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NINE YEARS FOR MANSLAUGHTER

CROWN COUNSEL'S VIEW OF VERDICT

Crown Counsel, Mr D. F. O.

Mayne said today there Murder Or

Acquittal

Chung on the deceased, another Labour pilot.

could bo по vordict of manslaughter in the trial of a harbour pilot charged with murder. It was a case where the propor verdict should be either guilty of murder or acquittal. The appead by the pilot against his conviction for mur- der entered is third day this morning before the Full Court. Replying to rubinksluos put forward

Leo by the tion d'Almuda,

bis simming-up. Q.C.. representing i

Referring to definitions the pilol,Cheung Yue-winzt. 51. Mr Mayne said he agreed it was mandaughter, Mr Migne said for the trial Judge to state the locking at the evidence, it faw to Eine jury on corrobora-

tion.

Discretion

In some cases, he went on, it snight by

desirable for the Judge to point out pieces of evidence which in law may amount to corroboration, but he stressed that this was the Judge's discretion.

was sapset on

within

Mr Mayne maintained that the question of corroboration of evidence of accomplices had been adequately pul to the jury, first by himself (Crown

Counsel) and inter by the Judge

of

was a case where the proper verdiet should be either guilty of marder or an 'acquittal, but he contended that there could be un verdict of manslaughter.

Hearing is continuing, Cheng was evavicted on duty 4 at the vanual Sersions, and sea- schole ngheed to death by Mr Justice AD

The was found guilty of the musi th of Chan Yuen, 34, & Jer

off 1peraut Phs in the Carly

Hawker Sentenced For Wanchai Rooftop Killing

Mr Justice A. D. Scholes, sentenced Lou Chak, 32-year-old unlicensed hawker, to nine years' imprisonment with hard labour this morning when he pleaded

guilty to a charge of manslaughter at the Criminal Sessions.

the resumed henring of his trial Iau put forward the plea at

for murder today, which was accepted by the Crown.

Ile

guilty of the

maintained he

was not inurder af Tang Po-hion on the rouftup of Nos. 13-17 Wanchai Road au June

2.

Upon suggestion from His Lordship, the Juxy of six men und

unanimously returned a forinst verdict of guilty of manslaughter.

one wom

Annoyed

Whg in

"I cannot find a case where at of his word u pilet conviction

the fans of March 7.

Evidence before the court was ground that failure to exerelse

The Perevulson had alleged not that Lau moyed the deceased that discretion anamted to

Cheong affucked Clint with a axo t

by shining a foreh ut him when misdirection," said Mr Mayne. the wheelfume, then diased Hor the dead man wie watching

After quoting authorities in support of his sub-freoveted 10 days intel.

Jurpeet overboard. mission, Mr Mayne went on to say that if there was anything which might be construed as a misdirection in the present ease, It was in favour of the appellant.

Heating (2

it Was

so the launch, after which Chan mattjong game which from legal

Is body was progress on the roof of No. 17,

Following a quarrel. to death, but all witnesses said alleged that Lau stabbed Tang

they did not see the stabbing.

Ther

Jie Atr

'Alice an Mir wudd ill structed by Mr D. Q. Cheung, Cheung, of Zoumean and Co.

comprises tile

Full Court Cinef Justice. Sir Michael Hogan, 1435 and Me Justice . W. Heere and certainly nothing preulicfalustice J. 4. Greg.

He added:

to him,"

Crown Counsel sdd there were aspects of the evitener which Loukt have amounted to

corroboration in his submission. Adequately Put

the engineer of the kamen on which the incident took place was not, in law, an e- compiler, said Mr Mayne, then Els evidence could corroborate the evidence of the others that There hel been attack by

Watch stolen

A wrist watch, valued at $800, was staten frem 116 Wing Tok Street, serial dour, at about 1.20 an. yesterday.

Canned Food Stolen

la mitigaten, Air T. Shurleck, for Lau, submitted that in the present case there were a num- 1"]" of extemating eircum- stances,

Defence Counsel said that the Agbt which ended In Tany's death was Instigated by himself

only.

drst, and had moved

After referring

that evidence that recessed had used abusive language to accused

forw A quantity of canned

end held a stool as if threaten- valued at $32, was stolen froming accused, Mr Shurlock sub-

private car parked in Boun-

mmitted that Tang had an op-. dary Street last night.

patunity to break off the fight.

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Shurlock continued, and he had But Tang did not do so, Mr only himself to blame for the death he met.

Aged Mother

Delence Commsel asked the Court to take a lenient view of the ease, adding that his cllent had an aged mother to support. Pasting sentence, Mr Justice Scholes remarked that there was no doubt that deceased had in alented the quarrel.

"Nevertheless, accused's Let of lawfully killing the man as

a result of the quarret is extremely serious erine," Els Lacto auded.

Mr Simon 14, Crown Coun- sel, earlier told the Court that accused had only a very frivial Conviction in respect of cooked-food stall.

A

Me and Mr D. G. Wilh. Crowit Counsel, procuted, iried by Detective San-Inspector R. 1. Rus-

Lynn,

Mr Shurlock appeared for Lun The helruction of Mr J. 5. of P. I. Lam and Co.

民

The China Bank building last night.

Mail Photo,

HK Chinese

-China

Celebrate

Communist National Day

By A CHINA MAIL REPORTER

Many Chinese residents in Hongkong today celebrated the ninth anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People's Republic.

Hongkong Police and Auxi- Press Baries were alerted to stom-by In case of dis.urbances and tas morning Pelles-manned hell cupters hovered over the Coloty on patrol duty.

.and various worker | agricuue targets

stantly

groups.

David Chipp. Reuter car- ward respondent in London writes:

Mao Tse-tung. who on Octa- ber 1, 1949, announced the in-i Patrols of Auxiliaries and auguration of the Chinese Pen- Regular Putre were seen inple's Republic, will today re- many pars of the Colony, some view a parade in Peking mark- arned with Greener guns and ing the end of a year which, in alde-arms, On Hongkong pile of troubles among ፎርጋነነ Islandi the Auxiliaries eemed viinority race groups, the Com- to autnumber the regulars.munists must consider the most There were also a number of successful since they came mobile parols in Land Rovers power.

are

ent

revised

Young Boy Injured

SHEAFFER'S

Skrip

US Journalist In HK After

China Visit

An American jour- nalist, identified only as "Mr J. Strohm," crossed over the Shumchun Hongkong border into the Colony yesterday afternoon.

Apart from confirm-

ing his arrival, U.S. Consular and Hong- Government vague

konk

sources

were

about his identity.

He is reported to be

on the staff of "The Country Gentleman,"

un American agricul- tural magazine, and is said to have entered China

by way of Europe.

A Government spokesman said: "An American identified as Mr Strohm we do not know his initials- arrived at Lowu yester. day afternoon. He held a valid American pass. port."

From the Files

25

years AGO

PAYING a price which works

out at 75 cents a square foot, he Humphreys Estate and Fin- ance Co. Ltd. yesterday bought a inrge tract of land at Kowloon for building development. Tho site is rectangular with an area of 217,000 square feet, adjoining Argyle Street, opposite Kowloon Hospital, The purchasers pald $162,750. They are required by speciul conditions

to of sale

semi- erect only detached or detached buildings of European type of a releable value of not less than $22,000.

*

in

Air Commodore Str Charlen Kingsford Smith arrived Wyndham at 5.15 p.m. local

time breaking

the England- Australia air record, previously held by C.WA. Scott by approximately 40 hours, The plane used for the trip was d all-British Percival Gull Attest with special petrol tanks which gave it a cruiling radius of 1,800 miles,

new

Miraculous De

Escape

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ETAILED criticism by the

Unofficial Members and distinctly sympathetic Govern- ment altitude to their requesia were the principal features in the Leg Co yesterday when 'members debated the Colony's budget or 1934. During the course of the debate on official spokesman KAYO ati under- It is understood that no one is king that if any prodle were missing from the bullding it made on the City Hall and the self, but there is a possibility Government Hous Develop- that a pedestrian or pedestrians ment scheme, it would be spent may have been walking under-in ameliorating the alum conda- neath the verandahs at the tons of the city. collapse.

Accounted For

ม

Ne course of his speech,

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For this reason the fremen will have to dig their way through all of the debris until pavement-level is reached. This is expected to take some time.

Sir Henry Pollock said The Chief Officer of the Hong-

"The Unofficials are glad to Gorman, who wis of the scene kung Fire Brigade, Mr V. J.

note that by friendly-auréo- ment with the War Offles, of the collapse shortly after it reduction has been obtained in occurred and remained there for Legard to certain items charge- some hours, sold this morning able to nilitary contribution. that when the rubble is cleared Their

this congratulations on up- away, "We may find nothing at point are, however, somuwhat all but on the other hand...." tempered by the reflection thei such military contribution · Ja the year 1910 amounica to leas than $1,400,000, and that the Checking on the residents of

Unofcial Members unanimous. the block is made very dieult,

iy advocated by motion in this Mr Gorman sold, breathst

Counell, which was defeated by number of the people wander

the Official vote, in the year away to friends or relatives

1911 that the military contribu- hanies, and take some time to

tion should be limited to A 12-yl boy. Lee Lan-

traec. Up till quite a late hour axed annual sum of $1,000,000 yan of 143 Yuen Street, wus

this morning i was believed that

whereas in the present year It knocked, die and

is estimated that the contribu- one old lady was missing, but Injured According to Poking's Igures by

tion will amount to more than was later 4pe van in Sal after checking sho tremendous progress has been Yee Sircel par its junction

accounted for,

$5,000,000. The principle of A number of buildings in made in industrial and agricul- with Mong Road shortly i Hongkong and Kowloon were

Mr Gormon added, "If there is

paying increased military con- tural production, during this the after sterday. He was anybody under that plic of

tribution because we have to decorated for the occasion. first year of the second Five admitted to towloon Hospital. debris, there is not the slightest

rulso additional revenue for The motif of this year's posters Year Plun,

necessary Earlic in so morning, a hope of their being alive." The was "The Big Loup Forward"—

public works ex- The grain harved, most clearly exemplified by the the

on which 24-year-old in, George Liu work of the firemen is being

ordinary is po obviously un- whole economy winged horses un the Bank of they claim,

depends, of 722 Shangh Street, fourth hampered to some extent by a

sound that I do not think that will be almost flour, was red

when the lot of iron-work and neon sigis

ty member of China building. Another is the double that of last year,

this Council private car was

will be found to support it. industrial achievements in the Steel

driving among the wreckage, and output will be more collided with first year of the second Ave-than doubled

The full absurdity of the post- by passing teams. nother private as the Chinese car in Ice ward load near

tion is brought out by the fact year plan.

strive to "catch up with or over- Its junction viti. La

The tenement block is that Milltary Salio take

contribution is Britain" la Industrial Road.

situated near the junction of now four tires what it was in production,

is receiving Industrial

and Hennessy | 1010,"

and forries.

"Big Leap' Motif

Again this year, as in pre vious years, a giant banner in red and white stretched down 15 storeys of the China Bank bullding proclaiming thousand years, Ten thousand years to the Chinese People's itcpublic"

In addition to the facades-in red und gold-constructed around a number of city build- Jigs, many rooftops sported fluttering coloured banners,

Dressed Overall

As the above photograph. shows the China Bank building was "dressed overall" in a blare of light last night. From tha Feak last night it appeared that a number of buildings in the city and Wanchal were partly illuminated or carried slogans in illuminated charac-

ters.

Today Communist newspapers sold with each issue a tablord size five-alar Red Ang. In pre- vious years Nationalist news- papers sold similar sized Na- tionallst dags on the Double Tenth celebration,

This morning meetings were held at the Kam Ling Kestaurant to celebrate occasion.

the

Forty-two schools are taking part in today's celebrations. The Chinese General Chamber of Commerce and the Hong- kong Chinese Reform Associa Lion are also holding celebrations, Tonight dinners are being held at tho Ying King Restaurant by the Communist

10

also

and treatment Keyloon Hospital. Jouston Road

Rond, and is exactly opposite

Another photograph of this morning's li scen desperately raking through rubblo follow was later announced, however, that there wa

The Wallace Harper garage.

Poollapso in Wanchal, Firemen" kore ́are

eports that a woman was misslog, |Dansanftits.—China, Niall Photo,.

thin

Criticising Government delay in starting alle formation work for the new Central British School, Sir Henry Pollock spoke of the need to "remove as spechly as possible the disgrace of British children in Colony continuing for moment longer than was nieces- BOL. 1/ to be taught in the higgledy-piggledy and far too mall congerie of buildings which form the present school."

66 T is satisfactory to note," wald Sir Henry, "that the Government is seriously call- aldering the erection of a new Post Office at Kowloon Point, and we hope that its erection will not remain merely a pious hope for many years to come as has happened in the cars of the new gaol, the new Goverment Civil Hospital, the new Central British School and other projects which have hung fire for so long in the past after having been approved of in principle."

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