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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 1960.
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THE BOLD NEW PEN DESIGNED EXCLUSIVELY FOR MEN
Ho Hit-po gives evidence in COMPANY DIRECTOR
Ho Hit-po, a broker jointly charged with another broker on a count of conspiracy, testified in the Vic toria District Court this morning that when he visited Tsun Wan опе day last June, he found
conspiracy Your money in
trial
a In August, 1959, Mr T. O chemical works fac-Wong paid him $8,000 for his service in the land matter. He tory being built not said he had also carried out other far away from the works for Mr Wung, including the supervision of a complete land owned by Messrs survey of the company's lots in T. O. Wong and Co. Ho said he was then engaged in the echversion of T. O, Wor and Co.'s land for industrial uses.
He added that the land owned by T. O. Wong was situated well; within Industrial Zone No. 8 in
Tsun Wan
Ho was testifying in his own defence at his trial
together with Abdul Aziz Rumjahn, 50, Gin B charge of conspiring to obtain a letter from Mr H. D. Miller, District Officer, Tsun Wan,
Case to answer Earlier, Judge W. F. Picker- ing held that Rumjahn had a a separate case to answer on charge of corruptly offering money to Mr Miller in connec- tion with the conversion of land.
Mr Patrick Yu, counsel for Rumjahn, said he would not be calling any evidence.
Ho testified that in August, 1958. Mr Eric Cumine, then his employer, had authorised him to deal with the conversion of certain land in Tsun Wan owned by T. O. Wong and Co. He add- ed he was also authorised to
quote his own fees.
He said he reached an agree-
Tsun Wan, making a number of sub-division plans and a com- plete evaluation of the land.
Rumjahn's work
within the Industrial zone No. 8..
In June or July, he visited the land again and found He machinery on the land. inquired and was told that a chemical works factory was to be built on a lot about 200 feel from T. O. Wong's land.
Hearing continues.
Ho Hi-po, a land broker of Room
24, 16-18 Conduit Road. faces two additional counts of obtaining a total of $50,000 from Mean T. 6. Wong and Co Ltd by a forged loiter sup- posedly issued by Mr Miller.
He also faces a charge of uttering, the letter.
Abdul Aziz Rumjahn. 58-year-old broker of 31 Lee Garden Boad, third floor, is additionally charged with corruptly cffering money to Mr Rumjahn's work was to en-Miller in connection with the land Both accused plead not guilty to quire if the land could be de- conversion. veloped de converted to Indus-all charger.
trial purposes
as well as the
approximate premium to be paid
to Government.
In late August, last year, Ho said, Rumjaha told him that he should then write to the District Office officially to apply for the conversion of the lots. so, and dictated a letter dated September 1 to Mr Miller.
He did
Ho said he often visited the Co. The land was situated well lots owned by T. O. Wong and
Mr G. R. Sheath. Crown Counsel. intendent T. G. Jenkins of the Anti-
is prosecuting stated by Super- Corruption Branch.
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Mr Patrick Yu, representing Rum- is instructed by Mr D. Q. Cheung.
Ho is represented by Mr Gerald de Basto and Mr Litton.
Mr S. V. Gittins, is holding a watching brief on behalf of Mayar Silk Mills,
Mr Terence Shurlock, instructed
watching brief on behalf of other Tun Wan lard owners.
by Mr F. G. Nigel. Is holding
New acclaim
for Hongkong trade exhibit
ment with Mr T. O. Wong Hongkong's
managing director of the firm,
that his service fees would be about $100,000.
I was also agreed that he for every would be paid $3.10
This square foot converted. would include the $100,000 ser- vice fees, payments of premium to Government as well as other
expenses.
Introduced
Towards the end of 1958, he saw a Mr Poller of the Crow
Seattle exhibition at the Trade Fair is now meeting with "tremendous acclaim” at the Washing- ton trade fair.
This was revealed in a state- Elaborating on this statement, ment issued by Government a Government spokesman told the China Mall that although this morning.
The entire Hongkong exhibi-n delegation led by Colonel H. attended the Lion was bought outright by the Owen-Hughes Chicago fair authorities for Seattle Trade Fair, no official visited display at their fair.
Colony representative
This meant that Hongkong's exhibits received two showings Land and Survey Office, Kowin the United States for the
price of one this year.
loon, and inquired if there was phy possibility of development of T. O. Wong's land in Tsun! Wan. Mr Potter could not give him any answer, he said.
Early in January last year, Ho was introduced to Rumjahn by a Mr Wong Kin-fum. "Ac- cording to Mr Wong, Rumjahn was an accredited land broker and had been dealing with com- version of land for quite a long time. I also understood that in most cases, he was successful. He had handled nearly bail a million square feet of land."
Ho said he agreed to pay Rumjahn $2.50 for every square foot of lared converted. This would include payment of the premium.
'Beautiful'
The Chicago Trade Fair open- ed last week and news has just been received from the manag- ing director that the Hongkong exhibit had received "tremend- ous acclaim." It was described as "beautiful."
Good trade inquiries are also reported.
statement The Government
by concluded
saying that i arrangements had been made with the Chicago Trade Fair authorities for such inquiries to back to the be channelled
the Hongkong manufacturers Commerce and Industry Depart-
ment.
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the Chicago Trade Fair in con- nection with the display of the Hongkong exhibit there.
He added however that the Commerce and Industry Department sent over forms to the managing director of the Chicago Trade Fair to be issued
interested anyone 10 particular Hongkong exhibits and these would be completed and sent back to Hongkong.
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American's
pen stolen
A young pickpocket who picked
a pen from the pocket of an American
Was sentenced to one year's jail by Central Magistrale Mr T. L. Yang this morning.
Detective Sub-Inspector J. A.
Necholas sald that on Monday
afternoon an Mr F. J. Ungricht,
was crossing the road at Queen's
their hands
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Receiving payment from Mr A. Uila and Mr E. A. Ball (seated) are Mrs Cheung Cheng-mui-kee and Mr Lo Chuen at Chai Wan Resettlement office in the top photo. In the pictures below are seen Mrs Ho: Ah-chol, with her baby strapped in her back (left), and 59-year-old Ture Lin count- ing their money, outside. the Chai Wan office-China Mal photos.
RELIEF MONEY
DISTRIBUTED
Road Central near Pedder Street Homeless families whose huts were demolished by
when he
felt the defendant
bump into him.
He immediately found his Parker 61 fountain pen missing from his pocket. He grabbed hold of defendant and banded lim over to the police.
Mak Yee-chai, 27, of 77 Holly- wood Road, third floor, was sent to prison for another two months for breach of a bond which was still in force when he committed the offence.
Employed children
The proprietor of the Union
LOSES FALSE PRETENCES APPEAL
The Full Court this morning dismissed an appeal by a company director, Chan Wan, alias Chan Hing-wan, against conviction and sentence on a charge of obtaining a cheque by false pre tences.
-Judge B. J. Jennings, in the District Court had found Chan stulity of obtaining a cheque for $59,800 from Messrs Wilkinson and Grist, drawn in his name, by falsely pretending that he had 250 tons of iron bars to pledge as security for a loan of $80,000.
Chan was sentenced to two years by Judge Jennings,
In their judgment, the Full Court held that the trial, judge had sufficient evidence before him to infer that Chan knew fully the content of a document pledging the bars.
Ample evidence
"There was also ample evi- dence, in our view, of collabora- i tion between the appellant and Lam Chur-kit (a former solid- tor's clerk who had been sen- tenced on fraud charges), and of corroboration of the latter's evidence, at least to some extent, by the appellant's act of signing the pledge and by his endorse ment of the cheque."
With regard to obtaining the
Man wearing
ladies undies
(15 pairs)
From Files
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--June, 1935
RED Perry took only 78
FRED By 71
Gottfried von Cramm of Germany in the Wimbledon
final In the men's doubles
Jack Crawford and Adrian Quist of Australia beat Wil mer Allison and Joh van Ryn, of USA. In the mixed doubles, Fred Perry and Miss Dorothy Round of Great Britain beat Mr and Mrs Harry Hopman of “ Aus-
under probation trails.
Mias Catherine -Green.
A man who stole 15 pairs of daughter of Mr O. M. Green, lady's underpants was formerly editor of the North put under probation for China Daily News in Shang- two years by Mr I. T. [hai, and Mrs Green, has, 11010 Morris at Central Court joined the women's page staf this morning.
of the Daily Telegraph, Lon- Wong Cham was found wear-don. ing the 15 pairs of lady's pants
by two detectives on June 20 Ruth Green, who received Her younger sister, Miss near the Tai Kung Pawnshop at Lessons in drawing from
106 Johnston Road, ground foor. Sapajou, famous cartoonist of
Wong admitted to the detec
panta.
cheque, the Full Court said there tives that he had stolen the the North China Daily News, was no doubt that the appellant,
recently finished her course at by endorsing the cheque, had as-
Wong of 227 Main Street, the Royal Academy. serted his ownership of the West, 2nd floor, was charged Mr O. M. Green is now com- cheque and so accepted it,
with three counts of simple nected with Reuter's office in "We appreciate that there is larceny with three additional London. no direct evidence other than charges of similar nature. that of Lam Chun-kit that the appellani obtained actual physical possession of the cheque, but even assuming that the appellant himself did not obtain such actual possession, there sufficient evidence, apart from that of Lam 'Chun- kit, to indicate that the appellant was an accomplice of Lam Chun-kit and the posses- sion of the cheque was obtained
in furtherance of their common purpose and design and so the effect of Section 95 of the Criminal Procedure
WELL-KNOWN
re
Youth asks Adent, of the Colony,
to
Sanitary Inspector George Edward Roylance, died
stay in yesterday evening in tragic
Hongkong
that point to
suicide. He was one of the last European motormen employed by the Penk Tramway
Company. He
Ordinance An unemployed youth who joined Government service
would, in any event, operate so as to render the, appellant liable
on the present charge."
Not excessive
Rejecting the appeal against sentence, the Full Court said that
entered Hongkong illegal-
ly from Macao was fined
$200 with the alternative
in 1915,
Admiral Chan Chak has of six weeks' jail by Cen-formally taken charge of the tral Magistrate Mr T. L. two Chinese rebel cruisers in Yang this morning. Hongkong harbour and they. The youth, So Che-wan, of 4 are to sail for the North in Centre Street, second Boor, who six days. Meanwhile a series comprised the pleaded guilty, asked the magis- of courtesy visits between Acting_Chief Justice, Mr Justies strate to allow him to stay in Admiral Chan Chak
they considered the sentence Was not manifestly excessive,
The Full Court
J. R. Gregg, and the Acting Puisne the Colony because he had some Judge, Mr Justice K. R. Macfee..
Chan was represented by Mr Pat-relatives here. "I have no rela-British authorities are rick Yu on the instruction of Mr B. tives in Macao," he added. Ng Tuan,
False name
Sub-Inspector J. M. Gurney told the court, that defendant had
ceeding.
and
pro-
passed through Hongkong in NHE magnificent new sky-
transit from Cambodia to Macao on June 19.
Tscraper building of the
Hongkong and Shanghai On June 27, he applied to the Banking Corporation will be A man was fined $300 by Cen- Registration of Persons Office for officially opened on Octo- iral Magistrate Mr T. L. Yanga Hongkong identity card stating ber 10. The ceremony will
this morning for using a false name to apply for a visa to enter Canada.
that he had entered Hongkong earlier this month.
probably be performed by But the Immigration Office Sir Thomas Southorn, the His wife was fined $300 for
was not satisfied with de- Officer Administering the using a false name in an ep-fendant's application and hand- plication
Government. for
ed him over to the police for Hongkong * Identity Card.
inquiries.
The total height of the On being questioned by the building is 247 ft. 6 inches Defendants were 34-year-old unemployed man Cheung Cho-polles, defendant admitted enter ya, and Ng Sau-hing, 34-year- ing Hongkong illegally by junk and the total weight of ma- old housewife, both of 40 Tal on June 21. He had paid $120 terials used in construction, Yuen Street, first floor.
for the passage,
70,000 tons.
Typhoon Mary, received sums of money from POP
the Typhoon Relief Fund at Chai Wan Re- settlement Area, and at Man Wah Village Cottage Area offices this morning.
They were paid on the bait he has lo employ a labourer it
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of a minimum of $150 for 8 would cost $350, said the area occupants of one hut, and where officers helping Mr Pratlett this there were more adults and morning. children the standard was $50- for an adult and $25 for a chili, Some families had shared a hut and sums of up to $200 for the two were padd out this morning.
Mr.E. A. Bill, of the Govern- ment Treasury, gave out a total of $7,650 st Chai Wan,
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COST: $200
Mr F. Pratiet, also of the
Plastic Works Company at 05 Treasury, gave 80 families: a, Bedford Road, 4th floor, Kow- total of $12,925 at Man Wah
A crowd of women with children on their backs and a number of men still clamoured for payment for minor damages to their huts, after payment of sums for demolished huts had been completed,
If a hut is only damaged, loose wood and metal sheets are given, to the owners to repair the hut themselves,
IN FEW DAYS
The recipients this morning at
loon, was fined $400 by Mr. A. Village. He started specially Man Wah, 400 of whom had Garcia at Kowloon Court this early to get a whole day's work spent the night of Typhoon
morning for employing two done in the morning, in casey Mary at the Maryknoll Sisters children,
terries to Kowlood. were can- Welfare Centre, said this morn- The proprietor pleaded guilty, celled,
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Girl Gulde Fung Hsi-chan * Torrow he will pay two who has been awarded the typhoon victims at Tan Wan money for their huts, de-- Guides Gilt Cross for chasing moted in the cottage-arem three robbers at her home on
there! March 10, will receive the award, on July 22 from Lady Black
ing that once they had the money they would have their hats rebuilt in low deya
If they have not received enough to rebuild their huts, loans have been arranged in genuine cases by the Department. A new hut costs about $200 if of Social Welfare and by the man builds it himself; but if Maryknoll Blateral?
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