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MAN TELLS HOW HE FEIGNED DEATH WHEN ATTACKED BY ROBBERS

A retired Chinose merchant from the United States told Mr E. Corbally at Central Magistracy this morning how he escaped death by pretending to be dead when robbers attacked him time and again with the blade of a pair of scissors and a heavy instrument;

The merchant, Ching Pak- juk, was testify big at the con- tinued hearing of the committal proceedings against Yu Ming- | shing, 30, and Kwon Cheung-tai. 20, charged with the murder of two women and a buy at No. 10 Kai Chiu Road, second floor, Causeway Bay, on September 15.

One of the Cheung's wife.

Women

Divisional Detective Inspector M. W. Gigles of Eastern Pulice Stulon is conducting the pro- cedings,

Bound Up

Continuing yesterday's evid- ence that three men, armed with selssor blades herded him, his wife Tan Ha, his daughter in- Jaw Yu Wan, and an old woman Yu Choy-wan, into one room, bound him hand and foot and went on a search for valuables, Cheung, said the second defend dit then went out of the room and cue back several times, bringing Yu Wan, Tan Ho, und Yu Choy-wan sway one after mother..

"The second defendant left the first defendant in the room to watch me," Cheung said.

Ten minutes later, he saw the second "defendant pass by the room.

om. Cheung said that as he turned around to face the wall, someone hit him on the head ten

mes.

He believed he was hit with a torch and he pretended to be dead after hearing his grandson crying for a short while, witness said he looked around and found

he was alone.

Ten minutes later, witness said, all was silent and he thought the thugs must have left. Be tried to stand up but could not walk.

Just at that moment, witness said, the second defendant eame in with a blade in his hand. Witness begged him to untie his hands but second defendant cursed him and stabbed him three times in the chert.

"So I leaned back. The second defendual continued to hit my head with the handle of the blade," witness said.

"He tried to pull me up by i the hand to test if I was dead. Then he left," witness said.

said Witness

twice that came back into the room again and hit him on the head with a heavy instrument.

Hearing was adjourned Monday.

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CHINA MAIL

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1958.

15 YEARS' GAOL, CANING AFTER

Above, the Aldertons on the Corfu.

Aldertons

Leave For England

NEW COLOURS

PRESENTED

(Continued from Pare 1) the New Regimentál Colours saluted by the presentation of arms by the Battalion.

Is excellency took the Salute

Dr R. M. Alderton, of the as the Battalion marched past in

Alice

Mul llo

Lingine in stow and quick time to the playing of the "Lancashire Nethersole Hospital, left Witches" and the Regimental for the United Kingdom Quick March by the Bund and under in the R.M.S. Corfu at the Corps of Brums.

Bandmaster E. J. H. Moore and today, after 25 noon

Drum Major C. Baker. in years' service

the hospital. He was accom- panied by his wife and daughter, Miss Margaret T. Alderton.

The parade was occasioned by the omalgamation on July 1 of the East Lancashire Regiment and the South Lancashire Regi-

The 1st Battalion of the ment. former arrived in the Colony on of the October 17, 1957 and latter on June 27, 1958.

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Bandit Held Up GAOLED ON 25

Shop Twice In Four Months

An armed robber, Chạn Wo, who held

up the same salesman in the same goldsmith's shop twice. in four months and got away with more than $13,000 worth of jewellery was sentenced to a total of 15 years' gaol and 12 strokes of the cane this morning.

Mr Justice J. R. Gregg, in Criminal Sessions, commended the police officer Det Sub- 18p. Ko Chum, Det. Sgt Nom Kong and others who were concerned in Chon's arrest six weeks after the second robbery.

Chan pleaded guilty to two charges of robbery with aggra vation and one of possession of arms and ammunition.

Another man, Lai Chuen, 150 pleaded guilty to one of the robbery charges and was sen tenced to four years and six strokes.

Mr Dermot Rea Crown Counsel, said that on March 24 both men went to rob the Tal Ming Goldsmiths in Kowloon.

Chen. had handkerchief concealing his face and hold a revolver which he pointed at a

not to move.

While Lai Chueri, also armed with a revolver, kept a lookout Chun opened a showcase and Look 37 gold necklaces, pine Keld bracelets and 11 gold rings worth approximately $7,500.

Same Salesman

Government

Appointments

The Government

DRUG COUNT

A 62-year-old woman. Wong Fong-lan, who pleaded guilty to possession of five pounds of heroin and a quantity of opium, was sent to prison for one year by Mr. N. 8. Donnell at

years -AGO

N academic inquest

AN

on the bones of the

Kowloon Court this young Princes who were

morning.

She had been sentenced carlier murdered in the Tower. to two years imprisonment, but namely Edward the her solicitor applied for a re-

view of sentence and after Fifth and the Duke of hearing the sollellor's plea, the York, has confirmed the Magistrate halved the gaol term.

account of

Det.-Insp. W. M. Ross, pro-traditional

seculing, said that on November the crime (which has 13, a police party executed o

warrant at 200 Fa Yuen Street, been widely doubted by first floor, where the defendant historians) that their occupied the rear cubicle. They Gazetta

found the heroin and oplum in murder was at the hands the

of their uncle Richard, a locked draw.

During the review of sentence, in 1483, says a Reuter the

report from London.

today announced following appointments, transfers, promotions and postings:

defendant's solicitor Mr Reginald Stu, of Messrs Deacons, Mr J. C. Charter, Assistant submitted that the offence was of a technical nature, and asked Chief Architect, to be Acting Chief Architect on return from the Magistrate to take into con- sideration, the woman's age and leave on November 17.

feebleness.

Mr Charter.

The evidence completely ab. solved Henry VII, to whom some quarters attributed the crime.

The story of the modern in- Green Packet

vestigation of the affair was re- three other vealed at a meeting held at the suld thal

been detained in Society of Antiquaries, people had connection with the same case.

A paper read by Professor One of these was her son, and william Wright, the Dean of the

that

he had

Mr J. T. Mallorie, Assistant Chief Architect, ecased to art is Chief Architect on the same Hc day on assumption of duty by Architect, Mr W. E. Levic, salesman, Law Ho, telling him ceased to act as Assistant Chi-:] the other her daughter-in-law, London Hospital, revealed

Architect consequently,

At the first hearing of the with the authorisation of the air John A. S. Hobbs has case, Mr Donnell remarked that Dean of Westminster, been appointed an Engineer as

not but see that the opened the urn containing the be could from October 17 on agreement. woman had some knowledge remains of the

young Princes He arrived in the Colony en about the packets of heroin, as for an anatomical investigation, November 17.

they were wrapped in green

Professor Wright is of the Dir Roter J Johnson has paper. been

mechanical

the uppainted a

that He said that cases of this nn- opinion, as a result, engineer on probation on Octo-ture have been very prevalent children were aged 12 and 10 which is incom- ber 17. Mr Johnson arrived unand several old people have been respectively, About 110 feet of the roadway

Kovember 17.

of large paiible with their having been found in possession between Marsh Road and

Mr On July 9, said Mr. Res, Chan

K. L

"It is very alive at the time of the Battle Zajac, Assistant Stewart Road to be recon-

quantities of drugs. nd inother man went to the Chief Oncer, to be Acting Chlef regrettable, but age is no reason of Bosworth. Atructed in concrete. Tenders during their slay in Hongkong.

His Excellency was met He was a deacon of the Church

same shop and held up the same Officer as from October and to my mind for tendency.” B salesman. This time he took 49uring the abeonce of Mr L. W. WIS Sunday School arrival by Capt P.

Here A Year and superintenden! worker, in the Ladies' Guild.

an active

necklaces worth O'Meara, Officer-In-Walling, and gold

about Brace. He ceased to act as Chlef at the Saluting 36.000.

17 upon Officer on November

-Mr Slu, accompanied Base

Lieut-General Sir

On August 30 police boarded resumption of duty by Mr Bracc. arrived in the Colony Edric M. Bastyan, CBF, with

Mr H. R. Terrest, Superin-year ago to join her son. and 4 junk moored in Cheung Chau the Colonels of the East

harbour where they found Chan, tendeal of Police, to be Acting had not known the contents of South Lancashire Regiments,

us from the packet until she Senior Superintendent school for the Dear and core of Maj-General W. H. Lambert and a Chinese woman.

and during the charged, he said. blind children.

also found two fully October 19

become afforded Since then the has loaded revolvers and 20 rounds absence of Mr R. B. Woodhead.

Sub-Inspectors D, G. Lloyd aware of the contents, and had death. protective

Her readiness to

do so, readily admitted her guilt. expressed her realisation that a

for the work are called for m

· Today's Government, Gazelle.

of the

The reconstruction work, which

Public

Dr and been firm supporters

Mrs Alderton have Union Church, Kennedy Road,

and she

of the

X

forms pari Worki

Department's DTO- Both have been keenly in- gramme of improving

road terested

in all relugɛe work, surfaces within the city,

including Rennie's Mill,

in

expected to take about three and a half months to com plete,

Wounding Case

the

The ARTions will spend some time at their family home in Halleigh, near Suffolk. Dr Alderton intends to go into the

Suspect Detained congregational ministry.

MARCHED OFF

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und Brigadier J. Whalley-Kelly General Bastyan represented the Commander-in-Chier, For East Land Forces, General Sir filchard A. Hull,

Following the trooping of the old colours they were later marched off to the strains, of "Auld Lang Syne."

consecra- Then followed the tion of the new colours on an of seven silver trims. The new colours were then

A Chinese man has been de-

These who boarded the Corfu tained by the Police following to see them off were Dr Frank the wounding of another inan | Ashton, Medical Superintendent, at No. 525 Lockhart foud,

Chow Mrs Ashton, Di Philip ground floor, last night. The his successor, and members of alter vielim it receiving treatment in the Alice Ho Mui Ling Nether-marched on parade and placed Queen Mary Hospital.

sole Hospital.

Christmas Glamour

for the

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HAPPY

#

In his

address, Sir Robert sald the occasion of thể pre- Benintion of new Colours to Regiment should always be a happy and memorable one.

"it is. then," he said,

"Hat

In

we sue displayed the spirit of the Regiment symbolised there Colours and, today, we recognise this spirit as a living, continuing one, passing from the two Regiments, to whosh Colours you have just pald kuĄ; tonours, to the new Regimen whose Colours have just been consecrated."

He expressed confidence that The Lancashire Regiment had a great history before it and hat the troops on parade would' carry on the traditions of the two amalgamated Regiments and add lustre to them,

Replying to the GovETNOY'S address, Lieutenant-Colonel D Burncil, Colonel of the Regi- ment, thanked His Excellency

They

of immunition

in

wrapping, which were in work

ing condition.

"One More Job"

Chan claimed ownership of the arms and told the police the woman did not know of them. said Mr Ren. He also told the police that he intended to come to Hongkong "o do one more job robbery,"

Mr Rea said that the police did a very good job in catching Chan.

He revealed that Chan had previous convictions for robbery, possession of arms and was con- victed of wounding while he was in prison serving sentence for one of the robberies.

Assistant Superintendents and F, J. Clancy to be Acting Poilue as frem November 11.

0.

Mr J. Bodilly, Crown Counsel, ceused to act as Senior Crown Counsel as from November 8

leave. on proceeding on

Mr. Morler-John. Crown Counsel, lo be Acting Scalor Crown Counsel ол the samu aay, vice Mr Bodilly and dur ing the absence of Mr Botelho, Mr A. A. Whitney, Senior Exocutive Omeer, Class II, to be Senior Accountant, KCR, as trom November 10, vice Mr K. Allen.

Mr B. L Barlow, Cadet Officer, Class II, to bé Assistant Director of Commerce and In- dustry as from November 17.

Man Who Attacked

Wife With Chopper

Gets Three Years

Pleading guilty to wounding his estranged wife

with intent to murder her, a hawker, Tsang Fu-choi, claimed at the Criminal Sessions this morning that she not only had a lover, but she gambled away the household allowance he gave her.

ang said that his wife best, agreed to it later and left their

on Auguri 15 and inhome.

for presenting the colours, and old to force her to reizase a On August 13 he suddenly

Gold.

J

will

MJustien J. R. Gregg sen tence him to three years.

hold on him, he hacked returned home and grabbed his "Under these colours the hd with a food chopper.

wife by the neck. When sho traditions of the East Lance- Halleged that his wife want cried out for help, he said shire Regiment and the Southedal kill him so that she could "You will not be alive while I Lancashire Reglemnt are united, livf vith her lover.

am alive," and attacked her Under these colours they

with a chopper. be hurtured and maintained.

Dermot Rea, Crown Coun "We are proud to receive and bear our new colours in 2119 sel, d that 11 was agreed that colony of Hongkong," and, though there had suggested to Taang far from home, we know that thie had a lover. She ask today the eyes of Lancashire |ed for a divorce and though BID upon us,"

The Bots reluctant at fiert, be

The woman suffered multiplo Several wounds, said Mr Rea.

deep cuis fractured her skull and shoulder bone and others cut the muscles of her neck and shoulders. She was hospital for 20 days.

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Pians are being put in hand for the development, as a small residential area, of some 300,000 square feet of hand to the north of Chuk Yuen Ola Villege, Kowloon City,

The development area, known

* Fung Wong Village, situated to the east of Shatin

Pask Fload, overlooking Kowloon Day.

Ninety-five

pern of the alte is Crown lines and na permanent bulkings will be distributed by development scheme.

Bite

ol

nation work for ne

e developmentfen, heling the con action of: axall retaini will, will: begin earl January next "year! The work is expected

to take ab

four months la

he draft layout plan for the aren, ́prepared by the Town Planning Board, bruvidos for the construction of - seven tonement blocks. Provision is also made for Goverment Community and institutional LLDO.

Henry VII therefore could not have been connected with their murder.

sald his client had

about

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evidence

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