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FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 1958.
Man Questioned On Sub-Contracting For Govt. Job
Opium Possession Allegation Dropped The managing partner of
A Chinese seaman, one of two men alloged to have conspired to deal in opium, was acquitted of a charge of having possessed more than a thousand pounds of the drug.
At the end of the seven-weeks-long Crown case in the Victoria District Court, Crown Prosecutor Mr D. E. Greenfield invited the Court, to acquit the seaman on one of two charges against him.
documents
allegedly fle then invited Judge How No evidence of possession of hundred oplarn Jard been produced found by police in the office of te discharge Pal on the passes- against the
the Associated Enterprises, of which sien of oplum charge.
were not Crown's ense, Mr Greenfeld: Verma was manager,
achnissible as evklence.
• Suid.
during
The renmun, Pul Sal-hung, 35, was acquitted by Judge 1.B.B. Now of having possessed 1,070 pounds of opium February 22.
on
Pui still faces a charge that he conspired to dead in opium between October last your ord February this year,
He pleaded not guilty to both charges at the beginning of the trial.
Jur's
No Case
Great Doubt
The documents had been put
Mr McNeill then submitted there was no erse to answer on Verma either charge gainst and said he would address the
Monday.
to a Crown witness, Lo Wai-Court following Mr Winter on
a. an employce of Verma, who said that handwriting on them appeared to be Verma's.
he
Excluding the docarmenly as evidence Judge How said belleved Lo bod Tried lo be honest in bis evidence but re- tractions he had made under cro examination placed great claubl
his knowledge on Verma's handwriting
.Following: the ruling
of
Mr
Counsel, Mr Richaru Winter, said today he would | Greenfeld annonneed the end of summit on Monday that there the Crown case. was in case to answer on the Mr Winter said he would suly.
of conspiracy
charge
Pu
against
mit there was n rate to answer
Also on trial on two similar un ll charges against Pu chars i. 2nction merchuurt Mohindra Verma, 30.
Mr John McNeil QC, for are sulamitted today Verma, that there was no case to as
either charge, againet war on Verma. He said he was addtem. ing the Court after Mr Winter en Monday. Followns
several ays
More To Say
Mr Greenfield said the Crown did not entside there was any | evidence on the second charge against Pui. The possibility of temlerin 2
nolle prosequi on that charge had been considered but decided against.
However, Mr Greenfield said, he would have a great deal to say about the conspiracy charge one agrist Pul
argument Judge How today ruled that early
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Chinese Woman Criminally Assaulted
A Chinese woman living in a hut at Ko Po Village, Pat Heung, in the New Territories was criminally assault- ed after an intruder had bound and gagged her at about 4 a.m. today.
HK Traffic
Accidents
A 20-year-old man sustained serious injuries when he was knocked down by a Government vehicle in Chatham Bead, near Musty Hond yesterday. The man, Ting Tai Sou of No. 23, Chatham Road, nfth floor, is re- eelving treatment In Kowloon Hospital.
a firm of building contractors was queried this morning at the Supreme Court about sub-contracting a job for the Govern- ment to another party.
The witness was Mr Chu On-tai, of the Hang On Tai building contractors, of 132 Wing Lok Street.
The contructors are being sted before Mr Justice C.W. Heeee by Mrs Kwek Sin-hung concerning a debt of $28,000.
Mrr Kwok, In another action, was awarded Judgment against two other persons, An Chak churn and Ng Ho-fat. The sum sued for was not paid and plaint applied to attack a
order nisi garnishce
to tho prevent defendants, whom Au and Ng alleged had owed them 528,000 for work done on a Government. contract at Tsun Wan,
Pickpocket Gets Two
Years' Gaol
A 20-year-old unemployed
In the present action, the issue | man, Wong Chi-keung, living in is whether or not the building an unnumbered hut in Ngau contractors were in fact indebted Tau Kok Village, was sentenced to Au and Ng at the time the le two years hard labour, for order nisi was served.
theft by Mr K. A. S. Phillips at Central Magistracy this morning.
Money Advanced
Prosecuting, Sub-Inspector K. L. Mu said that on May 31, the complainant, Wan Pui-chlu, was travelling in the third class com partment of л Eastbound
Mr Oswald Cheung is repre- senting the woman, Instructed by Messrs Deacon. Mr Gerald de Eastos representing, the defendant firm, instrued, by tram. D'Almastu Remedios and Co.
cross-examination
Under
When the tram reached Hen today, Mr Chu said Au and Ngnessy toad, Wan felt something werd supposed to finance the touch his pocket, and he put his work in that Government hand into his pocket and found
contract themselves.
Witness said he subsequently advanced them money, however, because they had no ingey to carry on the job.
Mr Chu agreed he was under
that $70 was missing.
He then told the conductor not to allow anyone off and, the police were called,
defendant who
found on admitted
no obligation to do so. Before The passengers were searched be sub-contracted the job to thờ) and the money was
wo, he had asked Ng it he had the sufficient money and Ng had the theft. sald he could make "the neces sary arrangements,"
Took His Word
Ife did not make ony other enquiries at the time about the financial position of the two, wit- less added, but took Ng's word for it.
a
Two Chinese girls, une aged six and the other four, were in-1 Mr Chu said he had expected jured when they were knocked Ng to get the necessary materials down by a private car in Main by himself. But subsequently Street West, near Hoi An Street Ng applied to him for materials last night.
and cash advances within month of the sub-contracting of The elder girl, Lam Yuk the jub. Kwan of No. 40, Hoi An Street, second four, Was taken to interest on the money he ad Queen Mary Hospital for treat-vapeed him.
He akl
not charge Ng any
He omelines
The money was ordered to be returned to the owner.
SHEAFFERS
Skrip
Man's Appeal Against Indecent Assault Conviction Dismissed
Mr Justice J. R. Gregg in the Appeals Court this morning dismissed an appeal by a 26-year-old coolie, Lau Tin, against his conviction for in- decent assault, Lau was given six months by Mr A. L. Leathlean at Central Court on April 3, for indecently assaulting a 12-year-old girl in the evening of March 30, while she was seeing a movie at the Hongkong Tramway Canteen.
WAS GIVEN
$20
TO BEAT
MAN UP
Yiu Kam, a 25-year-old coolla of the Ming Song Wharf, Connaught Road, West, was sentenced to six months' imprisonmant for assault by Mr K. A. S. Phillips at Central Magis- tracy this morning.
Wed- It was stated that on
constaules were nesday, two
Van, when
driving along Des Voeux Rond. West, in a police they saw the defendant holding the complainant, Cheung Hing-
in kwong. Another man, not custody, was hiting him, they did the men
They stopped the van and as ran away. The constables chased them and caught Yiu. The eve luully other man escaped.
Yia said, in mitigation, that someone had offered him $20 to beat up Cheung.
Cheung received injuries to his head and chest,
Five New JPs
Appointed
ment, The younger girl sustningave Ng cash; at other times the The Government Gazette this morning announced
ed only minor injuries.
OBE For C & W Official
payments were in cheques.
Most of the cheques were postdaled, because his own firm had no available money at that particular time,
Other Jobs
Asked why he sub-contracted
the appointment of five new unofficial Justices of the Peace. They are Peter John Griffiths, Peter Alan Lee Vine, Kwan Hok-lam, Alfred Sui Kay Lau, and Fenwick Deane Hammond.
Air W. II. Williams, Deputy
of
the job to others after having Director of Andil has been ap- News Was received from got the contract from Govern-pointed Acting Director of
Mr H.C.ment, Mr Chu sald that at that; Audit during the absence London today that Baker, Divisional Manager Farme in 1956 the firm was en- Mr F. E. L. Carter,
gaged in other jobs,
Mr East, Cable and Wireless Lid,
F. T. Warr. Principal has been awarded the OBE
Mr Cheung asked K the Auditor has been appointed (Officer Order of the Britis position was that his firm tools Acting Deputy Director of Empire) in the Queen's Birthday This step with all contracts they Audit, Mr J. C. Hobbs, Senior Honours (Prime Minister's received. Witness said that was Auditor has. IJst).
not 50, Sorce contructs, he Acting Principal Auditor and sat, were looked after by the Mr V. J. Kennard, auditor has arm itself.
been appointed Acting Senior Auditor.
Snatchings
Hearing in proceeding.
STOP PRESS
been appointed GUARDS SEIZE
FACTORIES
Mr Chow Nai-yeung, Senior
Programme Assistant has re- Eddle
Discharged From sumed duty, and Mr
Hospital
in three cases of petty thefts yesterday, a wrist wutch was snatched from a Chinese woman In Fu Hul Street, near Yuen Po
necklace was Mr Norman Hutchfield, of 35 s gold Street, stolen from another Chinese Deep Wuler Bay Road, who re- woman in Wanchai Road and a reived Injuries in
from a third accident in Stubbs Road, yester- purse snatched Chinese woman on the sintréase day. was discharged from the nt No. 2, Fuk Wing Street, Matilda Hospital this morning.
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Allegedly Falsified Application
For British Papers
Car
Au Yeung, Programme Assist- ant Class 1, has ceased to aci as Senior Programme Assistant. Lieutenant D. 8. H. Hong- kong Regiment, has been per- mitted to resign his commission. Polico
Mr J. J. E. Morrin, Assistan! Superintendent of Police has been promoted to the rank of Superintendent of Police the Government Gazette announced this morning.
Mr Francis Rowland Blakey is appointed Land Surveyor uf the Public Works Department.
Mr G. A. Lemay and Me F. J. Young, Senior Stores Officers have been appointed Chlef Stores Officers the Government Gazette announced this morning. Mr F. T. Winterton, Stores Officer has been appointed Senior Stores Officer.
Medical Dept
Miss L. M. Edwards, Nursing
A 29-year-old salesman, Hon Wai-man, of 68 Bonham Strand, second floor, was remanded for seven daya by Mr Hin-shing Lo at Central Magistracy this morn-Sister has been appointed Senior
Nursing Sister. ing on a charge of making a false statement in an Miss Joyce May Weygang, application for naturalisation as a British subject. has been appointed Nursing It was alleged that at the Supreme Court on June 19, 1956, Sister.
the defendant knowingly and wilfully made a state- ment false in a material particular before the Com- missioner for Oaths in'an application for naturalisa- tion as a British subject, in which he stated that he resided in Hongkong between 1930-34 and 1985-56. Defendant, who was on bail of $700, plended not guilty. Printed and published by PETER PLUMBLY for and on behalf of South China Morning Post Limited at 1-3 Wyndham Detective Sub-Inspector Chan Sik-kwong is in charge of Street, City of Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong.
the case.
Struck Off
„The Registrar of Companies notised in the Government Gazette this morning, that the name, Moinar and Greiner (Far Eastern) Limited has been struck off the register, and that the Company is now dissolved.
Lisbon, June 12.
· Portuguese Republican National Guards tonlahi selaed six cork factories at Cova Da Flodido, a village near here, after 200 workers went on strike.
Strikes
Literal in Portugal, and no reason has been given by the workers for the stoppage.-Xeuter.
AIR CRASH
Huntingdon, June 13.
A Canberra jet bomber and United States Air Force T-33 trainlilg aircraft collided in midair near Huntingdon early today.
An Air Ministry spokes man said no detalis of what bad happened to the orowe were immediately avaliable. --Reuter.
The appellant pleaded that tence Imposed on him by Mr T. there was no evidence against Creedon on April 25, for throd him to justify his conviction charges of embezzlement, and maintained that ho was Ngan said the offences wero innocent.
committed by "force of cir- Dismissing the appeni, Me cumstance." He stated that he Justice Gregg sold that the had to support his family, and Magistrate had necepted the his former employer ho owed evidence by the complainant hin three months' wages, and her mother as clear and Mr Desmond Mayne, Crown the Counsel, appearing tor straightforward, and had dls-
three months' belleved the appellant's own Crown, said the version,
wages in arrears did not induce
the appellant or
His Lordship added that the Court saw no reason to in terfere with the conviction.
Severity
cause
embezzle, ag
coveted over
tine.
to
the crimes had
a long period of
Air Justice Gregg told the ap- pellant that under the ciretam» Another unsuccessful appel-stances, the Magistrate was very lant was Ngan Sit-iwan, 33, considerate in his sentence, and
serverity of his 21-month sen- į servant, who appealed against the thought it was a very fair
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