

He told accused that he also took into account that

he had no intention to burn the whole building down but

only his premises.

He also pointed out to accused the seriousness of such

fire which would likely to cause death or looting.

Accused's wife, who was in Court with her three children, wept when sentence was passed.

Mr Stewart Collier, Crown Counsel, assisted by Det.

A 44-year-old Chinese, Sub-Insp. R. G. Ibbitson, Cheng Chiu, was knocked prosecuted. down and injured by a

The Jury of five men and private car in Clear Water twa women, who deliberated Bay Road, near the Ngau for more than 50 minutes, Chi Wan bus terminus at returned a majority verdict about 11.10 pm yesterday, of five to two. The man is receiving treat- ment at the Kowloon Hos- pital,

A tam car knocked down 42-your-old pedestrico, Buti Lit, Main Street West, Shaukisan, yesterdiny. The man was ad- Initted to the Queen Mary Her- pital in serious condition,

A boy, Chan Mui-yung. aged eight, sustated serious injuries

Before the, Jury retired to deliberate, the Judge addressid them on points of law and gave them a summary of the evidence adduced.

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Main Issues

the main issues for the Jury to Mr Justice. Scholes said that consider were whether accused did set the to the shop, and if did he do it intentionally Asked whether he had ay- and whether accused made the thing tu Fay belare sonienee cautioned gtalcment to. the *k!! * passed, acetted insisted Police voluntarily or under that the fire was neeldentally duress. and that he was forced to admit the charge.

Soaked Rags

The Crown'a cafe was

that

when he was struck by a lorry accused ret fire to his shop at

they rejeri the Crown's evidence on the latter point, then there would be insufticioni evidence for them to convict. It was not necessary for the whole bulding to burn down

that part to prove arson, it was sufficient of the premises had he told tho

in Queen's Road West, near Wo! 22 Wellington Street, ground been consumed. Hop Street, gesterday. The lad floor, In the early morning of Jury. was admitted to the Queen Mery | Jun 24, a month after he had Berpital.

DETAINED

A man has been arrested following the theft of a wrist watch and some

renewed his fire insurance policy for $30.000, It was stated that he was in francial difficulties

ut the time of the fire, being six months in arrear in his rent. it was further alleged that in money from a cautioned statement to the another Chinese yesterday Police following the fre arcused maning in Lockhart Road, edmitted that he raked some Brags with kelosene with the

The Police have detained

mao following th: theft of a tention of burning some turni-

Triad Man

Gets Six

Weeks' Gaol!

fountain pen from a pedestrianlure under the staircase so that A 29-year-old tailor, Ng

in. Un Chau Street, near Yen the lasurance company would Chau Street, yesterday.

Dainty nylon slip with

exquisite val, lace trim,

sleekly tailored to flatter

your figure.

one of our

pay him some compensation.

Promotion Features

To Exhibition Mural

BID TO IMPORT

Lai, of 159 Lockhart Road, A third floor, was sentenced to six weeks' imprison- mant and placed under Police supervision for two years by Mr Hin-shing Lo at Central this morning for being a triad member.

GOLD: MAN FINED $1,000

greaser of the Macao ferry ss Tak Shing, Fung Yeung, 46, of 350 Fort Street, ground floor, was fined $1,000 by Mr Hin-shing Lo at Central Magistracy this morning for import-

HEROIN FACTORY CASE ENDING

From the Filös

25

years AGO

OWING to the prevalence of

accidents In Nathan Road, particularly in the vicinity of The Majestic Bild Po Hing theatres and the Chinese hotels, a new controlled area has just been brought into force. Threa fatal accidents have occurred The trial of five mon charg- during the past few months la ed with manufacturing | that vicinity, while other infnor 'heroin in a $1,000 a-accidents happen with distress- month house in Clearing frequency. The speed limit Bection is for buses and

Water Bay Road neared for cary inside this

and 20 mph

its final stages at the lotrics 15 mph Criminal Sessions this morning whon Mr Justice C.-W. Resco began his summing-up of the case. The Jury of six men and women will probably, retum their verdiet some time today. Arranged In Court in the same, why as the Pollco found them in the house were about curaera,

TR B. L. Falconerwar M

the

victim a daring theft in the OPO building yesterday. in a raport to the Pollec, he was buying some pestage stamps when seineene crept up behind him and stole his Lelea valued at $240. Mr

80 pieces of equipment and Falconer had placed the camera lins and jars of chemicals, beside him on the counter and which the Prosecution alleged, after purchasing the constituted

the narcotics found it was missing. "factory," Also found were

packets of heroin powder,

stamps

The accused are Cheung The premises at nos 11 and Chung-man, Yau Kwok-shing, 12 Jee House Street, Cheung Shing. Cheung Yau and by

the

Wong Yu-shing. They are all Society,

accupied

have been sold for Mr Wat Chiu-pak.

Netherlands Trading

charged with manufacturing $550,000 to

heroin in a building in Clear proprietor of the Yee Tin Tong Water Bay on May 15.and the Drig first, fourth and, atth accuset Road.

were additionally charged with

possession of herola..

Mr G. R. Sneath, Crown:

Counsel to prosecuting, assisted

by Det. Insp. J. MacMahon. Mr

Company

HONGKONG

Queen's

defented

Shanghai yesterday by 21 Patrick Yu, instructed by Mr K. shote to 20 in a second game of (Above) Mr John Warner Y. Yang, is representing the the Interport serles, thus puts the finishing touches first, fourth and fifth accused; registering their second win in to a moral which he and Mr Michael Griffith, another well-known Hong- Mr Justice Reece explained to triumph as his brillance and

Explanation

kong artist, painted for the Exhibition of Visual Arts which is part of the Festival of the Arts. Lady Granthom is to open the Fostival tomorrow, Mr Warnor in seon at work

this morning at the now Judge sold Stor Ferry Pier where the exhibition is to be hold.

ing eight bars of gold weighing 39.6 tacle into Pensionable

the Colony without a licence.

Defendant, who was on bail of $2,000, was repre- sented by Mr J. C. Stewart of Stewart and Co.

on

CONSULS

Defendant was arrested by a detective on September 25 al Staveley Street near Wellington Street. He admitted he was D member of the Dan Yeo Trad Senior Revenue Officer, J. D. Society. He said he was forced Wake, prosecuting, sold that in- to join four months ago.

formatica was received The Prosecuting Officer des- September 20 that gold Was eriked this Dan Yee Trind to be imported on the ss Tak Society as the "worst" of the lot. Shing.

Today's Government Gazette A parly at Revenue notifies that the Quear's Exequa- He rdded that this society was officers accordingly went to the tur empowering Mr Angel Vega very active in the Warchal dis- Custodian Wharf and waitert for Mendez to trict particularly in

act an Consul- protecting the arrival of the vessel.

General for prostitutes, pickpockets,

the Republic organised Bghtings, etc.

On arrival at aboul 8.30 pm, Fanoms at Hongkong has defendant was setti coming out ceived Her Majesty's signature. Difendant, who hack ne of the ship which came previous convictions from 1847 Macao. He was stopped by the HE the Governor, under instruc- The Gazette also notifies that io 1937, claimed he was beaten officers who, up and fareed to join the society themselves, asked if he had any for the

having identified tion from the Secretary of State four months ago. He asked the thing to declare

Colonies, has been Magistrate for a chance so that

pleased to accord formal re- Je coulet turn over a new leaf.

Cognition to Mr Akiro. Kowaru- STOLE UMBRELLA

chi as Vice-Consul for Japan at Hetigkong.

and

Defendant said "No",

IN BODY

Arcim

The officers suspected that the In the case of a 36-year-old gold was concealed in his borly unemployed man, Leung Kwong and escorted him to the Queen

alias Leung Pak-ping, of 378 Mary Hospital where a package. Requiem Mass

of

Castle Peak Rood, ground floor, wrapped in a prohylactic, was he was given a total of three removed from his boy. The months and six weeks

to: gold

was found containing in- stealing on umbrella and being side.

A High Requiem Maas for the a member of triad society.

ale Mr Charles Gray, prominent Mr. Stewart, who pleated Hongkong businessman, Leung

additionally guilty

who place umier Police supervision satt in mitigation that defen brated at the Roman Catholle

ellent's behalt, died on August 27, was cele for two years and for brench of dant was a married man with u Lond, he was fined $100 or wife

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other 14 days in prison.

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sentences are

rum

The con

secutively,

Leung was arrested

un his

and Ave children

Cathedral. Celne Road, this 10 morning.

The Rev. Fr. J. de Miestri omelated.

Present were Mr Gray's widow

support

He had been working as a by the the past

crew member of the vessel for Poller on the same day at pi

Ave years earning and two children, and his pawnshop when trying to pawn $100 a month plus an allowance brother, Mr Frank Gray, who umbrella which he had of $70 for food. He was not returned recently from Malla. stolen on the previous day. the owner of the gold cod was A number of friends, and rela-

In the Police station, defen- tempted to bring it into the tions also attended. cons admitted he was a mem- Colony for $20.

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Albert Path Defined

Mr Stewart added that do- fendant had been in the Colony for 30 years and that he had practically a clear record. However, he was fined $50 in

Road Tenders

The Government is calling 1951 for attempting to export tenders for the construction of some photographic papers, Coursel then asked

the Eastern Hospital Road from Magistrate to treat his client Cotton Path to the Ifongkong as leniently as possible...

Statium.

Trousers Stolen Struck Off

Today's Government Gazette defines Athart Path

the stepped footpath commencing at its junction with Lower Albert Road east of the Central Hospital running generally in a southerly direction, crossing. Upper Albert.

The Cathay Tex Corporation: Road between the Church Guest from a private car parked in Ltd, has been struck of the House and Government House Lockhart Road, near Perolval cogister and the company dis and termalnating at its Junction Street, yesterday. The car door l zolved, according to the Gov- with Albany Read,

was unlocked;

A pair of trousers was stolta.

wernment Gazette today.

Establishment

ICQ-

he series of eight matches played on Shanghel soll, To U. M. Omar, must go all the credit for the Hongkong the Jury the law of critain) trials. He said that any tactical scheming achieved a male derbi must be risen in great deal in undermining the favour of the accused and they play of the local bowlers. must consider the evidence against each of the five men reparately.

Erected at a cost of $700,000 affected ench of the accued, the Nathan

Reviewing the evidence as it the new Alhambra Theatre, th Road, owned and that the first operated cused was not arrested in the Amusements

by the Hongkong

Ltd, will be hobs, but the Crown case was opened to the public corly in that he was the "bors" and December

this aired and abetted in the manu-Alhambra will screen first run ucar. The facture by using his car. There finis of Warner Brothers and

also vidence

that the First National, Icaving MGM tenancy agreement was entered productions for screening at the into by the Brat necused,

Queen's theatre.

Wh

There was nothing to suggest, and the defenes did not contend, that narcoties were not in forl being manufactured on the premists. A stove WON alizik when the Police ralded the were house, said Mr Justice Recce.

The case is proceeding.

The following officers confirmed to the permanent and pensionable establishment As announced in today's Govern. ment Gazelte:

Pilot Officer

Hicks,

JOHN Ellis, 08. the official hangman for 23 years, was found with his throat cut at his

home in Rochdale today. He efficiated at 203 executions, including those of the notorious Crippen and Sir Roger Casement. Whether foul play or suicide is suspected, Policu do not divulge,

Ocer; Mr Chien Tsing-kwan, Dr Benjamin Ho, Medical Building Surveyor; Mr W. F. Mr Edward Francis Picketing. Magistrate; Mr. P. A. AC II of the Hongkong Auxillary Cross, Mr JL. Wall, Miss J.Air Force, was appointed Pilot half page in the China Mall to The Queen's Theatre took u Hurst and Miss S. J. Benford. Officer with effect September 12, announce M. M. MacLellan, Mistress, Education Offects; and Mis according to today's Government Ape Man" would begin to

that "Tarzan, Gazette.

SIDE GLANCES

My Galbraith

'We could live right hera, Mom, 'with you and Dad! Charlen says if two can live as cheaply as one, four

oan live as cheaply as threat",

The

morrow. The Alm, starring Johnny Weissmuller

and Maureen O'Sullivan and C. Aubrey Smith, was described as "The greatest drama of the wilds ever thrown

upon the

| screen".

AT St

Jolin's

Cathedral yesterday afternoon the wedding took place of Miss Gertrude Alison Chan, of 30 Conduit Roud, youngest daughter of the late Mr Chun Kai Ming, to Mir Joha Frederick Shea, General Manager and Steretary of: Wallace Herper & Co.. Lid, the son of the late Mr P. S. Shen. The Rev. L. Neville Watkins officiated at the ceremony, The page boy was Master Eric Ho. Misses Stella and Helen Ho were bridesmaids. The flower girls were Pamela Ho and Margaret. Morees and the best man was Mr W. A. Shéa,

During the last year 72 new' members have foined flie Kowloon Cricket Club, thum bringing the membership to a total of 309.

MB W. R. Steven GOVTU

rient: diver, was... fatally; stricken under peculiar dis cumstaness late yesterday after= | rnon, while working on tho Harbour

pipe. line, When brought to the turfdes the diver was in a critical condition. Ho was, rushed to the Cloverrunent Civil Hospital but, died " Just "before" reaching; there,”