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MONDAY, MAY 23, 1960,

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Comment Counsel says judge failed to present defence's case Of The FLEMING APPEAL CASE OPENS

Day

THEY CAME TO

THE FAIR

NE of the outstanding features of Hongkong's participation in the Seattle Trade Fair was the decision of the Chicago Trade Fair nuthorities to buy the

QC questions conviction

and sentence

Colony's stand completely. Mr Brook Bernacchi, counsel for Marcel

Noel Andre Fleming, said in an appeal before the Full Court this morning that the trial judge had failed to put the defence case to the jury in his summing- up.

Firming, who was sentenced of the street lighting at the time to three years by Mr Justice of the accident.

W, A. Blair-Kerr on conviction | Summing up his submission, for the manslaughter of Inspec- Mr Bernacchi said the case for tor Si Wai-ming, is appealing the defence on the circumstan- against both conviction andulal evidence was:

there That sentence.

was Do

Mr Bernacchi said the ap- evidence of speed whatsoever

than that in Fleming's" pellant was also appealing on a other defence's submission that there point of low largely based on statement from the dock.

was no case for Fleming to

answer.

This means that our most decorative and highly com- plimented stall moves into the second biggest in- dustrial district in the United States for no extra charge. All our exhibits- samples of a wide range of goods-go with it; in short, for the cost of participating at one fair we are able to take part in two. It is to be hoped that the stand is not left unattended-and that the Colony will be represented. The benefits to be gained from this stroke of good fortune should be apparent to everyone. We ure planning to take part at the Stockholm trade fair later In his submission this mom this year but we should stilling, Mr Bernacchi said the ap- make every effort to make peal against conviction was on use of this free trip to mixed law and facts. Chicago. We believe Hong- kong's trade and industrial hoorn has been siderably assisted both by indirect publicity and by direct Government, trade promotion.

Ythe end of this year will have taken part in about 10 trade fairs besides having organised a number of delegations, to various parts The trial judge had made re- of the world and staged our

ferences to certain points, but own industrial fairs for the "these are not such that ean last 17 years. The Depart conceivably be called as the ment of Commerce and In-s for Uie defence," he said.

Referring to the acts of the

BHongkong

very con-

"It is my submission that you won't find the case for the de- fence anywhere in the (Judge's) ning to the end." summing-up, from the begin-

Counsel said the trial judge had referred to the Fleming's statement from the Dock, but that was no than, for instance, the case of Mrs Si being put as the case

for the Prosecution,

References

more

dustry, trade associations, case, Mr Bernacchi said the in- local businessmen and firms cidents of the night fell into have in this way introduced three divisions the alleged Hongkong's ever-expanding collision of Fleming's car with a industrial output to a large taxi in Garden Road, the acci- number of buyers the world dent in Queen's Road near the

ot junction

in

Duddeil

Street

car which had bumped into the taxi, and the evidence of the

cross-

• That from the position of the bodles and the marks on the car, Fleming must have swerved at the last minute but unfor- tunately just caught them on the nearside corner of his vehicle.

That Mr and Mrs Si would have taken four to five seconds to walk straight across Queen's

Road for Duddell Street at normal walking speed.

· That having regard to the corner and to the fact that one did not expect people from outside the railing at night, it was in no way unreasonable for Flaning not to have seen Mir and Mrs Si for the first two or

three seconds they were CrOSS- ing the road, leaving only about two seconds either to brake or to swerve in an cadeavour to avoid them.

That Fleming would naturally concentrate on the Zebra crossing as he came along Queen's Road, which would further reduce

his reasonable attention to something that was happening on the far side of the crossing.

·

That if Mr and Mrs Si crossed where the defence had suggested, then the view from

Likely

蒜

over. With the growth of where Mr and Mrs Si were en oncoming car would be fur- local trade, Hongkong has knocked down, and the collision ther seriously affected by to muke

that the between Fleming's car and a bus traffic box, a pillar box, an sure

in our momentum

best in Pokfulum Road.

Counsel said the evidence of Urban Council bin, a lamp posk markets is maintained and

a dip in the road and a marked that special attention is the taxi driver in no way es- given to areas where we tablished that it was Fleming's bend. have been slow to gain a foothold or lost ground.

two experts had been "complete- Continuing, Mr Bernacchi said The American market today ly demolished" by

the defence theory was indeed more than likely to be true, hav- examination. Is Hongkong's best. But a trade fair

Fleming himself had Chicago

said ing regard to the positions of the attracts not only national that he never came down from bodies and articles found on the

Garden Road that

night but scene, international interest.

that he had come from Hen- And that is why we urgenessy-Road-in-Wanchai. Government to send an ex- Mr Bernacchi then referred perienced businessman and to the evidence in connection an official to represent the with the accident in Queen's Colony at our own stand. Road. Meanwhile the leader and members of the Colony's de- legation to Seattle should he congratulated for the quality and tastefulness

but

of the display as a whole and the interest it at tracted. TONGKONG took a wide H range of products to suit

the market which the Seat- tle Fair caters for. It is interesting to note that Hongkong people at the fair heard no harsh words about our textile exports. In fact an official welcoming speech made clear America's preference for reciprocal trade with rather than ex- tension of aid to countries on the Pacific rim: Hong- kong shares this sentiment as its own trade figures show. This year's first statistics put im- quarter ports from U. S. at $185 million as against our ex- borts of $202 million. Inquiries received at the Fair were not quite as numerous as expected but the bigger and better patronised New York Fair which opened during its term possibly drew away some interest. But for Hongkong the supest proof of continued American Interest in our products was the purchase of our exhibit by the Chicago Fair. We there fore have reason to feel very Batlaffed with the re salts achieved at Beattle.":"

Three theories

----

He said three theories as to how the accident occurred had boen advanced by the Prosecu- tion, Mrs Si and the defence.

The defence theory was that the couple had walked outside

"That case of defenco is given in my address to the Jury, and in my submission, it appears no- where in the summing-up of the Judge.

"I look in vain for it," Mr Ber- nacchi said.

for

Off for a record

The record-breaking Alias missile seen blasting off its launching pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida, on May 20. It was lobbed across the Atlantic past the southern tip of the African continent and into the Antarctic approaches of the Indian Ocean, a‘record-breaking trajectory of 9,000 miles. -AP Photo.

Democrats issue statement on

Ike's blunders'

Washington, May 22.

Tidal wave sweeps Chilean town

Santiago, Chile, May 22.

More than 100 people were missing after a violent tidal wave crumpled 60 per cent of all buildings in Puerto Ancud, capital, of Chiloe Provincë, today.

A bosi with 39 people on board was sunk by the giant wall of water,

The tidal wave followed a series of severe earth tremors which have jolted towns in southern Chile.

First official reports of the tremors sald at least 27 persons were killed, and 30 injured today, boosting the death toll in two days of quakes to at least 157, More than 1,000 persons have been injured, 180 of them seriously, at laat reports,

Authorities reported mare than 120 iremors were recorded in Concepcion and currounding areas between dawn yesterday and noon today, and the tremors were con-

Hinning. The shocks were felt from the Andes westward to the Pacific Ocean,

A quake, which officials said registered an intensity of eight on,à scale of 10 hit the city of Angol, '80_milles, south of Concepcion, Angol, capital of Mallego Province, has a population of about 25,000. ·

At the same time, a quake with an equal force shook the inland city of Los Angels, capital of Bio-Bio Province and also num- bering about 25,000 residents, about 60 miles southeast of Concepcion,

The new quakes knocked out telephone and telegraph communications throughout the

area.

First reports of damages and casualties were relayed by polloe and amateur radios. "Considerable" damage was reported in Los Angels, Ösorno, Valdivia, Puerto Moult and Castro,-UPL

FRENCH CAR RACE

ENDS IN TRAGEDY Six die as bridge collapses

Aix-Les-Bains, May 22.

Six persons were killed today and 30 injured, 22 seriously, when a tem- porary wooden bridge collapsed in the midst of a car race here.

FATHER GIVES

UP JOB TO

HUNT FOR MISSING SON

London, May 23.

~~Flist "reports "mid" 20" of the injured were. rushed to mis hospital and six of them were in serious condition.

The dead included British racing driver Chris Threlfall who hurtled into the falling wreckage ahead of four, other cars.

The accident took place in the fourth lap of the local Junior Grand Prix,

Crowded

The bridge was bullt to enable

A British father is today officials,

Their weight

Czech mine

explosion:

newspapermen. and preparing to become a racers to get to the grandstand tramp and hunt every But it gave such a good view village in Spain in an at- of the race that dozens crowd- The

ed on to it tempt to find his 11-year caused it to collapse. old son who vanished 14 months ago from his home town in central Eng land.

It was a scene of horror as the lapsed under the weight of the temporary wooden bridge col-

spectators.

Threlfall was going over 80.77 mph as he crashed into the falling wreckage.

Mr Francis Stephens, 41, 13 giving up his milic delivery job to make the search for his son Tony of whom nothing has been heard since he vanished from his The other cars which follow- home in Earl Shilton, Leicester-ed Threlfall zigzagged and

Wood and

shire,

Police hold a warrant for the stopped before reaching the

tumbled mass of arrest of the boy's former art scrambling people. master, Mr Kevin Tracey, 28,

SEARCH

A nationwide police search and appeals to Interpol have been made without success.

Mr Stephens said last right: "I have never doubted that my son is alive and that he is in Spain.

The Democratic Advisory Council today echoed on a charge of kidnapping Mr Bernacchi and Mr Leslie Wright are appearing

Mr Adlai E. Stevenson and accused the Eisen- Fleming, on the instruction of

hower administration of a "series of blunders" Mr Harold Caine, of Messrs

which allowed Russia to wreck the summit Johnson, Stokes and Master.

The Attorney General,

meeting. Mr Arthur Ridehalgh, and Mr the railing on the north side of W. S. Davidson are appearing Queen's Road to a point opposite for the Crown.

added Duddell Street and then The Full Court comprises the straight across, Mr Acting Chief Justice, Mr Bernacchi said.

Justice J. R. Gregg and the Acting Puiste Judge, Mr Justice K. R. Macfee.

Mr Bernacchi also referred to his address to the Jury and spoke of the speed of Fleming's car and

Hearing Is continuing.

HOPE YOU SEE ME

AGAIN SAYS MONTY

"I hope you see me again," Field Marshal Lord, Montgomery quipped as he crossed the border into China this afternoon...

He crossed through the bamine exactly - at ∙12.31 p.m.

He was accompanied by his ADC Capt. C. Kirk-

man.

..

He was met by officials of the Foreign Ministry.

Lord Montgomery was dressed in light suit and dark tie.

He left Hongkong by car at 10.45 am, for the border cro

-While posing-for-AP cameraman Fred Waters on- the other side of the barrier, he anld: """I'd like soma

of those photos."^"'! hope you see me

added with a smile.

Baggy

He then joined the officiel party aboard the

train to Canton.

The event was reserved for cars of a maximum 1100 ez enging capacity and weighing less than 882 lbs.

It was the beginning of the race, and the drivers had only covered four laps when Trevor Taylor of Britain, driving .a Lotus Ford, passed at full speed under the bridge.

In vain

Asserting the right of the thereby did incalculable harm

to criticise to the cause of peace." opposition party administration policy, the "But the Eisenhower-Nixon council capped a two-day meet-administration handed him the

Tracey speaks the language ing by calling for a great opportunity to do so by embark- election-year, debate on foreign ing on a polley which it knew fluently and has been there be- policy. It issued a statement and had declared to be unsound fore. He was planning to take

Behind came Lex. Beels of characterising present Pro- and by handling the incident of Tony there for a holiday before Holland driving a Cooper and in grammes in such terms as the American U-2 plane in

stopped their association.

third position, Torelfall driving "I belleve the key to "whambles," "chaotic" and “un- manner for which there is no

an Elva-BMC. The sound."

whole thing is religion,

nouncer had already asked the precedent"-UPI.

Tracey always wanted to spectators, several times/not to become a priest and so did stay on the bridge. Gendarmes

It said the alleged blunders which preceded the abortive Paris summit conference were but symptoms of "deep-seated deficiencies in our foreign and domestic policies and in the management of our government.” FORESHADOWED

ty

It all t

the

race AN-

started think that by helping fried in vain to make the people

with a

The statement itreit apparent drunken horse

foreshadowed-'‹ tho

great

debate which it demanded god

Brisbane, May 22.

Tony to the priesthood Tracey move. sees a way of reaching his own ambition.

As. Threlfall was sweeping "When I get to Spain I will towards the bridge it suddenly

--

get a list of bishops and parish collapsed in a blur of dust and

priests from the Roman Catholis noise,

authorities. Then I will divide

When he braked and hit the

54 killed

news

Prague, May 22. Fifty-four miners were kill- ed in a methane explosion at a mine in Ostrava.

Czechoslovak agency

Ceteka reported this today. Ceteka said the cause of the explosion was unknown. Rescue teams took safety measures and further danger was prevented. Representatives of the Central Committee of the Communist Party. of Czechoslovakia, the Gov ernment, the Central Council of Trade Unions, and the Central Mining Board, arrived at the scene early today.

Ceteka said a special com-

mission had been appoint.. ed to investigate-Reu- -fer,

Indian bandits surrender

to holy man

New Delhi, May 22,

Nineteen bandits who surren

dered... to holy man Vinobs 'Bhave last Thursday were today handed over to the police, the government (an-C hotnoed.

which was signalled by the Fil- The 1.01st conviction for drun- starting in the southwest and tumbled mam of people his the camp of Gandhi's cort

It

kennes - haá··'been ̈ recorded here against Eugene, EbreTY, 34.

the country into four quarters.

working north from village to village...."

NO MONEY

The bandits had walked into

head, jerked forward and successor in response to his smashed against the instrument campaign to win bad men to hard, The hye spectators who goodness by prayer, stream ware killed wit

ware all French. They will probably be pro

duced before the magistrate tomi, Police drambulinces rushed

morrow. and remanded to judicial custody pending triad

Bhave has masured them they will not be treated harshly The state has given the mid to defend themselves.

Bhave's campaign also hopes to win over e. 24-strung, bendit group, led by Lakhan Singh) who carries a patce on his Head

He is wenbed for at least 100 murders and, mitmesema kicheza

day night speech in Chicago by Mr Stevenson, the Party's 1952 arul 1956 presidential nominee, Although Mr Stevenson' stad

.He was released by the magis- former

President Harry S,

Mr Stephens says he has. trate, Mr Spence, after pleading Truman, the council's most pro that my bro, good suite are already spent £1,000 trying to to the scene: About 30 people minant members, were absent,

got first aid and the others were was announced that both hanging us in the open in the find his son.

"Now I have no money lett taken to hospitals approved the declarmion, by park and if I don't get them to so I will live as a tramp deep

day they will be gone off for ing rough in my son's sleeping when Jean Lakes, Mrector of a telephone, Some top Benjoèralle-

Congressional leatiors have re-Asked by the magistrate if he bag and worlding in the fells the race decided to stop the fused to serve on the group eye

córpoetition,,,anany......... spectators worked, Etzery replied that to get meals. Like Mr. Stevenson, the Demo; he was an invaild pensioner-- “I know that one day some- wanted their money becs.

a Spanish village, E cratic Advisory group sald Sovjet a horse, threw me and I've got where in

The circuit was sound the Premier, Mr Nikita Shrish a crook spine."

will see my so chev, killed the summit meet Magistrate: "I suppose you "He will see me and rim to- Alt Les-Baines Lake over the ing through his contemptuous were drunk then too??

wards me and the invisible a mile and a quarter long houd Ebzery: No, the horse was” chata that hold him will be traki wida “to have been -China Mail Special..

broken for ever."--Beuter,vt run in three, kunste UPL

inkulling treatment Preddent Eisenhower

of

and