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CHINA MAIL

TUESDAY, JULY 22, 1958.

Factory Worker Sentenced At Criminal Sessions This Morning 'ONE IN A MILLION' DEATH

Man Gets Two Claim For

Years For Manslaughter

The Acting Chief Justice, Mr Justice C.W. Reece, sentenced a 34-year-old former factory worker, Wong Choi, to two years when he was found guilty of a chargo of manslaughter, at the Criminal Sessions this morning.

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Passing sentence, Mr Justice Reece said he appreciated that the circumstances resulting in the death of Wong's former colleague was unfortunate and that it had happened "once in a million times."

my opinion, You have fell to the grand hitting his Mr head violently on it. He died been properly convicted,"

shortly afterwards, Justice Reece added.

by

Wonst was found guilty the Jury of killing the former sulleague, Laú Shui-wah, follow ing a quarrel and a fight over a debt of $2, In a garment factory In Kowloon on May 5.

The Prosecution stated that Lau, in the course of the fight,

9 Fined For Not

Using Zebras

The Jury returned a 5-2 Verdict of guilty after. häving deliberated for 50 minutes.

in this

case

In his samuning-up, *Mr Rocco said the Jury Justice would no doubt appreciate that there had been some difference in the stories of the accused and of the Pro- The Jury secullon witnesses. would have to determine which of the witnesses they considered to be telling the accurate ver- sion

WIS

$10,000:

Hearing Continues

At the Supreme Court this

morning a Shanghai wo-

man denied that she was present Whoa anothor woman handed $10,000 to her husband for safe- kooping.

declared

"Never was such an event," the woman Chie Kwan-chan, wife of Hak Ming-

sam, who is being sued by Mrs Fong Chi-clting for the return of

the $10,000,

de fondant had perminded fedito Band the money him in October 2031.

for safekeeping.

M Fong alleges that the

The cam is bofere Mr. Juntleg, A. D. Scholes,

Mr Lawrance Long and Mr Gerald de Basto, instructed by Mr AK Arculli, represent the plaintiff. The defendor.1 is represented by BI

At Oswald Cheung, instructed by

Stewart,

Child in evidence that she know the plaintiff when she first came to Hangkang from Shang- hat in 1048.

Referring in an occasion in October 1851 when the plaintiff was present alleged that Chiu when she had handed $10,000 to her husband, witness said, "Never was such an event."

A Document

She added that she remem- bered an Ineldent in autumn Every accused person

that year in which the plamu presumed to be innocent and came to see her husband and the fact that he found himself showed him a document and

asked him about lia worthiness In the Dock charged with an

Her husband replied, that, offence did not make him guilty, Mr Justice Reece went o The Chang Ban-ting, on nomod Crown had to satisfy the Jury the document, was trustworthy of the accused's guilt beyond attend that he had lent money to

him too, witness went on. reasonable doubt.

It.

was not encumbent upon the accused to prove his Inno- cence, Mr Justice Reece said.

Nine men, who apparently failed to get themsolves acquainted with "Mr Zebra" after a full-week of introduction by the Police, appeared before Mr A. L. Leathlean at Central Court this morn- ing on a chargo of jay supplement walking.

Three Possibilities

When แก accuserl person 'reted to give evidence, then his evidence formed a part of the sum total of the entire case. The accused's evidence night nny Rap which might have existed in the evi-;

The nine were arrested yesdence of the Crown and there- terday, the day after the Best fore convince the Jury of the week of the Traffic Safety | Leensel's gulit, or might. Week Cimpalga, at the Eastern envince the Jury that the be-i district between Percival Street cused was completely Innocent.. and Tin Lok Lane, for not using the zebra crossings.

A third possibility was that

The accused might succeed in sulaing a reasonable doubt in the mind of the Jury in which

EXTRA DAYS Defendants, Fung Chung 20. Wong Chu, do, Ng Shun, 37, Lo Kan-holk 17, Wu llo, 20, Chance he was entitled to be ac-

Chee-keung, 38, Tsang Wing, 41, Hung Fat, 28, and Clicong Tun, 44, were each fined $20,

The eighth defendan!, Hung Ful, was given an additional seven daya for contempt of at the Court when he swore Magistrate.

The Police said that during the time of arrest, which was about 346 p.m. traffic was "terribly heavy",

All defendants pleaded guilty.

It's Passed, HK

Depression Becomes A Storm

The tropical depres- sion which was lying North-East of Hong- kong early this morning. has intensified into a tropical storm, centred about 180 miles ENE of the Colony, moving North-East, away from Hongkong, nt about Heven knota.

Typhoon Alice is now centred, about 280 miles South of Osake, moving North-East

at, about eight knots.

At noon the tempera- ture recorded by the Royal Observatory was -87 degrees Farenheit, and the relative humidity was railfall

77

per cent. No was recorded

from midnight to noon.

qufited by the Jury.

an

Mr Justice Recce also dealt with the definition of skughter and self-defence. For a defence of self-defence, accused person must show that get had endeavoured to away from the fight, while In manslaughter, the accused would not escape even if he could.

Mr Justice Beece coalir:wed that on the evidence, it seemed to him that there was no room for consideration by the Jury of ney killing In defence of pro- perty to the extent that the kill- Ing was justinable homicide.

Mr D. E. Greenfeld, Crown Counsel, prosecuted.

Security Council Meeting Ends

(Continued from Page 1)

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In May 1932, Chang came to her husband to borrow money with some goods as security.

Later Chang's goods were disposed of in 1953, witness sald. Pintiff then came to her home husband for often, asking her

the DI $10,000-the proceeds goods sold.

She added that her husband

did not give her the money.

Heuring is proceeding.

They Shipped Drugs From HK

JAPANESE SEIZE

FOUR PEOPLE

Gr/cat

Tokyo, July 22.

GRADUATION DAY

PRESENTATION

The Headmaster of Kwong Tal Middle School, Dr Tam Wal-bon presents a diploma to graduate Wong Hs-wal ́at the school speech day at the Princess Theatre this morning.

China Mail Photo.

Graduates THE JET AGE

Receive Diplomas

Graduates of the Depart- ment of Education, Eco- nomics, Commercial, and Foreign Languages of the Houng Kong College re- ceived their diplomas this morning when their Sixth Graduating Exercises of the College was held at the Roxy Theatre.

The graduation ceremony commenced with Rema by the Band of the Houng

SCHOLARS

250 Come

SHEAFFER'S

ADMIRAL SNORKEL PEN

They, May Breed Pigs While The Trees Grow

By A CHINA MAIL REPORTER

The Lantao Development Co. Ltd is considering starting a pig-breeding achome "to enable the company to continue

From the Filos

25

years -AGO

MATILDA-HER

STORY

THE · annual meeting, of

Tthe Alice Memorial and

existonco" in

Affiliated Hospitals (includ-

until it tree planting ing the Nethersole) recalls project yields roxúlts. that there are several in- stances of ladies' names revealed in a circular being perpetuated in the

This is To shareholders, The Company

needs $100,000 in the next year naming of local institutions to build pig-stles, purchase pigs, for the caring of the sick or feed, medicines and for for other social service, and administrative expenses and has asked shareholders to subscribe will occur to the mind as the Helena May Institute

a. Test $80,000,

one of the latter. The letter indicates that the alternative to the pig-breeding This excellent Institute com- scheme is voluntary liquidation, meorates the wife of the late Sir but that shareholders present at Henry May, e former Governor

Colony. the recent annual meeting had of the

The Alice agreed to proceed with pig- Memorial Hospital was founded -breeding, subject to the approval by the late Sir Kal Ho Kai and of the majority of shareholders. dedicated to the memory of The company owns 12.7 Deres his wife, and in the Mada of land on the coast with con- Hospital we also have, in a stant running water nearby, purely charitable institution which is available for agricul- given by a former old resident tural and residential develop of the Colony, another instance ment.

of this kind.

An electricity supply line has recently been constructed across the area. The land stands in the books at $25,309 and there appears to be every possibility that the same will appreciate in value.

The pig breeding scheme

should enable the to

The Matilda was donated by the late Mr Granville Sharp, and late Mr Granville Sharp, and his connection with the Colony goes back to the early days.

From IK continue in existence whilst any ployed in one of the Buks.

By 'DAVID T. K. WONG

London.

In every great city there are those suburban

development takes place and whilst the trees are growing," the circular letter adds,

dwellers who have to commute for miles ench DUNKIRK'

day to get to work. But in this country there| are also thousands of youngsters who have to commute for thousands of miles each year in order to go to school.

For these school-children of Hongkong, out of a total-mem- Kong Middle School, After the the Just Age, geography is no bership of 26,000. The ages cf longer furt matter of maps members range from seven days College Song was sung, the Rev. and atlases and textbooks. It to 23 years. H. A. Hinz, said prayers and

Twice a year members res is also a matter of seeing for read the Bible.

themieives the verdurous ceive free a special Junior Jet glooms of the Malayan jungles Club publication called "Flect- This contains news or the parched brown earth of wing."

of certificates, India with its slow meandering about winners rivers or the breath-talding ma- detalls and pictures of old and jesty of the Alps.

new types of aircrati, announce-

Mr Chan Shul-kul, Chairman, and Mr Chen Wai-chau, address ed the graduates and the large gathering.

The presentation of diplomar was made to the graduates by

This summer, three thousandments of competitions and of these children will be lying quizzes, and so on. Mr Chan Shul-kul. The pre-out of Britala for their homes sentation of prizes was made by in various parts of the world. Mr Chen Wai-chou.

Among them will bo 250 headed tor Hongkong.

A vote of thanks to the College

Wis made by Szeto Koon-ping, a graduate.

KWONG TẠI

GRADUATION

Most Travelled

Among the Hongkong contin- gent will be Robin Meakin, who, must surely be one of Hong- kong's most travelled students. Fourteen-year-old Robin is the son of Mr H. Meakins of Hong- kong Airways and he has already flown eight times between Hong- kong and England, not to mention a trip to Canada and back.

Robin flies back to Hongkong during the Christmas and sur- iner holidays each year, and so far he has total more than 70,000 miles by alt. He will be flying

MAIL

Notices

TUESDAY, JULY 12,

Dr. Air

FILM PREMIERE

The

Mr Granville Sharp came to Hongkong in 1958, being em- He Inter become A broker and On inverted largely in land. the death of his wife, Matilda, ir. 1893, he expressed the destro 10 provide for the deserving poor, and approzehed his cousili with a view to combining re- sources for the purpose. The [ latter, "however, did not fool:

Inclined to lohi án.

On the death of Mr Granville Sharp In 1898, however, it was found that he had left an estate of over a million dollars, the British Legion have residue of which was to go to

arranged for the Gala Pre-

Thin

after his wife's

miers showing of the British wards the founding of a hospital. film, "Bunkirk" on August 11. to be called

Christian.name, at the Hoover Theatre.

In his will, Mr Granville'Sharp will be the opening function

The locality for thu Hospital, this being the south The sita end of Mount Kellett. was purchased for $70,000 and the Hospital was completed in 1900.

of the Legion's appeal for med funds this year. The film is being allowh to raise money for the Earl Haig's Fund, Starring in the sin are John Mills, Robert Urquirt

Mr Sharp wished the hospital Richard Attenborough

to be self-supporting and to be Bernári Lee. It is an epic fum considered an absolutely religi of the historic evacuation of the ous and evangelistic Institution. British

Force Expeditionary

He further directed that it must from the beaches of Dunkle in be maintained "for the glory of 2040,

God and the good of man" and Tickets for the film will be rot for the glory of the medical #12 (Dross Circle), and

$5

Wus

(Back Stalis). As in previous profession in any way that it for be a hospital ycars, the British Legion will be

"the pour, the helpless and the inviting somo 400 servicemen torsaken, and for him who is stationed in the Colony.

stone und desolate," of British, and European

• Tickets may be obtained from American Mr T.B. O'Connell, Booking nationally.

Convener British Legion, c/o He did not wish Chinese, The Hongkong Telephone Co., Japanese ar Portuguese patients Thalland, Burma, India, Pakistan, 14 Des Voeux Road Central, 1333 te be admitted as he considered Middle East, Africa, Great Britain | to & Europe, 6 pime

Hawal. p.in.

Canada,,

U.S... p.m.

By Burface

Macao, & p.m.

Kares, am

WEDNESDAY, JULY 23 By Alr Formosa. Okinawa, Japan, 10 a.. Thatiand, Malaya, Indonesia, Borneo, 10 aumiza

Philippines, 1 p.m.

One hundred and forty-eight students from the primary and secondary classes of the Kwong Tal Middle School, Kowloon, Police announced today the received their certificates at a of two Chinose-graduation ceremony held at the

Princess Theaire this morning Portuguesa on suspicion of Dr. Wal-hon Tam, Principal of smuggling more than one the school, presented the cerback to Hongkong again at the million dollars worth of fentes to the winners.

Dr Man-kwan Wong, a guest- en of this month by BOAC.

He is at present studying at --heroin into Japan from

of-honour of the school, addresa Abingdon School in Abingdon, Bangkok and Hongkonged the large gathering of the Berkshire, Abingdon School, was during the last five years. senior graduates who were originally

Rayzes They wore Joseph Chin alias leaving school. He asked them School, one of the oldest public Shen

20-year-old not to be led away by material schools fa England, having been Chi-hao, foreign trader of Tokyo, and comforts.

first chartered in 1656. Chon Wen-thal, 54, also of The West, he said, had always Globe-Trotting.

respected social and moral virtues of the Chinese people In order to provide some sort and their family life but strange of link for the ever increasing to say, he added, Chinese youths | number of globe - trotting now seemed to place loo much youngsters, BOAC founded them 'emphasis on science and its Junior Jet Club on March 20 of materialistic achievements.

last year.

Tokyo.

Arrested with them were two Japanese- Yoshio Hayashi and Kinshin Matsumoto necessary in the light of the suspected of distributing the present circumstances, with a narcotics in Japan, vlew to enabling the United| Nations to fulfil the general

Distribution.

known

A#

ars

Thailand, Burma, India, & pim. Hawa, U.S.A., Canada, d. p.m. Formos, Kores, 0 p.m.

Indo

5.Indo-China, Laus Ballard.

-nesia, Australia, Now

p.1.

By Burface China, Peoples Republic, 9 8.10. Formosa, D 4.m. Japan, U.B.Au M. & 5, America,.

Macho. I p.m. Phlippine, a 2-

Italy, Franor, Delglism, Netherlands, Germany, (helgium, Cyprus. Parcels Marselliou Swizerland,

vie

Масао, pre-

Dr Wong sald he wished. Any youngster travelling by Police claimed that Shen and China would place greater em- | BOAČ is entitled to become a purposes established in the chen, whom they described as phasis on moral virtues as in the

Members member. resolution, and which will, in

decent past, and forget a little of the sented with a log book, à bodge accordance with the charter, Portuguese of Chinese

had been bringing the drugs materialistic benefits of selence, and an enrolment cord. The ́zerva to ensure the territorial integrity and political inde- into Japan sinos, .1953 on fre

mileage for their journey la en- tered in the log book and the pendence of Lebanon, so as to tuent trips to Bangkok and make possible the wildrawol Hongkong-

They sold the drugs to Mes

of United States forces from Mitsue Miyano, 62, of Yokohama --- who used Hayashi and Mal-

Lebanon:

on

-

Suspects Held

Boy Hurt

July 31. After that date their own people to be well oble Uckets may be bought direct to provide hospital accommoda- from Mouiries:

tion for their respective nations,

POLICEMAN'S FUNERAL

'The funeral of Sub-inspec. tor N. R. K. Walker, aged 20, who was killed in a motor coldant north of Bhatin Village early yes. terday morning, wlik-taka Colonist place at the Cometery, Happy Valley * 4.30 p.m. today. Norman Robert Kyle Walicer

WRE bern

Belfast,

. Northern "freland and visa unmarried at the time of hie death. He joined the Hongkong Police Force In August, 1956 after having served two years in the Royal Irish Constabulary. At the time of the fatal apeldent, Bub-Inspector Walker, was attached to The Emergency Unit, Police Headquarters, "Kowison. He was a Kaan portamen and WEN A member of the Police Rugby Team. His brother

A twelve-year-old boy, Tra! log book. Is signed by the cap-ight, of 40, Temple Street, roof tain of the aircraft.

top, was injured at about 2 Speccial Mileage Certificates o'clock yesterday afternoon A man is being held by the are awarded to members who when the bicycle he was riding "2. REQUESTS the Secretary-sumolo lo distribute the narco Police on suspicion of having have flown 25,000 50,000, 75,000 collided with a lorry in Nanking

General to report to the ties to outlets in Yokohama, stolen 24 bottles of milk from and 100.000 miles. So for only Street near Woosung Street. Security Counelt

the Osaka and Kobe.

Jurry

Jaffe Road. parked in

one 75,000 mile certificate his

The lad was admitted to Kov- arrangements made:

Seventeen pee To Including Another man has been charged | been awarded and it went to

loon Hospital. "3. CALLS UPON the Govern. Miyano had been arrested with the theft of an umbrella Ind in Tokyo who travelled more

ments concerned to co-operate eariter in Yokohama and 20 in from a private car parked in then 75,000 miles by air in one'" fully in the implementation of] Osaka Including Formosan Tung | Boundary." Street, Kowloon year. this resolution."

Yoo-tsu on suspicion of particl-Tong.

Robin is one of a select group

A Chinese', snatched a wrist Effect of the revision was to pating In the distribution and Two other men are under er 18 children all over the world

watch from a woman walking_in delete the former first operative | peddling of the druge.

detention, the first on suspicion who hold 25,000 mile certificate Fük Wing Street, Sham Shui Po paragraph which would have Police estimated that the of stepting a num of money fobia is only entitled to a 256,000 Invited the 'Observations Group drugs smuggled in during any from s pedestrian in Queen's mio certificats because much of at about 8.30 am yesterday. iLcbation "to continuo

came to 100 milion Road Central and the second | his travelling was done before | develop its neliyidien pumuant o yen ($280,000) in value and the for snotching a wrist watch from | the_formation of the Blub.

* Printed - and, published by PETER PLUSIBLY for and on the Seanity Council resolution | total value exceeded #1 million. ja woman in the same thorough- | There arO a total of 520 behalf of South China Morning Post Limited at 1-3 Wyndham of June 11, 1938,”--Reuler. UPI.

Ifore.

Junior Yet Club members from | Street, City of Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong

to

оле усаг

Snatching

4

Ta ut prament verving. In the Hongkong Police.

י

In the year 1904, legal proceedings were taken over the will to determine certain

ques- tlone connected therewith, such as the nature and scope of the hospital, and if there was an un- exhausted portion of the estate, whether it could be applied to charitable purposes generally,

Tho result of those legal proceedings was a lengthy order minde by the Chief Justice, who held that the residuary béquest was a good charitable bequest, that the executors and trustees should proceed with the hospital project according to Mr Sharp's instructions and that any sur plus should be applied to char able purposes.

After the opening of the hos pital, it was found difficult to apply in actual practice tho term which the testator expressed in his will-"the helpless, formaken and him who is done and desolato."

After time, the gvernij body, adopted a resolution; that any person who was unable to pay the usual medical · foss chargeable for hospital treatment might, on explaising the Anon- elol position to his doctors be nominated for admission, TRÍ bipal been fquend work quite well dud the Hospital in will open to receive nody,cases zátğəlk Umes Old Hongkong."

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