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MONDAY, MAY 5, 1958. ·

Police CAPITAL SAID

Civilians Urged To Return To Jobs In Bukit Tinggi

By BOBERT MONAHAN

Djakarta, May. 5.

Army headquarters announced today the capture of Bukit Tinggi,

the rebel capital in Sumatra.

The capital was captured at 10.15 am. Sunday the army said, the announcement was made over Radio Djakarta at 7 a.m. (2330 GMT) when most people were just rising or eating breakfast. It caught everyone by sur- prise.

The radio said that wifantry, would be turned over to some- Sumatra 1:> Menado but columns occupied Bukit Tinggi į one must.

this hos bren denied by rebel

RETRI that mopping up opera- "It is the duty of all soldiers ¦ sources. tons were continuing in the to defend the people and all The fall of Bukit Tinggi came efforts are now being directed | 17 days after government forces

Governawat forces appcated

Jalanter

to bring the scuation bark juhended by Jani started opera- normal" he said.

tions on the Padang coast. United Prest

to ri eivil servants and police personnel to co-operate Will

Although the rebels couk! Ham in the Bukit Tinggi area.

from querilla war Colonel Achaud Jam, com- continue a

of the jungle and mountains victorious the invasion force, Central Sumatra, the fall baddest joint appeal with Bukit Tinggi which the rebels symbol of Their chit that ma le

Prvalution, appened to the end of the Sumatra phase

Sumatran

Central Sumatra polted

Katurtom for oficials and civilians return to their jobs Settle Trouble

of the rebellion.

of

mean

Whether it meant the end of Jamu sud, "We are not waging the evolutionary Kovernment PWA

lour we we fighting corti not be immediately deter We are only seek mined but it was belloved un- BLONDARY S

the likely to settle CANSUA

Sjafruddin the rebel Pune Minster) and his trends."

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The radio said securdy forers

Local Thefts

Property valued at about $100 was stolen from No, 2. Lun Fat Street, first floot, Eastern Dis- trict early yesterday morning,

A Chinese was arrested early this morning following the theft of a camera and a jacket from a private car parked in King's Kood. The arlicies

The rebels have already trans-covered. ferred the main infiitary em

ha'is to East Indonesia where, ained with

they acroplanes

conductag rands a Bukit Tihave been attacking Djakarta apparently were arresting rebel

and foreign shipping. ympathisers.

The way for the full of Bukit the Tinggi was prepared by

Padangpangjang capture which was announced on Sunday night.

Colonel Jani said.

"We urge the people to returt to their homes.

He said that if any houSOS were found to be deserted they

Denial

rebel cabinet

were 10-

Six cases of larceny from the person were reported to the Police in the Colony over the week-end. Artests were made in three of the cases,

THE

According to lalest definite information,

E Lambertini, ministers, including the Prime | Best Apostolic Dolegule 10 Minister, were at Batusangkar, South Korta, passed through south of Bukit Tinggi.

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SHEAFFERS

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Sub-Inspector Not Guilty

Of

Conspiracy

From the Files

25

years AGO

pavillon of the Chinezo

Au Ping-yan, 22, a Police Sub-Inspector attached | to Eastern Police Station, was unanimously found not guilty on six counts of conspiracy THE handsome now bathing by a jury of five men and two women, and was Amateur Athletic Association at discharged by Mr Justice J. R. Gregg at the North Point, entering for over 10,000 members, was declared Criminal Sessions this morning,

open by General Taai Ting-kai Four other accused, including three constables on Saturday afternoon (April attached to the same Police station, and a 2) in the presence of a large and distinguished gathering. broker, were also unanimously found not Long before the oficiai ceremony, crowds gathered at guilty on charges of conspiracy and were

clubhouse awriting thu discharged.

arrival of the General, the Com- mander of the famous Chinese 19th Route Army.

Philharmonic Orchestral Concert

Un-

They were To Shiu-ming, 27, Police Constable, Chau Bing- kwan, 24, Police Constable,

The Government properes to Cheung

27, Wai,

Folice Constable, and Chu Cham, 36, acquire the site of the aid Sailors' Home and Seamen's broker.

Institute for conversion into The jury deliberated for 25 offices at a cost of $180,000. The minutes in giving their

meccazary alteration will cost an animous verdicts,

additinal $12,000. The site will be used for providing more The accused were alleged to Government offices which, with have conspired 10 collect the condemnation of Bracont- By D, E, GRAY... periodle payments from drug field Arcade, kave becomo

the Eastern dis- necessary. traffickers.in The programme of vocal

The vote for the above amount is to po before and orchestral music pre-

the Au was represented by the afternoon (May 4).

Finance Committee this sented by the Union

Hon. Leo d'Almada, Q.C., and Chorus and the South Mr Patrick Yu, instructed by

Chorus

trict.

| Girls' School, There was a large of members...

ond

China Philharmonic Or-Peter Mo and Co. The other TUE 7 Ennuat meeting of - chestra at Queen's College accused were represented by

the Diocesan Old Girls' As- Mr V.. L. J. D'Altop and Mrsociation was held on Saturday night was

on Thure- A Terence Shurlock, instructed by day (April 27) at the Diocesan varied one, and audience Hastings and Co. and performers alike

Mr Stewart Collier Crown attendance seemed to enjoy it im-Counsel, assisted by Det. Sub-The following were elected to Horve on the Committee for the mensely.

Insp. R. B. Bayless, prosecuted

ensuing year!-President-Miss There were flems by a Female In his

Mr W. Robinson, cumming-up.

Vice-President--- and a Male Chorus Justice Gregg told the Jury that Miss M. Kacker, Han. Vice- (each of about twenty voices) they must not convlet any one President-Mies H. D. Churn, conducted by Jan Hu. There

of the accused unless they were Hon. Treasurer-Mas I, Gittins, were also groups of songs sunk satisfied beyond all reasonable The General Committee---Miss by Lola Chang, Chow Wol-sun

on the whole of the P. J. Anderson, Mia K. Gross, and Rulh Chow. After the in-doubt,

Mias K. Gourdin, Misa S. Ho, terval the South China Philbar-evidence, that the crime charged

committed.

Misa Doris It was Miss, D. Katewall, Judge H. H. B. How at the Victoria District Court menle Orchestra, accompanied by had been

hot for an accused to prove his Lee, Mrs M. D. Vesipona Harry Ore in a composition of this morning overruled a Defence objection to s

Mr E. C. Thomas. own-n Latvian Concerto innocence, but it was for the preacution to prove his gullt, the production by a Crown witness of photo for Pianatorie: Ruth Chow sang and this onun never shifted.

some delightful Chinese songs

In the final of the European graphs showing cotton bales and packages next, and to conclude this con- If the Jury were not satisfied YMCA mocker" championship

arrangement of the that the Prosecution had alleged to have been concealed in some of the set, an

cs. last evening (April 28), R. bales, when hearing resumed of the trial of under's Chorus from Faust by tablished their guilt beyond all Young defeated J. R. Luke bu Gounod was sung by the com- reasonable doubt, then it was 153-138, The match was three Indian and a Chinese charged with conspiracy blued Male and Female Chorus, their duty to acquit the accused. frames and Luke held a lead of

followed by the River of Crim-

8 on the first and II on the and possession of opium.

son, composed_by_the_conductor In arriving at a verdict, the second- Lin Sheng-shih,

Jury must take each accused In the first half, the opening separately and decide, on the song by the Female Chorus' whole of the evidence, whether Spanish Melody' the accused was guilty or not, very sweetly—the | His Lordship sold. -

than which were girls volees were richer

their male counterparts, who The Jury must remember that taken in his presence, which, he

ald not seem to have much body conspiracy involved consent and submitted, were admissible,

As to what subsequently who are hardly of the stature accused separately,

singers in considering this against each In their singing. Why

they must to consider with reference to the of Helen Traubel attempt

The accused are Mohindra | been taken apart and were notĮ Verma, 30, of LIB-1 Macdonaell in their original forms. Stond, and Pul Sal-hung, 35, unemployed, of 173 Wing Lok Street West, second floor.

They are alleged to have conspired between October Inst year and February this year to deal to opium, and to have possessed 1,078 pounds of the drug on February 22.

Mr John McNell, QC, and Mr V. L. J. D'Alton, instructed by P. L. Lam and Co., are defend- ing Verma. Mr Richard Winter, instructed by Hastings and Co., is representing Pul.

Mr D. E. Greenfeld and Mr D G. Willis, Crown Counsel, are proseculing, assisted by Det, Sub-Inspector G. J. Riddell, of the Narcolics Bureau.

Was Present

Mr Greenfield said he only "Traditional proposed to show the witness Was Sung the photographs

pened to the bales seized on that day, Crown Counsel said, evidence would in due course sing operatic arlas at all, es-alleged content, be given.

pecially with a piano instead of an orchestral accompaniment, after the ruling will always remain a mystery

Continuing

had been given, Mr Wake to me. I did not like “O Don

aid that a photographer took Fatale" of Verdi nor

"Dienna pietums inside the examination Alla Finestra" by Moza: shed under his direction. these little snippets of opers do Witness identified number not carry much conviction at | of photographs purporting the best of times, and on show cation bales broken up Saturday night they fell very and packages alleged to have fai. The Inclusion in the pro- been concealed in them.

gramme of many Chinese songs, five of which were composed Witness said the packages by the conductor was an Ax- at were found were put into cellent arrangement, and they cocks. The cotton was left in

provided some

ΟΙ the more the shed overnight, under

pleasant moments of the con- scaled lock.

cert,

FIRST TIME

Definition

of con-

Giving a definition spiracy, Mr Justice Gregg said that the offence could not exist without the consent of two or more persong,

movement in

A IMING to cement interna- tional friendship by inter- course with the youth of all nations, Ave young Germana, members of the Wandervogels, the oldest youth

Germany, arrived in Hongkong on Wednesday (April 20) abourd the ss Sandviken and are now alaying with members of the local German community, eve

* *

Two thousand employees of the Tokyo Gas and Electrio Co. have rejused to participate | in the Afay Day parade next Sun day (April 30), and instead they have contributed Y5,000 for lie purpose of the national defence

The Jury must decide whether fund, Lure was a common purpose cf on unlawful kind. -

The Jury must be satisfied beyond all reasonable

ac.

re-

of ground,

local JAMBLER wrlies

activities will include doubt over the weekend that the evidence before the high class baseball game oc- J. Revenue Inspector

US$ D.

tween a team from Lixe Court was sufficient to justify Wake tested that he was pre-

them to and a conspiracy on

Canopus and one from South sent when 35 cotton bales were

the The following morning, Mr

premier baseball the part of the accused to China, unloaded off a lorry in the Com- Wake continued, he returned

carry out the common purpose combination in Hongkong. The I And it difficult to describe | alluged. If

game, which promises to merce and Industry examination | to the shod and put the cotton

bo such an element shed in Connaught Road Con- luto gunny sacks. He took the the South China Philharmonic was not found, then the

one of the best played in the tral on February 22, He per-tacks, together with the steel Orchestra. This is the first eused must be acquitted.

Colony, will begin at 3 pm. од the sonally opened one bate.

bands of the original bales and fime 1 have heard them-one of

tomorrow (April 30) South China When Mr Green!leld

Mr Justice

Athletic Club in wrappings, to Commerce two familiar faces were seen

the

Gregg ten Lo timated that he was going to and Industry godown at North in their ranks, but the majority ferred the evidence show some photographs to wit-Point.

stemed to be" youn? students Cheung Chi-ping, formerly the ness, Mr McNeill objected, on

with very little ablilty or ex-fifth accused who had pleaded

The residents of Wimbledon the ground that the photographs Witness produced a guany perience, Their obvious keen gulity, The Prosecution had

wont to the poll recently on were only secondary evidence. sack containing the cotton and

ness was refreshing, and if they rested their cate mainly од the queation of whether cindinu a plece of the sack wrapping in

If the Jurn the district give pleasure (and they ob- Cheung, because Mr McNelli Bald he under-Court, for His Honour's inspec-

viously did on Saturday night) believed Cheung, he would be Sunday, or not, ..ere was an

ahall open o stood that the bales had since tion.

young people who the man who would be in formed the vast majority of botter position to give them the intense campaign by both sides, the audience, far bo it trani common purpose alleged, me to say anything which might dampen their enthusiasm. His Lordship said, and it was ceived in Hongkong to the Cheung had been sentences, INFORMATION has been re- 22, Mr Wake For his years, lie is still

Harry Ore was in goot form therefore commonsense to can effect On February

that the Philippine after elated,

leaving

Athletic good clude that the risk of his giving Amateur player and ane musician. How evidence in the hope of obtain are sending a tennis team to

on examination shed he went room 305 Hing Fat House with

Lour of the China coast, arzt granumo notes in English, and ng pardon or some other con- Revenue some other

Visit ofers since this is the first Ume I have cession should be greatly, it not that the players will ho Later,

went to 111-1

during tho llongkong either heard this composition, and altogeibor reduced. Macdonnell Road, and after-

last week in May or the first bearing in mind the quality of wards to a garago in Lyttleton the orchestral accompaniment

week in June. It is understood Road.

they will be prepared to play. +] (punclimated as it was by the din of passing traffic on Queen's

in exhibition matches in Hong- Road), I am not on this occasion

kong. attempting to assess the musical worth of the "Latvian Concerto

POCKET CARTOON

by OSBERT LANCASTER

--and you can tell your American friends that over here we're not just sitting down tooling for the recession, but' are taking Imaginative

menjures, such, as bringing down the price of port,"

Three Men ...

There he met three men, one of whom he recognised as detective, Another to identified as the second accused.

Hearing is proceeding.

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