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Corruption trial reaches
final stages
The trial of two men and a woman alleged to have corruptly offered $20,000 to a police sub-inspector reached its con- cluding stages as defonce solicitors gave their final addresses before Judge R. H. Mills-Owens at the Victoria District Court this morning.
The accused are Sze Chin- chun and Puo Chi-chung, and a woman Wong Ying, who pleaded not guilly lo charges of con. spiring to aller $20,000 to Insp. William Ross of the Anti- Corruption Branch for the lease of two men, and corruptly offering a cheque for $2,000 to Insp. Roes,
re-
In his submission, Mr Y. H. Chan, representing the first two accused, referred to the evidence of the case.
Interested
According to the evidence Insp. Russ was first approach- ed in January last year by the third accused, who made cor rupt suggestions and Insp. Rosa said he was Interested. Mr Chun sald.
Reconstruction
of Sai Kung highway
Work will begin at the and of February on the recon- struction and widening of the NT highway, Route 1 between the junction with Route II and the junction with TWISK. The
reconstruction.
forms At that time, nothing concrete part of a scheme providing for against the third the eventual widening of the was known Accused but Insp. Ross was in- whole of Koule 1 up to its junc-
the ac tion with Talpo Road. siructed lo continue
The road to be recon- quaintance. The object of this acquaintance
not to instructed bituminous macudam vestigate any particular crime for a length of about renconsbly suspected to be in feet. It
will have an overall existence then," Mr Chan went width of 30 feet with a 24-foot will wide carriageway. There
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The time element in this case was also important. Mr Chan submitted. Whereas Insp. Roas tact the third accused in Jan- uary, the first two accused only came into the picture in Qetc
ber.
Hearing is continuing."
The woman ia represented by: Mr A. el Arculli, Sr.
Mr D. N. E. Ren, Crown Coun- sel, is prosecuting.
Consul-General
Mrs Son Dihiga y de Llanos has been provisionally recog- ni. d ns Consul-General for the Repubile of Cra of Hongkong, according to today's Government
Gazette.
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NEW YEAR'S CIFT
The Rev. H. Smith presents a packet of biscuits
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LICENSED FOR MARRIAGES
6,700 The Government
Government
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Australian gift of biscuits Appointments distributed
Gazetted
Gazette The following appointments, notified today that the following transfers, promotions and
(Reman Catholic) churches
postings were announced have been leensed for the cele-
in today's Government bratica af marriage:
Guzutto: St Anne's Paristi Church, Stan- Parish Church,
Mr E. B. Teendale, Adminia The reconstruction work, teny: St. Mary's
Officer, trative
Stall Grade, ders for which are called for Hunstem: St Peter and Paul's in today's Government Gazette, Church, Yusa Lou and Sacred reared to act as Colonial Secre
Heart Church, Salkung.
be six-foot wide footpaths on either side.
will take about eight months to complete.
Girl on drugs count remanded
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Mr
Benson at Central Juvenile Court this morning further remanded for seven days a 12-year-old girl, who admit- ted at the last hearing posseS- stan of 126 packets of heroin and SB packets of barbitone.
The girl was arrested by police In West Point on January 20.
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Boy stole money From the Files
from father
--A‚13-year-old boy who admitted sisaling $150 from his father, was placed on 18 montiu" probation by Mr A. Garcia at the kty Kowloon Juvenile Court this morning,
He was also ordered to be given two sirokes of the pace, Insp、W.. B., Leo. told the court that on January. 18, the de- fendant used a screwdriver ta break open his father's drawer and riolu 3140. He then, left homo.
....... His father discovered the loss and Informed the pollee,
"The defendant was arrested two days later,
Inquiries revealed that the defendant had stolen another $10. on September 18 last year but on this occasion his father did not repart to the police.
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Three die in traffic
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Three fatal traffic accidents happened yesterday when two mon and were killed in various parts of the Colony.
The two men, both of the. Colony's floating population who are more accustomed to water than land trame, were on shore to buy goode for the Chinese
New Year.
At 3.28 p.m. In Chung On Street, Tsun Woo, a lorry knock- ed down Cheung Hi-hung 64.
who lived on Junk Cheung. No. 10152 in Tsun Wan har
the way to hos-
More, than 2,000 packets of Australian biscuits were dis- tributed among the refugees bour, died of Chuk Yuen, Wang Taipital. Sin, Kowloon City, this mora- ing by members of the Hong keng Junior Chamber of Com- merce and the Chuk Yuen Christian Centre,
by
At abotil 7 p.m. an east-bound fram
Main Street... West, Shauliwan, knocked down a 40-
Exemption for two Aberdeen
houses
25
years
-AGO
January, 1935
THE news that. H. R. H.
the Prince of Wales has written a slow march for the bagpipes has greatly sur- prised Court circles, as only his most intimate friends were let into the secret.
Pipe-Major MacDonald, of the Scots Guards, told Reuter that the Guards played" the Prince's tune at the Tower at London, but nobody was aware of its composership,
It is a slow march, with, în Invigorating and Inspiring litt, said the Pipe Major
The traffic Island for east- Exemption was recommended Round tramears In Henessty Tin Lois Lane, Read, opposite by the Tenancy Tribunal watch was demolished when
this morning for two 45-car driven by Colonel Bird year-old houses at 150 crashed into it, suffered a skil and 152,- Island Road,lar fate an Saturday nigh
when a private car driven by Aberdoon. They will make way for alision with it,
J. F. Lainny came, into-cdf- six-storey building containing 10 lats and four shops, and to cost $121,000.
modern
months,
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The lamp in the middle of the island, which had been ro
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It will be completed. interested rifter the last accident,
s unce again knocked down. Fortunately nobody was the island at the time of the as- was not Mrscident, Mr Lunny her seriously injured but the car Shu- was rather badly damaged..
Hung
were
opponents Awarded a total of $43,700.
The applicants
Shun-hing and brother-in-law Mr Ho ming. They were represented by Mr Gerald de Basto, In- structed by Peter C. Wong and
Excellency the Gov- ernor has appointed the
The opponenta were repre- to be a boatman working on a senied by Mr D. E, d'Ainda following endets to be Pro Sub-Lieutenanta bationary Remedios, of d'Almada Re-
Naval Volunteer medios and Co., and Me MFK. in the Wong, of Deacons.
Force-Mr F. Baker, Mr The Tribunal consisted of Mr G. H. Gandy, Mr J. C. M.. Pickering (President), Grenham, Mr R. J. D. C.
accident occurred
Year-old man, Leung Slu-kum.
Leung of 248 Shaukiwan Co. Road, third floor, was reported. The blacuits were donated
the Brisbane Jaycees, receiv sampan on the waterfront. ed by the Hongkong Jaycees He also died on his way to and 'handed over to the Rev. hoapital. Hugh Smith ai the Chuk The other Yuen Christian Centre.
at 11 am when a 60-year-old W. F. President of the Hongkong Farm, Loic Ma Chau Road, was 0. O'Donnell,
Mr Noble Smith, knocked down and killed by an Chairman of Jaycees Civic Army motorcycle in Lok Ma tember of the Civic Affairs village, Sheung Shui
Mr Peter Base: Chau Road near Koo Tung Committee, were present At the distribution.
The Gazette also notified that ary and resumed duty as De- the licence authorising St Auty Coloniul Secretary on re- drew's Church Hall as a pluce cumption of duty by Mr C. B. This morning, Mr Alex Wu, woman, Hou Yung of Italy Mr A. E. Arnold and Mr John Grieve, Mr L. J. F. Griffiths,
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for the celebration of marriages
P. Donohue, Assistant has been cancelled upon the com-
of Education, to be piction of the repairs
the Director
Deputy Director of Education. Church,
Mr J. Canning, Senior Educa- tion Ofeer, to be Assistant Director of Education..
MAN KILLED
BY TRAIN
Mr J. Kirkwood, Education Officer, ceased to act as Organt- ser of Physical Training, on re- sumption of duty by Mr C. M. McEwan.
Mr L. C. Mulington, Asalstant Chief Preventive Officer, to be Chief Preventive Officer.
An unidentified Chinese man of about 30 was run over and killed by a approaching the three-ment, vice Mr A. 8t G. Walton. and-half-mile stone from Mr D. Akers-Jones, Adminis- Shatin to Yaumati yoster-trative Officer, ceased to be Ad- ministrative Officer, Commerce day.
and Industry Department, and assumed duty as District Officer, New Territories.
i Mr J. F. Aserappa. Adminis- train trative Officer, Stall Grade, to be Commissioner for Resettle-
At 1.55 p.m. the driver saw the man walking along the path
beside the track about 100 Mr J. C. 1. Marriott, Ad-
| yards ahend.
The driver sounded
ministrative Officer, to be As- thesistant District Omeer, Plover
whistle but the man suddenly Cove, NT.
plusued down on to the truck, according
Government to a pokesman.
The emergency brake was ap-
plied but it was too late to
vold the accident.
The man had a fractured skull and both legs were cut
off.
He was dressed in a blue sweater, European trousers and leather shoes,
The train was delayed for 20 minutes.
BIG EXODUS TO CHINA
COLD
WAIT
FOR TRAIN
Several
hundred
Chinese
people spont last night
Mr Ku Jen-chleb, Assistant Structural Engineer, Public Werks Department, to Structural Engineer.
Mr
be
Jaycees,
Affairs, and
The ruugees Irshading men, wemes and children num.birea a few hundred.
Improving Kowloon Tong
traffic flow
The junction of Waterloo Road and Argyle Street in Kowloon Tong is to be re- constructed to improve the flow of traffic in the
arca.
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The junction, as at present
$1,000 FINE
FOR HK BUSINESSMAN
Central Magistrate, Mr T
Morris today fined a busi-
nessman $1,000 for fail
Omission
Mr A. J. M. Hazeland, fr
At the Tenancy Tribunal this. D. Kilbee, Mr E. J. Splers, racing, Mr Hekering Mr R. J. Vernali, Mr R. P. referred to a report in the China Edwarde, Mr L. J. Steven- Mall yesterday concerning 337 son and Mr D. G. McAvoy,
The Governor has appointed
and 330, Nathan Road,
This report was accurate, sald Mr Thomas Addis Martin to Mr Pickering, but-it had omitted be Captain in the Volunteer to stato that the independently Defence Corps, audited accounts of one of the epplicants had shown that they might not have been able to meet a liability for reasonable compensation tenants dis- placed from the property by reagon of 'ils exclusion from the Landlord and Tenant Ordinance.
to
Woman on acid
Clean air
ordinance
Ex
omcla
The following appointments under the Clean
throwing charge Are were made, ac
cording to today's Government
ing to furnish a corpora- tion profite tax return.
A 47-year-old woman, Chol | Gazette: He was Mr Lew Orne, Manag- Kam, of 220 Saukiwan Road,
The Competent Authorities- Director of Honor Industrial first floor, who was accused of The Cortumissioner of Labour, throwing, corrosive incid at the Director of Civil Aviation, Development Co. Ltd.
man, was remanded for three the Director of Urban Serviers, Inland Revenue Inspector'S. E. days by Mr.T, L., Yang, Alhund the District Commissioner, C. 1. Wilke, Assistant designed, is inadequate to cope Cunninghum, prosecuting
Bold Central Magistracy this New Territories. Waterworks Engineer, censed with the large volume of vell-three reminders asking defendant morning. to be Waterworks Engineer on cular traffic using it, especially to furnish the tax returns had It is alleged that on January resumption of duty by Mr T. 0. during the rush hours,
[been sent between June
26 at the staircase of 4-Canal Morgan,
A number or improvements October last,
Road East, défendant threw Mr A. S. Robertson, Engineer, will be made during the recon- But the reminders were ig-acid at Pun-lap with intent ceased to act as Assistant Water-struction work. These include nored.
to cause grievous bodily harm, √ works Engineer on resumption, the construction of ∙two Iorge of duly by Mr Wilks.
Mr Francis Wong who re- roundabouts, separated by an
presented the defendant asked Dr Yu Tweng Shu-tons, elongated Islord. One of the for lenitney saying that the ac Woman Assistant Dental Sur-roundabouts will be 140 feet in geon, to be Donial SurgCON.
huddled in the freezing More
Kowloon
cold
outside Railway Station,
to
The crowds were part of a
waiting to trains questo China
Yesterday more than 7,000 people laden with gifts and food left Kowloon Station for des- tinations in China where they
Extensions
at prison
and
the
counts had been handed over diameter and the other 87, rect. to the auditors, who delayed INCONVENIENCE. submitting accounts to
Inland Revenue Department, The road will be re-built an bituminous
Finin materials and the
the defendant, Mr width of the carriageway is to Morris said that as defendant's be about dự feet. The width of company was a big one it was the pavements on either side the company's responsibility to of the road will vary from 10 suo the necessary instructions to 19 feet.
to the auditors.
Tenders for the reconstruction
In another two similar, cases workshop space is for
of the road Junction are called Mr Shih Chao-wan, Managing Government Director of Hongkong Metal in today's being provided at Stanley Gazette. The work will start at Enterprises Ltd., 403 Holland Prison, where the indus- the end of next month and is House, and Mr James Sim Tie- expected to be completed in young. c/o Eim Brothers and trial sections have ox- June.
Co. of 247 Alexandra House, panded considerably, Arpokesman of the Public were fined $750 and $500 res- The lack of workshop space Works Department said today pectively, has been particularly pressing that the reconstruction work wit in the tailoring section, where inevitably result in some incan-
ployed.
will spend the Chinese Now long-term prisoners Broen-venience to read users but every'
At 8 a.m.
Year with their friends and re- latives..
today the queue had swollen to the Nathan Rd. intersection and many hundreds more are expected to join the line later today.
A special train which leaves
for Lowu at 6.04 m. has cased
effort will be made to reduce To provide the extra, space this to the minimum, needed, it is now proposed to
curtain" alterntions | Carry out and extensions to the existing workshop.
The work. Involves the .con-
truetion of an additional foor the present one-storey bulid- Nearly 20,000 square feet
to
the overcrowding. However it is expected
that all trains for
of
workshop space will
wiil bo packed lo capacity,
be
Application refused
Too many chickens
· Cheng Wing-ful, || 22-yem-old hawker]: was aned $100 by Kowloon Magistrate Mr LM.S.
The Air Transport Licensing Donnell on d charge of cruelty.
Canton in the ndit: few' days ) available when the extensions | Autherlly refused an tpplication.Ite animats today to the i
Many for Macao About 20,000 Hongkong re- dents are going to apend their Chinese New Year holidays in | Wacao.
are completed. 'n
** submitted lust. November by the. Work on the extensions, ten-Trans-Orient Airlines led to in-
Inspector L W. Elihu
ders for which are called for institute twice-weeklypea enger court that Chang was caught today's Government Clarette, and freight fightG between Shanghai Street, Kowloon will begin towards the end of Hongkong and Oktiewe, the yesterday carrying 78 chickens February and take about six Government Gazette notited in a basket that could normally months to completo.
today
Ihold 45 chickens,
'Smoke''Abatement Officers All Labour Inspectors, Health Officers,-Health Inspectors, Air Traffic Control Officers (Class 2) and Air Traffic Control Officers (Class II).
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from me on this unmerkod polits car businem.
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