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MURDER TRIAL CONTINUES $300 Fine

Accused's Alleged Remark To Police Constable

A

Police constable told the Criminal Session this morning that a man charged with murder had told him, “To kill, if it is not for money, it must be for love." P.C. 162, Kwun Piu, was testifying in the trial of Ng Yim, 40, unemployed, who is accused of murdering a woman, Yau Man-wai, in Foo Mei New Village, Kowloon, on November 26 last year.

Nit is alleged to have stubbed, news denied having stopped the the woman with a screw-driver, ccused.

He is being tried by a jury of two men and five women beture Mr Justice J. R. Greg.

Approached

The constable sed that v

the night of November

He also denied that Ng had asked him to call an ambulance. that the accused appeared worled and excited.

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1earing is proceeding.

last year he was on duly wNo

nother polier in the Tung

Proof Of

Tau Village on 14 Fu Nga Laos Clashes

Fesettlement aren

Wilness said that as he ápdf

his companion were strolling i

London, June 2.

Mormons Not Now Polygamists,

Says Church Elder

By A CHINA MAIL REPORTER

An apostle and leader of the Mormon Church today exploded the widely-held view that Mormons were allowed to have more than one wife.

He is der Mark E. Petersen, LC, from Salt Lake City, Utah, who with his wife is spending 10 days in Hongkong inspecting Mormon missionary work here,

Then A Ban

Mr Petersen sald some mern- burs of the Church practised polygamy about 100 years ago.

A select few were allowed to have more than, one wife, but i was banned la 1850 by the Church.

"Throughout that period, less than three per cent of our

members praelised

he said,

the vicinity he was approached Ellish official opinion remains va intent, but as

by a watchman aga! a mati

gir.

As a result of what they told Bin, he went to a place behind one of the housing blocks.

He raw Die pecused entning Ng was wETKİNL towards him.

which

T-shirt, the front of was covered with blood.

Appeared Calm

uskot

opposed to an attenint to re- International convent Conimlasion for Laon despite the recent pressure from Rusala, China and India to do 14. all authoritative auurce Kald Frre today.

principle."

polygamy,"

a religious

CREWS DRILL

FOR DRAGON BOAT

RACES

By A CHINA MAIL REPORTER

was done not with any One week from today, the fifth day of the fifth moon, will be the Dragon Boat Festival when dragon boat races will be held in Hongkong, Kowloon and the New Territories.

Mr Peterneti said that n Ulah at present there was still an apostale group that pract Used polygamy, but they had heen

excommunicated

the Mormon Church.

from

Outlaws The source said that contrary to degations from Communist

"These people have-heon ar- capitals the British Government rested many times and have had

evidence

armed served time in of

State prison," Nelashes between the Royal said Mr Petersen. Natia Army and units of the former Communist Pathet 14 forces.

Witness Bald he the reason for the bloul. told him he was a Laitor, anul that he bad killed sampone. He crationed Ng, who appeared calm,

Ng them took him to the road- side and showed him a spot where a woman's bady Jay.

It was at this stage that Ng was alleged to have made the Temark about killing for money Drut love.

The constable went on to say that Ny drew

Few-driver at

from his waist,

*1 asked him to hand it over

to me at once," sakd the

wliness, "He said he would do su at the police station."

Denied Slop

Witness said he grabbed the

1. Ը hand of snatched the screw-driver from

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They are actually outlaws. They have nothing to do with our church, but they get the Reports from Peking have publiefty and we get the blume." Mr Petersen has already visit- that the situation in i

approaching civiled Tokyo, Korea, Okinawa, and Talwan. From Hongkong he will go by air to Manila, Guam, Hawali, and back to the United States.

clalined

Wes

Laos war.--Reuter.

Peking Via

Ulan-Bator

Moscow; June 2. The first express train from Moscow u Peking arrived in Ulan-Bator torluy, opening a re- gular rail link via the Mongo- lian capital, according to Tass.

Everywhere beats are being repainted and oarsmen drilling feverishly.

donations for prizes up to $5,000.

Among the many prizes are This is a common sight at the golden troasted plus. It was beaches in Wanchai, Shaukiwan, also learned that teams parti- Chakwolin, Stanley. Aberdeen, cipating in the races with each Cheung Chau, Talpe, Tap Mun be presented with a golden pig.

and island House.

al

Highlight of each year's celebration is the regalia

Benevolent the Chung Sing Nocitly Pavilion where dragon boats from all over the Colony will converso to participate in the races.

GL

the

This year, the Chung Sing During his visit here be Pavilion event will start will meet the 54 American 3 p.m. while the Governor, Str

Canadian misionaries Robert Black, will present and

Hongkong, and prizes. assigned to also 14 local missionaries. There

ate 1,825 Church members here.

Mormon

Presentation

Hunghom Kallong is also which sponsoring à regatta to

+

to

Triad Man Gaoled dragon boats from all districts In the Colony have been in- A 47-year-old newspaper viled. hawker, Chen Sun, who has

At Hunghom, In addition K member of 1 trias the races, there will be a de- monstration by swimmers. AL society since 1934 was sentenc- ed to a year in gaol and two the end of the day, Miss Bar- years' police supervision by Mrbara Black will make the pre- T. L. Yang at Central Mogis-sentation of prizes. trucy this morning.

(On May 23, 1957, Peking been and

radio announced the opening of 4 passenger 1 from Moscow

Peking Ng was subsequently arrested. to

vin Ulan-Bator, Cross-examined by Mr Oswald Then, the journey took 10 days). Cheung, Defence Counsel, wit-Reuters:

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Dragon boat races will also be held at Stanley, Aberdeen and Tolo Harbour.

New Book

On Colony

Stamps

The Postage Stamps of Hongkong by E. Thorndike and Peter Shek.

The latest addition to locally published books on the history Colony is one dealing of the with the postal history und philately,

From the Filoz

For Licensee 25

LETTERS TO Of Drugstore

THE EDITOR

Street Noise

Funx

Wal-yin, 30. a drugstore icenser, who claimed that a customer had deposited some medicine in his shop an hour before the arrival of a Gov- ernment

FOL

years AGO

chemlat, was fined | 【MOLLOWING closely on $300 by Mr. T. L. Yang at the breaking up of a Central Magistracy this morn-Kowloon gang which was

ing. troubled

Sir,-A recent arrival from London I had been since taking residence in Hong- kong by the absence of one "street noise" which is familiar to every bly dily in the world. it was not that I was conscious of what was missing, just vaguely aware that there was This volu.

Since yesterday I know what It was.

I heard a hawker calling out "Chinn Mail-Final" In just about the same kind of voice as the paper seller out- site Charing Cross station. It's good to hear it again.

LONDONER.

Parking Meters

Ho was charged with unlaw- uttering forged American fui possession of H.M. stores banknotes, the pollco aro and failing to maintain written now confronted with what records of transactions

penl may prove to be one of the cllin and Part I poisons..

Lok

Det. Insp. Ho el, prosecut-biggest swindling attempts ing, said Fung was the licensee of this character that has of the Cheung Kee Medicine come to light recently. Company, of 15 Wing

Yesterday over a dozen Hong- Street, ground floor.

At 3.40 p.m. on May 14, kong and Shanghal Bank notes

denomination Police inspector and Mr Lothing of $500

a Government chemist, found to be clever forgerles. 'carried out routine cheek at The first came in during the the shop and found in an open (morning and was detected by a

of bank official, box two bottles

botiles two Dihydrostreptomycin. and

wooden

Achromycin.

bottle of Rauwilold

blets.

were

k It was stated to have origina-

oneted in Moose.

Brokers at the bank were in The Achromycia bore marks considerable excitement when

of the Government Store. Mr Lo also fount

number

an examination of other notus of $500 denomination revealed

Sir, I cannot understand (a) Why so many G0-cenis-for-two- hours parking meters have been installed (b) why it is the Gov-of invoices for the penicillin and further fiken

Part I polson which had not ernment's Intention of erecting been recorded in the book.

more.

Surely it should be clear that there is not at that demand for casual day-time parking in

Hongkong by people thee shop pers and visitors.

All right, let's keep all

the

all-day parkera out of the city centre but at least make

stire

And It

Exchange

Reuter understands

Mr Victor Lam, representing. Sir Cecil Clementi, has Fung, said that on that day, a signed the governorship customer cppeared at the shop the Straits Settlements and asked for a bottle of a cer- the ground of ill-health.

in medicine.

The shop tokis refused and

The price was $18 and the mon before depriving us of the City suggested exchanging the bottles Hall parking area that there is of Achromycin and Streptomycin

Infor the medicine. Chough alternative space multi-storey garages. this is impossible, at least sus- pend the installation of

тоге public meters. until garages are available.

PARKER.

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the inun eft the drugs behind, reying that he would return with

When & Where?

para- Sir, The following

letter graph appeared in

estermed your publiched in

Monday, June 1, paper on under the title "Too Much Too Soon",

remember

I quote "I well when I was

a boy seeing the long lines of Chinese emigrants The to Singapore lined up wharf, brutally stripped naked, both men and women alike, then searched and prodded like wild animals".

I would be pleased if Y.B. Low, the writer of the above

The money.

Win an hour, the Govern ment chemist arrived, lär Lam said..

The bottles of Achromycin were ordered to be returned to the Government Store,

3 YEARS

FOR

ROBBERY

FROM

that

Te

of

en

PIROM the SCM Post's 25 years ago column: "Pity the poor magpia: His death warrant is signed. It cannot be said that we regret him much." His wicked propen- aity for preying on the song birds that would make Hongkong ever RO much more attractive, has brought on his dire punishment head.

"It is really a case of the blter bitten." Of local birds, the magpie is the neatest, prettiest, commonest and most impudent.

"He is indeed cock of the wolk, and now that trials and troubles have beset him, now that his reign is to be shortlived, it must be of consolation to him, however cheap, to Ind himselt elevated by announcement in the official Gazette to the rank

paragraph, would advise where A 24-year-old unemployed for "game",

he remembers these happenings taking place; at which wharf and in which port?

I have a fair knowledge of this subject dating from 1921.

I have seen overcrowding but not treatment and I suspect Y.B. Low has allowed his imagination to run riot in the Interests of propaganda.

man found guilty of rob.

"His Excellency the Governor bory with violence was invites holders of game licences gunlad for three years by to shoot the magple at sight." Judge A. A. Huggins at The preservation of song birds the Kowloon District Court is but poor return for the

sportsman's powder and shot. ...this morning. ·

"Had the magpie been In- Poon Ping-chlu, the defendicted an enemy of the partridge, dani, had several previous con-

the nlpe, teal от woodcock. victions for minor thefts.

then the territory would have Evidence proved that he fol- heard the crack of many rifles lowed a woman named Lani for many weeks to come." He is MOD: No name, no address, | Ching-pej up the stairway at nol however, and in the cir- possibly contemptuous. 560 Fuk Wuh Street on March:cumstances, tow sportsmen will

He overtook her on the consider him worthy of stulry and oltacked her with tion."

The two authors are eminen!- Ly qualified to write with authority on the subject: Mr Thorndike was one-time Con- troller of Posts in the Colony's Twenty-six boats have en- G.P.O., on loan from the Bri- tered for the races at Tolo Har- tish Post Onice; Peter Shek is bour, six more than last year.

well known in local philatelie and The sponsors have decided on circles as an expert on Chinese Ed.

as well four heats and two semi-Anala.

as Hongkong postage From a point opposito the stamp lagues. Island House to a point in front

more Nothing is of Talpo Market power plant, to maintaining an interest in -the-route-will-ever-a-distance the clamp issues of the Colony of 1,000 yurdin The Geme tip of

texture of the Tolo Har- nght appear to be chinos, and bour races each year is the tent is exactly what this European participation."

trrctively, covered handbook

In view of their annual flasco has donc,

conducive

issues has

in the past, two teams of gars- An immense amount of in- men for the two boats "Fan formation about the early pre- Kwal" and "Kwal Lo" organised adhesive postal markings and by British affecra are rubbing the adhesive stamp their palms and warming up for a showdown this year.

They have already had some busy exercises, rowing several hard hours last Monday,

been compiled to make this a complete catalogue of all Hong- kung atomps, with an Indication

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AH KWAT.

REPLIES

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1.

R. M. SNYDER: Al letters stone. must bear the author's signature, -Ed.

When the WOMBI was un. colicious he robbed her of a gold bracelet.

CURIOUS ISSUE- turus, but almost certainly the Girs like atinge-heat-ififtities-bet falier. Ed.

was not detained.

The accused was arrested a week later.

Six Months

For Bribery

of the scarcity or otherwise of A 40-year-old Seaman, Lal some items both off or on cover. | Lam, who tried to bribe an For the serious collector loffeer of the Marino Depart- will be a standard reference forment in order to get a seaman's some years to come; and for discharge book, was sentenced Their boisterous drums and those generally interested in the to six months by Mr T. L. Yang gongs aruused the attention

Golden Pigs

the villagers nearby.

of postal history of the Colony at Central Magistrocy this

and the former treaty ports in morning for corruption. The sponsors of the Tolo China and Japan it will make The Police said that Lai went Harbour regalia have siready fuscinating reading. Contrito the Marine Department yes- collected from Talpa district' bated.

lerday and approached a clerk dlacharge for the fub of A book.

Among the do uments ho pro- duced in support of his applica- tion was $15. The documents and the money were then seized.

Four Appeals Dismissed

Four men who made applica- | - Wong Tak and Fung Chau, tions to the Supreme Court of appealed against their sentences Appeals today all had thejr för taking part in a robbery with appeals dismissed.

oggravation. The appeals were heard by Wang Tak was given three the Chief Justice, Sir Michael | years' "herd labour and eight Hogan, and Mr Justice R. H. | strokes of the cons while Fung Mills Owen.

Chua received three years' `bard labour.

Compensation Agreed

Wong Ying-lol, who appealed Both appeals werd dismissed More than a hundred claima against his conviction for picking but their sentences were made to for compensation from people pockets, sild he was not gulity? | date from: the day of their opposing the application for of the offence and asked for unrest.

exemption by'. the Wol Tak fnvestigation into the evidence, Li Wong-yau, had his appena | Land: Ilverment & Loan Co., given at the trial: This was re- against hle sentences for burglary | Zid have already ~ been agrood fused.

Me and bacnult with intent to rob, privately, it was stated today. The court agreed to date his dismissed.

- The Wal- Tak - Land: Invest- sentence of thran years' Jardí · He had been sentenced to serve ment Co. plan to build a nine- Inbour and two years' police three years' imprisonment on store block at an estimated supervision from the day of his each charge, the terms to be cost of $799,000 an› the sito of

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