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CHINA MAIL

TERM

MANSLAUGHTER

CUT BY TWO YEARS

Serablaban (94)

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1958.

The Full Court this morning ordered a reduction of two years from the eight-year sentence passed on Tsoi Shu-fat, 49, a lorry driver, who was convicted by a jury of the man- slaughter of his uncle and sentenced by Mr Justice A.D. Scholes at the last session.

Tsoi was charged with the murder of Tsoi Wan.

guilty of manslaughter and recommended mercy.

It was alleged ul the trial that The need that he and never Tso attneked his uncle with an committed any other offence in run bar and inflicted injuries Hongkong where he was born from which he later died.

4 years ago

Mr

in appeal for reduction of sentence, the appellant told the Court This momiing that he was and when he "quite old" now, turd served out the sentencs he would be too old to work as a driver again He had already Wotted 19; hedness and him

letera during this would be without education.

period

Geotge

Crown

Wills. counsel, said that appellent bere an exemplary character prior to the incident and that he had nu PLOVÁVES LIvord

Crown Conses said that in wonhd like to draw their Lord ships' attention to the feet th the Jay bad agemzpended j Jenlemey I hope your Lordships will In answer to the Court Mi sympathis

be Willis sald that the attack was apparently done on the spur uf jadel

with

FTIC*.**

TeagardenConcert: "I Could Have Stayed All Night'

By JOHN STEWART

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|TRANGE though it may seem, a jazz concert is not always the best place to hear good jazz. musicians playing improvised melodies based on an agreed chord sequence, hacked up by a rhythm section which, apart from trying to keep the whole business in order, serves to inspire the front-line' by providing a solid bent as a foundation for their improvisations.

Clearly.

improvisations

11

will pastes but vurly they were up- without inspiration, peeclating what was served up. be Blodgy

A few and inspiration is very hard to

minutes later. when strange hall, ach member of the group was by in

solo HUMORES, Max which may not lend itself to a doing

of music, and Kaminsky started Pvr found

On baul's

kind

expeeting an tallerste before

That, think, Low baby' fireworks from the world go. was when the bund really gul

wati. Result is that

harte the musiclans their

His take their places with a ocrtain

tremendous technique, phrasing Fred

inspired improvisations amount of apprehension,

everyone and after that, and they are to matter how used

followed it. the avatton which After playing at concerts.

the session never looked back. few numbers they will either

All the old favourites were get their hearts warm, or they

played to such good effect that won'

fiw paverple It 14 audience could keep completely still.

220

"

The audience plays an 181- portant part in this process; the juzz musician relies on and is

by his I fuenced

audience nelor. perhaps more than la

If the first number manoger to inspire the audience then the sension will be a good one if the myšlence. is not inspired, the musicians feel it, and 다 Jazz is not so good.

hit

or

miss

The Jury found him

the moment and that there was considermule provocation.

The Chief Justice, Sir Michael Hogs, who sat with Me Justice C. W. Reece and Mr Justice J. R. Gregg in the Full Court said that the Court had taken into account what the appellant had said and considered the evidence an G- curded in the summing up of the Trial Judge.

Clear Account

His Lordship said that apart from the quarrel between the deceused and

appellant's the

wife, the only clear account of what actually occurred between the appellant and his uncle was appellant's own account.

From that account which was

contradicted 1L not

appeared that the deceased was in fact The Dggressor and that the appellant did receive a con- siderable measure of provoca- tion.

The Jury had made a stropy Ferunniendation for mercy and

Lecturer Arrives For HKU

Prof. E. S. Kirby (left) Mr John Matthews, new teoturor in accountancy HKU, and Mr E. F. Szczepani«, reuior lecturer in Economies, seen at Kai Tak this morning. -China Mall Pholo (ce story below).

New Optional

Course

At University

Sheaffers

NEW BALLPOINT WITH EXCLUSIVE

STERLING SILVER TIP

$760

JEWEL

THEFT

A quantity of jewellery,

volued at $760, was stolen TN from 131 Belcher Street, first floor, shortly after 3 a.m. today.

From the Filos

25

years AGO

the New

Year Honours, the Hon. Alexander George Mon-

Intruders entered No. 7c, tagu Cadogan, who will Conduit Road between 11 shortly succeed Sir Miles p.m. on Sunday and 7 a.m.

A

at the

A

Reserved

Judgment

In Libel Claim

the appellant had up to the/ The University of Hong Judge K. R. Macfee reserved judgment in the

present borne un exemplary character.

on

The Chief Justice went in say that appellant had ap- parently supported his uncle up to that time and in all the circumstances the Court was of

the opinion that the appropriate sentence in this case would be

six years.

your Lordships," Tso) suid.

Another appeal (or reduction

of sentence was refused by the Putt Court,

Second Appeal

Chan Hung-tong sentenced tu two

who was years by District Judge R. 1. Mills- Owens for burglary and wound- ing with Intent to resist arrest said that the sentence was 100

He said he had no excessive. intention of entering the dwel- ing house.

be

kong will soon begin a new optional course to help undergraduates studying economies. This morning Mr J. W. Matthews, BSc Econ, AICA, the University's new lec- turer in economics arrived here from the UK to join the staff of the HKU.

and was

new course

be- Ho

London

is optional

Interested in

1

District Court this morning in Chinese singer's libel claim against three newspapers. Miss Lau Sing is claiming $5,000 from each of the papers, Yuet Wah Dally News, Hung

ALMOST

COLLIDED

WITH

POLICEMAN

No Licence

yesterday and stole three Lampson

as British

battles of wine, two boxes Minister in China, re- of cigars and a quantity ceives the KCMG. of cutlery to the total value of $155.

Money Lost

There were two Hongkong nomes in the Now Your honoura list Dr A. R. Wellington, JP, who is Director of Medical and

Chinese Women last Sanitary Services, who received $1,008 in cash somewhere the CMC and Mr Tang Shit-

kin who received an OBE between Bridges Street

Mr Tang was the son of the and Shing Wong Street, late Mr Tang Chi-nigung, ban- who and philanthropist Sheung Wan, yesterday ker morning,

made many donations to charity

educational and

Institutions, including $65,000 to the Hong- kong University for the

of the Chinese ablishment Schoul.

Car Burgled quantity of clothing, valued at $165, was stolen from a private car parked In Hankow Road, Kowloon yesterday.

Student Ordered

es-

Mr Tong was Chairman of Tung Wah in 1928 and munag- ing partner of the Tan Tin Fuk Bank as well as being Chair- man of the Kowloon Motor Bus Co (1933) Lid and a member of the Hongkong University Court.

To Centre Skat. She

31-

Look Daily News and. Chlag PoA 19-year-old student, Chan

they

Kim-hung who was con- She claims that Daily published articles on May

victed of indocently 19 which injured her reputation saulting 业 nine-year-old und brought her into public

girl, was ordered to be disgrace, scandal, ridicule,

Stanley Boys hatred and contempt.

Training Centre, by Mr 1. M. S. Donnol at Kow-

The Hon. Leu d'Almada QC and Mr Gerald Basto, bulh instructed by Mr A. Y. Hun, are representing Miss Lau.

Mr Chen submitted that the plaintifa professional standing was not affected by the articles,

Mr d'Almada said that she

sent to

&

on

The untimely death of Misa Felicity E. Weigall, aped 23, has come as a great shock to a large circle of friends at born in Hongkong. Her father was general manager of the Shang- hai Tug and Lighter Co. Ltd. Misa Weigalt was on

the secretarial stag of the BAT.

☆ ☆ ☆

was THERE

pretty wedding at the Union Church, Kennedy Road foon Court this morning.

Saturday when Miss Mary Last week the youth was re-

Walker Mitchell, only manded for a report from the Commissioner of Prisons as to daughter of Mr and Mrs his suitability for training at the John Mitchell of Newburgh, Centre,

Fife, Scotland, became the This morning, Mr L Leong, representing the defendant, told bride of Mr William Harris, the court he understood that the a member of the Hongkong Commissioner had Indicated in Police Force. The Rev. E. G.

the boy report that

was Powell officiated at the ser- suitable for training but, Mr Leong said that he had received vice. The bride was given instructions to ask the court to away by Mr S. Logan, Divi- for

sional further submitted do otherwise.

the a year for letting a

Inspector of He said the boy was now in Shaukiwan Police Station. ficonce that far from being detamatory, a without man

some of the portions complained form 6, and if he were sent to Mrs S. Logan was Matron drive his motor scooter,

capable DI good scene

other kind of mining The

drove the man who

The duty of he would be deprived of his of Honour. scooter, 33-year-old Kam Kan-

present studies.

best man was discharged by chol of 20 Parker Road, ground

Mr Leung suggested that the Mr Alex McRobbie, a col- floor, pleaded guilty to driving innocent in meaning and if boy be given a shorter sentence league of the bridegroom. carelessly, without A valid special meaning was to be at-so that he could restime bio Heence and third party insur-tributed to any particular act studies.

described in the article, then it Mr Donnel said that the best must be plended and prayed, course would be lo

Mr d'Almada had jettisoned boy to the Training Centre where he would receive a great Innuendees therefore the Court could forget amount of good, all of the sinister meanings sug- gested in the pleadings and ol the expressions must be taken by themselves, Mr Chon argued.

WAS

ant claiming special and Ite meant for under- Wu Ting-kuen, 37, of 5 Per-damages, so the question of pro- Iessional standing did not arise. fection Place,

ground

disqualified from driving

Mr Matthews specialises [u derountancy.

on the Maft of Kingston Technical Col- lege, Kingston-on-Thurnes, fore coming to Hongkong. is A

of graduate University,

The

graduates mainly Anancy. It is one of a series of special subjects connected with the BA degree in Economics

At the airport this morning.

Matthews

mel by M Professor ES. Kirby. head' of the Department of Economics at the University and Mr E. F. Szczepanik, Senior Lecturer Economles at the HKU

Chan who had 1 previous convictions admitted ne used bamboo to extract clothing from the inside of the house. When was caught by the two brothers he was assaulted by both of them, he alleged

Dismissing the application for leave

Chir appeal, the Justice said thu frunt the evidence 13 Dopeared that appellent and another per:3011 had made careful plans to ex- tract things from the rear window of the house When appellant he attacked the younger brother All that was done was executed of the owner of the house with a

crisp, definite

Each player emerged us not only a first-class

jazzman, but

as a first-class musician as well.

was

COOLER

לן!

floor, was fined $550 and Good Meaning

ance,

wapaught BUT MORE Bistracy this morning.

manner; knife with which he had in- ideas transformed themselves inleted a number of injuries, int melodies with a rhythmic feel to them.

Hence, Jazz concerts something of a

Everything thank was played affair.

was played tastefully and with However, although I am not

concert polish, from the easy, almost lazy the keen on jazz on

enthus-solas by Don Ewell on the pinuo platform, this lack of 1 World cefnhely not have and Stan Puls on the bass, who ked me from the Leke Yew Haiti qulle the most relaxed bas-

kast evening.

☆

☆ ☆

the

The

number, first Original Dixieland Onestep, in- dicated that nothing

but good

player I have over secti, scerning inere to caress the strings thon pluck them. Lo the Involved clarinet work of Jerry Fuller, played faultlessly with a beauti-

ful tone.

Jack Teagarden was his usual srif, as we have heard him on was to follow: that here was corde for years, but was per- group of superb musicians, cachings a little subdued owing to a o complete muster of his instru- frightful cold that had almost man. The rhythm section im- robbed him of his valce, though pressed immediately, producing he put in some

a very steady, Inspiring best, choruses indeed.

and particularly

ilkod the

uninhibited drumming of Ron-

nle Greb.

very good

Drummers, are a downtrod- I have two Instlag impres- den lot, but this young mansions of the evening's enter- made his presence felt in noj tainment. The first is of a group uncertain manner, but entirely of excellent musicians, with not without being over-powering, ja wenkner anywhere, the ke Mention should also be made of which I have never acon of the terrife solo drumming he before even though in my days provided later in the pro-os n musician 1 was privileged hear most of gramine, with a technique that to play with or

the best Jazzmen in England was foultices.

ፓ! front ine of

The second la of two young Max

men, Jerry Fuller and Ronnie Kaminsky on trumpet, Jerry

Greb who, unlike most young Fuller on clarinet and of course, Jack Teagarden on

Jazzmen today who are interest- trombong

ed only in the technical tricks whilst producing some very

that comprise "progressive Jazz”. fine technical playing, were slightly subdued, as could be are carrying en tha spirit of called expected, and their improvisa- what Jack Teagarden

straight "pure Jazz”. Of the group, tlong weto quite

them were the only strangers to forward and fairly banic.

The audience, however, who me, but I am quite certain we scerned at first sight to be a will have a lot of them in the strange crowd to see at a jazz, future,

im-

Tho audience, whileh just concert, got the messoRO

clearly mediately and responded with about filled the hall, enthusiastle, but well-ariannered could have staged at the take

pulause. This

not en Yow Hall all night; #cbriefoly Was qudience that, would "zoll in the

could have.

His Lordship added that ap

HUMID

pellant had a bad record and Hongkong has had cooler in all the circumstances the weather in the last fow Court did not think that the sentence imposed for offence was excessive.

cither

He Stole Watch

From Daughter

A man who stole his daughter's wrist watch was sentenced to a month In gool today.

Sub-Inspector n. Ma told Mr A. L. Leathlean at Contrat Magiviracy this morning that Shek Chan- kwong, 44 of 371 Bhank!- wan Road went to vlaft his daughter Shek Ching- yung In November.

When she saw him com. ing alte suspected he would nak her for money so she klá next door.

Fo

She saw her father into her cublele and later leave. But when she went In A moment later whe found her wriat watch missing from a drawer.

#ho

the reported Folion and her father, WRE arrested, Flo had Ivo

previous convictions.

days.

The average minimum tem- perature for the three days from Dec, 27, has been 81.5 de- grees,

this morning the and lowest temperature recorded at The Observatory was 69.2 de- KITES.

Humidity content in the air has been much higher than nor- mal, over the same period,

Mr A. L. Leathlean fined him a total of $700, at Centraj Mu- Sub-Inspector J. Webster saki yesterday Kam almost collided with a police constable on a motor cycle in Shuukiwan.

When ucked by the constable for his cente, Kam said he had

nane,

Nathan Rd

Taxi Accident

The normal for the last week Old Woman Dead

of December is 72 per cent, but

on Saturday and yesterday, the One person was killed and

humidity jumped to 78 per cent. The Royal Observatory fore- cast fair and fine weather for

the remainder of the day.

New Year Message

In

three others, including a boy, were injured traffic accidents yester- day.

The fatal accident occurred

in Nathan Road near 11s junc- tion with Mun Ming Lane et 8.30 p.m. when a 02-year-old

Mr Chan

of were meaning.

The words themselves were

the whole

of the

Ho claimed that there were a lot of harmless explanations in:

the arueles, and Mr d'Almeda had not even told the Court in what way the suggestions were detamatory

Hearing is continuing.

Fireworks

Exploded:

Cyclist

In Court

woman was knocked down by A tandem driver who was

The Secretary of State for in taxl.

the Colonies, Mr Alan Lennox- The woman, Wu Lau of 610- Boyd's nnnual Now Year 512 Nailzen Building, tonth message to the colonies will be floor, died four and a half hours breadcant at 0.45 pm, on Friday, after admission over Radlo Hongkong.

Queen's Message

was

Hospital.

Саг

to

Kowlcon

man,

arrested when fireworks

ho was carrying on his bicycle exploded, was cou- tioned and discharged by Mr 1. M. S. Donnel at Kowloon Coust this

morning.

A 34-year-old

Lee Sirect, shek of 00, Boundary [third floor, was injured when

he was knocked down by a

Kwok Chilc, 38, pleaded guilty private

froworks porschAlon In Mok Clicang to

of Street, near To Kwa Wan Road, which exploded on Impact, yesterday afternoon.

Defendant was carrying mora Earlier in the day, six-year- than 120 packets of the fro-:

*Bome ex- old boy, Tam Fu-keung of 15, works on Sunday, Customs Bond, ground floor, pluded because of friction. was knocked down by abu. In court this morning, defen- near bla bone and a 14-year- | Jant enld he was carrying tha old giri, Trul He-chu of 2000). | Areworks for someone for 40. Cung Chul Street, fourth floor, Discharging Kwok, Mr Don- was hit by a military lorry in net advised him not to do it Aryl Street.

again as it would endanger not All the injured were admitted only his own life, but the lives

of others. ture at approximately 19.40 pan. I to Kowloon Hospital,

The official telecast of the annual Christmas Day mensage to the Commonwealth by the Queen,

received In the Colony lato yesterday and it will 1 televised tonight at approximately five part nine.

For, the beneilt of viewers who may be unable to see and hear the Queen's, message

at

this time it will be repeated

int the end of the evening fea-

his

the scad

*

Playing against the Royal Navy, T. A. Pearce, Hongkong Cricket Club bateman, scored a century which put his team 06 runs ahead of Navy on the first innings with a total of

and H. Owen Hughes 11. In the second innings, T. A. Miss Barbara Black, daughter | Pearce was stumped for a duck His Excellency the Governor, and as HKCC managed to Sir Robert Black,

Tomorrow's Concert 265, L. D. Kilbes scored 12

will be al-

tending the concert to be score only 33 for four wickste given by the Jack Teagarden in reply to Navy's second in- Sextet, at noon tomorrow at the ringa of 108, the match ended King's Theatre.

in a draw.

This Funny World

DILE

"Don't tell me your troubles! Do you know how many miles a day the average housewiło walke?"

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