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WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 1959. ›
Appeal Begins Against US. AID
Murder Conviction
Lam Kwong-choi, 45-year-old farmor, this morning appoaled against his conviction for the murder of his foster father whom ha was found guilty of stabbing to death. The alleged offence took place at Har Hang Po Village, Taipo, on November 15 last year.
ALLEGED CORRUPTION:
WOMAN REMANDED
A 31-year-old housewife. Chan
Lie-ebing, alioa Ly
Chinx.
allas Mrs Wooz. of 25 War Os Road, third floor, waa charged with corruption be fore Mr T 1 Yang at Central Magistracy his morning. It is alleged that on April 28 Ere defendant corruptly gave $200 to Juhi F. Merriol, a member of the Police Force, is a re- ward for forbearing properly to curry out his duties s a police officer in respret of the leue of permits for entry into the Colony.
No plea was taken.
Defendant was remanded for three days
la police custody.
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Paris, May 26,
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It was sald to be the result of se, quarrel aver u dispute In- vok the disposal of some
tu properte belonging
the deceased.
Lam was found guilty by a jury of six men and a women at the Criminal Session last and was sentenced to denth by Mr Justled C., W. Reece.
The Grounds
The Full Court hearing the vigrad this morning comprised the Chlet Justen, Sie Michael ifogan, and the Senlor, Pursue Judge, Mr Justice J. H. Greag
Mr Terence Shurlock repre- sented the appellant, Instructed by Mt D. 1. Holi Roberts,
of Hastings and Co. Mr Simon Bl. Crown Counsel, is appeal- In for the Crown.
The first ground of appeal Is that the trial Judge misdirected The jury on the law of insanity.
Scholarship Winner
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PAN AMERI
Miss Dorothy Lee (right) says zoodbye to Miss Chan
al Kal Tak this morning-Quina Mail photo.
Burden of Proof HK Girl Leaves
the
The second ground is that he misdirected the Jury in that he fulled to direct them a degree of the burden of proof which a prisoner must establish for a successful defence of Insanity.
To Begin
Course In Malaya
FOR ASIA: OFFICIAL'S
ESTIMATE
Washington, May 26, Mr J. Graham Parsons, nomed to be now Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern affairs, said to- day that the military capabilities of Southeast Asion nations have boon "oldód a great deal by our efforts in the area.” He made the stalement in re- spense to a question by Choir- man J. William Fulbright of the Senate Foreign Relations Com- mittes.
Sen. Fulbright wonted Mr Parsons cstimate of the effect- iveries of U.S. military assist- ance to the rations of the Far Erst, particularly Southeast
Aalo.
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"None of the nations Southeast Asia are in any sense majur military powers now, nor will they be such In the fore- strable future," Mr Parsons re- ptied.
"Bui
Helped
cach nation desires strongly to have an uppropriate military capability asulf- defence copacity, internal secur- ily, the capability aggression and to ward off al- tack from outside.
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to
deter
feel that their military capabilities have been aided a great deal by our efforts in the aren, and I wholeheartedly sup- part the programme,"
Mr Parsons testified
an Is open hearing on his nomination to succeed Mr Waiter S. Robertson as Assistant Secre inry. Mr Robertson is leaving because of ill health.
Democratic Senator Russell Detence The assistant youth welfare officer in Hongkong, Long said he had heard many reports that in the popular Miss Chan Joy-lin left by Cathay Pacific for mind throughout the Far East Singapore this morning to take up a three-identified with "militarism and
United States has been year scholarship in social studies at the corruption. University of Malaya.
It was contended that the Judge ignored the currect sub-
mission mode by
Counsel to the jury that I was: necessary only for the prisoner; to prove such insanity on the balance of probability.
These wo omissions by the The Roman Catholle nid Pro-Judge, cupled with his general testant churches of France jums- criticism or Defence Consul's ed today In an
unprecedented submissions, is the world appeal for help for suf-
left homeless leave in the minds of the jury fering Moslem
the impression that the pre- (soner had to prove a defence was signed by of insanity Leyend resonable Maurice Cardinal Feltin, Rom dubi, I was further stated. Catholic Arel:bishop of Puris, i
by the war in Algerla.
Thi
appeal
Pastor
More Bougher,
the
course of
The scholarship was award- Comuning-up, could only by the Slógapure Junior Chamber Commerce Trad
Inconsistent
President of the French Pro- The third ground of appeal is
festant Federation. 13
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Misa Cheun was selected after examination and interviews with University officials.
She has been with the social welfare office for almost Avc Lears.
Miss Chan was bom and
was that the Judge inlsdirected the educated in Hongkong, and after jury in stating that the defence | completing a one-year course at
P
$11
of insanity and the defence provention were
with one another,
launched in the course historic Press conference which the Roman Catholle and Protestars leaders stood side by side Upt.
For all through
day
it's
of the Granthon Training College inconsistent she look an eight-month leader-
The hearing is proceeding.
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Today's ploture of the transformer shows how much progress it has made up Wyndham Street in the last 24 hours. Yesterday it was at the foot of Wyndham Street. Thin morning it was abreast of the back of the Shell building site. It being hauled up on greased timbers. The photo shows the steel cables connecting the transformer with the hand winch at the top of the picture, Chins Mall Photo.
Good Progress By
Big Transformer
From the Filoz
25
years
AGO
DURING the year 19
agency
it
now educational started work in Hongkong, From the start won the support and called forth the liberality of wealthy local Chinese. It was known as the Ellis Kadoorie Chinese School Society, writes "Colonia"" in Old Hongkong.
The founder of the Society whose name it bore, proved his deep interest in the undertaking by A personal donation $40,000.
of
The sun was considerably: augmented by donations from wealthy Chinese supporters. both In Hongkong and Cantóni
On January 1, 1915, the Eliis Kadoorie Chinose School came under the control. of the Hong- kong Government.
It should be noted that the Ellis Kadctric School for Indians tins always been under Govern- ment control. It dates back to 1903 when it functioned in a single room of the Bellios School.
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In a case which came before Mr Hamilton yesterday ic disclosed that a woman had remold a child for a profit of 80 cents.
men
This is a very serious thing, trafficking in children," said Mr Hamilton when two w0- wors charged with having taken part in a traNE- action. Que coman was fined $250 or
three monttur, and the other $500 or six months.
Frank Goodwin, one of the players who was selected to represent Hongkong in the · forthcoming Empire Games.
has been forced to withdraw
Miss Chan, who was fare- general feeting the United The team of workmen engaged in hauling at the White City, London.
welled by Mirs Dorothy Lee the States has taken a millaristic, youth welfare oMeer and Mr negative and narrow view to- Alex Wo, vice president of the ward the world crisis and were Hongkor a Junior Chamber of not interested in the peoples of Commerce, said that she was the area for their own sake, f looking forward to studying in would be seriously disturbed," Singapore us she has not been Mr Parsons replied. out of the Colony previously.
Man Gaoled
For Theft
Of Material
A shop apprentice, Ko Chak- lam. 20, living at the bastiment of 12, Bonham Road, this morn- ing was charged
with stealing three pieces of clothing material un Monday from the Lung Fung Silk Shop, 151, Queen's Road Central.
He ppeared at the Central Magistracy before Mr T. L. Yang.
Ko had been seen inside the
By
the 28.5-ton transformer up Wyndham his entry and a substitute is Street to the Hongkong Electric Com- to be found to fill the vacancy. pany's Zetland Street sub-station, made Hongkong and is due to ar- good progress this morning.
noon today, they had covered about two-thirds of the distance up the steep slope.
He added that he does nol belleve "aur position is as pre- enrious in these countries as you feel it is."
"We In the Department have
Au Electric Company offelal a continuing concern to try to demonstrate that we are in- sald, "Weather permitting, we terested in people rather than regimes," Mr Parsons said. Job on the original schedule of UPL
three days.".
DIPLOMAT HAD NO HORSE INTEREST
Tei-Chen Pawnshop, 134 Washington, May
Wellington Street, bi fica
» piece of clothing
Girl, 16, On
should be able to complete the Drug Charge
New York, May 20.
to
Goodwin (8 returning
rive here long before the Games commenco.
When the Changta went apround in Manila Bay, it up- set the matrimonial arrange- ments of at least one Hong- kong bachelor. When Mr Her- bert
Muskelt visited At- tralia some time ago he met,
Police today pulled a 10-year-and ultimately became old girl out of her high school engaged to Afies Maisie Mar- classroom and arrested her on tin, a charming Sydney girl. charges of deddling narcotics at teen-age sex partles, Several hours later polics picked up Artle Capree, a 20-
Once the transformer bas #egotiated the diffleult corner at the junction of Wyndham Street and On Lan Street, the going should be much caster.
The celal said that he had talked to the foremen of the work team, and seld that they must not take any chances on year-old rock 'n' roll singer who the job, and that they must not allegedly supplied the girl with hurry.
the narcoties
Mits Marlin, accompanie by her mother, was a passen- per by the Changte and was to have arrived on Tuesday last. Original arrangementa were that Mine Martin would have four local bridesmaids He apologised-to-motorlets for L: Police excerled the girl, Susan at her wedding.
Andrews
noon by a Veletar diplomates rail-Pret 6656-Men-
Boothe wax essential for the scheme to Cabot Mrs Clare Boothe material which he said belonged to his
Luce's replacement as provide a lilgher electricity out- Ambassador to Braz!] -put for Central District. showed today that he Stevedores of Gibb Livingstone knows when to slay out are carrying out the hauling UPI," of trouble.
mother.
She had asked him
to pawn it for her.
Mrs Luce remarked shortly
The mother, when asked 11 tho cloth belonged- to her, denied this or that she had ask- ed her son to pawn it,
The accused," who
after her Senate was an employce, of the silk store from
confrmation,
on April 28, that most of her
which he stole the material, troubles began when Sen. later admitted stealing the cloth, He was given four months' Imprisonment.
Wayne L Morse was "kleked in the head by a horse." A verbal tempest followed und Mrs Luce resigned.
Sen. Albert Gore jokingly asked Cabot today during a
HK Art Club hearing on his nomination, "Da
Spring Exhibition
The annual Spring Exhibition
of work done by the Hongkong
you have to divest yourself of any equestrian interests?"
Cabot
said he bad "'IN equestrian interests" and was "ot a horseman at all."
In fact, he said grinning, "I'm allergic to horses.”—UPI.
Ari Club cpened today at St SOLDIER
John's Cathedral Hall,
From 100 paintings submitted
by members, the six judges chose REMANDED
only 21 for the exhibition. These
Include water-colours, oils and
pen and lok drawings depicting REME, attached
William Charles Harding, 25, to 1st Tank landscapes, portraits and still Regiment, Sek Kong, who The exhibition will be open without a valid Hecace, without pleaded not guilty to driving until May 30.
-life.
$3,277 In Jewels
Stolen
+
third party Insurance and with- out the owner's consent was remanded to June 23 in Military custody by Mr C. Q. Lim ut Central Magistency this morn log. Thieves broke Into the fir It is alleged that on May 24 floor at of No. 114, Chung On at 5.20 am. defendant, at Des Street
Taun Wan and stole Vocux Road West, near Wilmer jewellery valued at a total of Beet drove a van which was $3,277 yesterday.
parked there,
contract.
A Small Pebble
The reader who sent in the first donation for legless ex-soldier Chang Fan-wu wrole a second letter to the China Mail this morning maying, "How amazing- that the, le Bebble' wa 'threw into the pond has ataried so many other people donating money."
The fund yesterday stood at
$328.
The reader added, "We do hope that the fund for Me Chang reaches $500, for that would be a big help to him."*. Slace Chang Fan-wu, a former Chinese Army officer arrived here, he has had to undergo : operations which resulted in the amputation of both bis ⚫legs.
After the story appeared, one of our readers wrote in to ex- presa lier sympathy, and made. an' Initial' donation of $30. Since then many more letters:
have arrived with donations for Chang.
junior, and took her to her Buchanan, Mian G. Ewing home where they soid they and Miss Lorcon Clemo, Mr found one-eighth of an ounce of heroin and six ounces at J. R. Way is to give the bride marijuana hidden in her room.--
away and Mr H. S. Jones is best mun.
PANE
HIRSH
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