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Hongkong's

Of The PODOLA CASE

CASE SENSATION Black

Day

Jury To Decide

Hongkong And On Fitness

The Election (1)

To

Stand Trial

London, Söpt. 10.

WHETHER

the Torios от

Labour win the next election, the way Hongkong is governed will not of course be affected,

but there have been

Indica

tions that Labour would arok A legal battle began in the Old Bailey

to make some basic changes,

In

working hours,

mlalmum

condi.

Wagon

tions and faster than we would care to Implement them. No Govern ment whatever its political |

could, how. complexian

over, acouen the local adminis. tration of not having brough for

the

people of Hongkong.

The multi-storey

dona ordinary

resettlement

scheme which has cost in the region of $100 million and now reaches proudly towards Contury marks a

the

Report On Police Dismissals Denied

A Police spokesman denied this morning that some 30 members of the Police Force are expected to be ro- lieved of their duty.

"The Commissioner of Police," he said, "emphatically denies the statomant published in the Hongkong Standard this morning, that some 30 members of the Police Force are expected to be ralioved of their duties shortly."

today to determine whether Guenther The same spokesman confirmed that a potition from a Fritz Irwin Podola, charged with the murder of a police sergeant, was insane and unfit to stand trial.

The

After more than two hours of legal argument to- day, the first day of Podola's trial, a jury of ten men and two women was empanelled to try. The whether Podola was insane.

Podola a 30-year-old Ger- "Blood was also spattered on man-bern photographer Ishis trousers," Mr Lawton sale,

of typical charged with the murder

He went on: "Where the 43-year-old Det.-Sergeant Ray blood comes from is difficult to mond Purdy, who was shot dead say. then the entrance to a block of flats in West London last July 13..

example of the way in which Government has gone about soaking volutiona

to

on

worst evlis Government's annual total expenditure refugees is to the region of $200 million, or a third of e total expenditure. The Education Department aims 'to provida universal primary schooling and the Health Department has made a con- certed allack on prevalent Illnesscs particularly tuber. culosis and in eight years the death rate from this diucone, though stil high, has by more than half.

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fallen

Before the jury was em pranelled today, Mr F. H. Low- lon, defence Counsel, tald Mr Justice Davies, the Trial Judge. that Patolo hu! fost 1134

of all events up to menors July 17.

Alleged 'Fake'

But Mr Maxwell Turner, This prosecuting. alleged that was a "fake".

Mr Justice Davies ruled that LOCAL Government has done the defence and to establish that Podola was unfit to plead on the main charge.

Mr Lawton told the jury that as a result of his loss of memory Podola was unable to defend himself and his, counsel hud no idea of his defence at all,

Home much which Government would be proud to acknowledge. But last year there was sharp criticism of the Grantham administration made by Labour MP which In the wind. The in straw attack was directed mainly at long factory hours, low wages and poor conditions and the MP cielmed that they were the worst he had seen in the Far Eaut,

Hongkong has already

action of ite

to

Improve

taken own accord the lot af and young people in Industry, This followed the a Colonial Office

women

visit of

Labour Adviser Miss S. A.! Oglivle last year, and a full employment bli has

promised

much home.

which should still to

Bome Labour

been

do

criticism

at

would

mambers

PODOLA

He said that the amnesia had been brought on by concussion

Cut Over Eye

"One of the injuries appears to have been a cui over the eye. By itself it is a little unlikely that it would have produced all that blood.

"You may infer perhaps that

through it occurred bleed," he told the jury.

nose

The first witnesses this after- noon were both doctors.

Was

Dr John Shanahan, a divi- sional surgeon for West London areas, told the court that he had made a "pretty on A

Podola examination after his arrest. He had noted

Podoła that

frightened, dazed and exhausted.

"I cumme to the conclusion- he was suffering from that concussion," Dr Shanahan said. He said that later that night ho decided that Podola should Go to hospital for examination.

Cross-examined by Mr Max well Turner on Podoln's In- that juries, Dr Shanahan sald

fuce on Podola's the bruises

have when he saw him could been caused during a struggle nt the line of his arrest. The next witness was

consultant Hurvey. Phillip physician at St Stephens Hos- pital where Podolo was taken

u the night of his arrest.

'Stuporous

He said that

Dr

number of former Police officers, sooking fo-instato- mont, had bean forwarded to the Colonial Office. men wore dismissed from the Police Force for alleged mis-execution of immigration regulations. They are petitioning the Colonial Secretary for a chance to dofond themselves against the allegations. officers claim innocence of any offence or breach of regulations.

Bank Robber

'Caught' By Cameras

New York, Sept. 10. near-sighted bank robber unwittingly crst him- self as the star but not the hero of a film that New Yorkers viewed a few hours Inter on television yesterday!

Pictures

and

from the film also were printed in newspapers,

The robber, young negro wearing thick-lensed glosses, walked into a Broadway bronch of the bank for savings : either

was unable to see or gnored a sign which said;

"Cameras will film any hold- up on these premises,

DEMAND NOTE

and

Kilkenny, Margaret attractive brunette teller, was when the working in her cage

and nole mans gave her

bang

hero," the note

in the early demanding money. heurs of July 1, he examined

"Don't be a

Pedola who was in a "stuporous | said, "I'm holding a can of lye

a tentative solution. Put as much money He made state."

exhaustion and in the bag as you can and don't diagnosis of

a brain injury, the alarm the guards." Where was exact nature of which had stit to be confirmed at the time.

He arranged for D lumbar

puncture for an examination of This ihe ecrebral spinal fluid. was one of the tests that coul

of moderate severity" sustained be applied to run whether there

Miss Kilkenny, 19, pushed a bulton and three wide-angle movie cameras began "shoot-

the robbery.

Discovery

May Help

End Hunger Problem

London, Sept. 10. British scientists have per-f

fected a

process which

to insist on probably want

eight. mandatory universal, hour shifts and a full wookly reat-day. There is certainly wido scope

Tegislation for along the lines even though most Hongkong workers are more likely to prefer the r words that long hours of work bring.

at some stage aggravated by was a particular type of injury Annual shock and elrcumstances of his to the brain. The practice of pald

Aflor the lumbar puncture he Alea

be arrest on

a charge of capital kolldays

found

contusion cerebral adopted throughout the Colony murder,

(bruking of the brain.). It was probable that t The Chinese New Year break

On July 18, he found Podold

The Anal take showed two by itself in inadequate. There time of his arrad Podola reczlved

far more consclous, and later aro difficulties in implement a number of injuries, none of

EXTCTC, Mr that day he was able to respond, tellers vaulting over the coun- them pariloularly

after a delay, to simple comers to give chase and a cus-fed into it, Lawton said.

mands. He still had to be fed. tomer picking up the $500 and That night he and others handing it to a bank ometal.

nestis

10

ing this however, particularly In marginal Industries. Also to ensure that # bili including provisions of this kind is fully effective Government would Its factory to increase Inspectorate enormously.

have

Circumstances

the

A certain amount of detall helped Podola out of bed and would be put about the droum-helpert him to stand up. When stances of Podola's arrest, not by he closed his eyes, Podela show-

ESCAPED

The robber escaped with way of a complaint against the ed an inability to stay upright other $500,

was no evidence of schizophrenia (splitmind; er paranola (per secution mania).

Demonstration By Prisoner After Appeal Refused

Wednesday...

THERE

little that Wednesday morn- Ing to make it different from any other Septem- ber morning. But be- forc 24 hours were over more than 2,000 lay dead, houses had been fat- tened and every ship in the Harbour was either sunk, driven ashore or extensively damaged.

An unsuccessful appellant in the Criminal Appeals Court before Mr Justice R. H. Mills-Owens this

With ferocious sudden- morning gave vent to his feelings by bangingness, one of the most his head against the railings of the dock. disastrous typhoons in The prisoner, Ma Shul-shing, the Colony's history had suddenly gave way to violence, struck and passed. banging his head and clinging

Plan For New

Kowloon

Hotel

Tho owner of the Kowloon Hotol, 2, Hankow Road, Mr Lai Shuu-ch), this the morning opptled to

tribunal for tenancy exemption for the existing building to make way for a new 14-storey structure which would moet modem - - requirements... for. hotel

accommodation.

The new building would cost $4,000,000 and be completed In eighteen months' time.

contain 180 bed- It would rcoms, each with private bath, The whole building would be air-conditioned,

as against the 30 existing rcome.

The applicant is represented by Mr D. A. L. Wright, In- structed by Mr A. K. W. Lui, o Messrs Lo and Lo.

The Bank of East Asia were financing the scheme by mort-

Mr on

Lat's Gage, secured property, including property at Blue Pool Rond.

On the lower ground floor of the existing hotel at present are the Horilela Emporium, the Golden Dragon Store and the Kowloon Barber Shop.

WITHDRAWN

thereforo

with-

resumed

Smuggling Bid:

It was confirmed by Mr P. J. they claim can help solve Grimths, of Messrs. Wilkuson the world's hunger prob- & Kirist, that the Harliela Em- who hind at first The m showed her cram- lem, it was announced porium,

the

here today.

opposed the application for ex- emption, had now completed on ming $1,000 in bills Inlo bag and pushing it through the window to the holdup man.

The £30,000 plant, which lisagreement with the applicant In the next scene, the man in the Bermondsey aria of for a lease of new premises on the ground floor of the new for the door, London, has been designed to turned and ran dropping $500 and a beer can, produce exible protein from hotel,

virtually any vegetable material, They had which was empty.

It was said to operate like a drawn their opposition to the "mechanical row when grass is application.

The members of the tribunal, Mr J. E. Dargan (President), Mr Mr Harold Coter, Chairman of W. G. Robertson and Mr E. A. British Clues and Chemicals Thompson, inspected the exist- Limited, which developed the jing hotel this morning. plant, aid here today: "we Hearing will bu the|believe we have found al meane | Inter.

of checking Insufficiency of can calm no ona's conscience police, but because it would be without falling. Podola WOR Bank authorities called theprotein which la an increased IT that legislation of this kind relevant to the question of smoking a great deal and there

cause of the chronic malnutri- tion and his attendant evils exists in the statuto, book un-Podola's condition,

He went on to say: "I feel as

throughout the world." ite being widely prac

In a case tised. The Institution of aa matter of fairness

witt of this kind that I should state

On the 10th, this improve working day

OIL SEEDS minimum have to be undertaken gradu pocißcally that there is no

of any kind that ment continued, and on the 20th

discharged

Mr I. H. local The film appeared on

Chayen, ally and the China Mail has evidence argued that it would be better violence was done to Podols at Podola was

He was then much television clations shortly after. Managing-Director of the rom- the scientists had of Chelsen Police Station, Indeed, hospital,

alert, but his memory of

the man's pany, sald Enlargements of to carry out any, roforms

Cloric Air Base, Sept. 11. over five the, evidence that exists points more

events before this kind in stages.

face were made in time for use concentrated on oil reeds in the his arrest was

form of ground nuts and grass. Ap Bir force court martial in this morning's newspapers, or ten years to avold upsetting the other way."

Start Sergeant Mr Lawton said that at the stil poor. the economy.

This was the first time the But any vegetable could be used, today found There le per-

good At the close of Mr Lawton's

Ronald Jones of Salt Lake City. newime of Pedola's arrest, a hapa danger that a

Two examination of Dr Harvey, the camera were used by a bank he said. Government or new Colonial deal of blood was shed.

with trial was adjourned until to being held up in New York. --

In the process, vegetable cells guilty of attempting to smuggie UPI. might act rashly pillow cases were stained

are broken by shock waves in US$4,500 worth of jewellery

the Into

Philippines from alkaline water, and insoluble an. experienced and blood, a cover too was stained, morrow-China Mail Special,

Hongkong. carbohydrates, fiber, protein, and all were all separated, he sentenced Jones, age 31, 10 court martial added.

confinement with Sir Miles Thomas, Deputy hard labour and reduced him Chairman of the company, to the lowest enlisted grade. showed reporters, around the-UTI granted him asylum when he ; Meanwhile, Üled Tibel.

ourens said the Dalai Lama innt and told them: "what you

have been *will havo: planned to send his brother tremendous impact on world They sold he

displeased

Gyalu Tandrup, to the United affairs." Nation's picad the Tibelan

Seoratory

where

understanding person like Mr Lennox-Boyd appreciates local difficulties and is prepared to act with caution. Hongkong has established a har

monious relationship with Mr Lennox-Boyd but whatever the result of the election it la

from

Mosler Photoguard Co., which Installed the cameras.

The fln was developed and sent to the police, the FBI and CVETY television station in town.

Dalai Lama Leaving India?

New Delhi, Sept. 10,

doubtful whether he will conSources close to the Balai Lama

Mr

said tonight the young spiri- ! tux and temporal leader of Tibet is planning to Icava to India because he wanted to We carry on liis fight for, tho.

to überation of his people."

tinuo in this job. He has been possibla H mentioned

when Foreign Secretary Belwyn Lloyd la elevated the Lord Chancellorafilp. should therefore get used the idea that the election poing to mean a now boss in Parliament. But whoover he Is, he will have just as much CRUSA for prido ashle pro- decessor In the achievements of his senior and parhapa also most loyal Colony.

{* | It is not known where he will go. but it is expected ho might travel to Bouthoasi Aslan country.

These sources said the Dalai Lama felt bla présence and Bellvity

EmbaryaæltiM

wore

the Indian Government: who

was somewhat WIN оте

of Br Nehru's public stalements ¡ criticising him for appealing to the United Natlans against his (Nehru's) advice. Therefore, there

Bourocs sald,

CLM.

other

reliable

The brother is now In the

'Philippines

Assistant Man Is Gaoled

He paid ilic new

process would be of great importance of

A general

alx months'

European Hurt

Á 14-year-old European, Mr

a result in reducing hunger. K. Milburn, at No. 24; Bershw

· Dr G. R. Tristram, nendemical Street, South Bay, wan injured the young Tibetan leader has Hɔ has been instructed to re- research worker, said that in when the private car ho wa

with turn to midis sa'quickly, as dealing

the travelling 'in was involved in, a decided that if he must mako * choice

"mechanical cow" was jo times collision with a Forry (gúrky (Uhku between

possible for consultation. pleasing India and carrying on It is expected here that an as efficient as the ordinary cow morning in Percival Street, nour Üght for the ilteration of Asian-country would own from the point of view of pro- Sharp 'Street, Wanchal. The in

ducing protein for human con-jured man is receiving treatment Tibet, be would leave Indis

mumpilon—Neulos,

In Queen Mary Hospital

to continue his strugglo.

sponsor the Tibetas 0290 the United Nationa-UPL

to the dock burs, immediately

after the Judge dlamissed his

appeal for a lighter sentence,

In tomorrow's weekend Lasue of the CHINA

He had to be forcibly re-MAIL, reporter Andrew moved by Prison Omeer 1 J. Sloan vividly describes the Travis and two warders and scenes of confusion, horror cried out as he was taken down to the cells.

and tragedy that took place

Ma was scalenced to six on that Black Wednesday months by Mr B. V. Rhoden at more than half a century, Kowicon for loitering and

possession of an unlawful instru-ago,...

a

ment, The Magistrate also im- This article Is the first in posed a further three months in timely and dramatic surles by default of $750 bond which this reporter on typhoons in Ma signed two days before his Honglong. Another Will appear last arrest.

next week.

ALLEGATION Ma claimed that he was innocent, but made him plead guilty before the Magurate.

that the

Police

Mr D. E Greenfield, Crown Counsel, said that the bond was for a year and when Mo came before the Court again in two days time the Magistrate for- felled the bond and sentenced Ma to three months if he did not pay up the money.

sentences Holding that tho were not excessive, Mr Justice that it was Mills-Owens-Grid still open to Ma to pay the $750 and avoid the extra

three

the imprisonment imposed

In default.

As to Ma's allegations of Police pressure, the Judge said it was the easiest thing in the world to make such on allega- tion, but the prisoner had not seen at to make the allegation to the Magistrate at his triol.

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