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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1961.

Slashed, chopped his victim

'JILTED LOVER' SENTENCED World leader of TO EIGHT YEARS

Salvation Army to visit Hongkong

The world loader of the Salvation Army, General Wiltred Kitching, and his wife, will arrive in Hongkong on Thursday for a four-day visit. It will be the first time that the international leader of the movement has visited the colony.

General Katehing will arrive from Japan where he has bern conducting a congress in that country as well in Korea

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Following a visit to the Colony he will attend a congress in the Philippines

General Kitching and እኔ፡፡ Kitching will attend a two-day Congress in Hongkong, in be held un Saturday and Sunday. This wil onsist of a rally for youth rally and

demonstration, Holiness meeting and Salvation meeting.

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General and Mrs Kitching

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was commissioned in the United Aivation Army in 1914 and for

1 years had charge of evange listic centres in Beltoin.

A composer

While in Ther Cotony the General will be accompanied by the International Secretary tor Asia, Comunistoner T. Holbrook and Lt. Col. G. Barret of In- ternational Headquarters, Lon dion, as well as Col. and Mrs, F. E Jewkes and officers of the Hongkong command

for many to the

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given

In 1946 he becarne second in command of the Army in South Andraha, and two years later

full comand in Sweden. He returned to Bri- twin in 1051 to take charge of geliste work and from that position was elected to his pre- sent offlee in 1954.

General Kitching has travelled widely in Afries and other eun- tinents.

A "jilted lover" who chopped and slashed the woman who rejected him, was sentenced to eight years jail by Judge B. J. Jennings in Victoria District Court this morning.

Yam Chi-leung, 30, unemplay ed of 8 Tsui Yuen-inne, 3rd door, Wanchai was found guilty and convicted on two charges of wounding 1. Kwel-kun with eut to do her grievous bodily harm.

Testimony

The prosecution alleged that flowing an argument in the cubicle where they live 1, You ! in ti twire with a chopper. He later chased her into the street (and slashed her face and shoulder i seven times with a razor blade.

Yam inglate that he Was guilty, but when he told Judge Jennings that he did not know what he was doing because of warline head injury, the Judge jentered a plea of not guilty.

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On oath. Yam this morning the Judge that he had loved Li and had suprated her on his savings. When the money was gone she wanted to get rid of

her because she refused to steep with him that night,

Chief Inspector W. Apps, who prosecuted, said that Yam had a previous convletlon wounding and had served elght anenths in Jail,

fur

Judge Jennings ordered Yam to serve four years jall on ench of the two charges, the tences to be concurrent.

9,400 TB

CASES SO

scn-

FAR IN 1961

cases

The total number of tubor.

culosis

since tho beginning of this year ex- cccds 9,400, Govern~ ment spokesman revealed this morning.

U.S. sailor

bound over

on heroin

carrying count

An American seaman from tho as Kyska, which left Hongkong last Saturday, pleaded guilty of South Kowloon Court today to possession of a small packet of heroin, and a syringe for the Injection of the drug. The soilor, E. T. Apel, 33, the During the argument on

Up to October 14, the total told the magistrate, Mr P. F. X. early morning of September 18

he had bought he suid he meant to K1 hinal number of TB deaths was 1,547. Leonard, fant

In the corresponding perint two packets of heroin from n LI told hint she would go to jail if he killerl himself in the last year, a total of 9.439 tuber-mall boy outside a bar last cubicle, and vald he should oculosis cases were reported, to Friday night. into the street or jump in the gether with 1,603 deaths. sca, he said.

Meat chopper

He admitted he used a ment chopper en her and chased her General Kitching was the son

and slasher her in the street. of the late Commissioner T.

"The reason why I chopped ! Kilching who

and slashed her was because private secretary years

His wife, who was Adjutant she pressed me very hard, I founder of the movement, Gen- Kathleen

They Bristow when

respected and loved her. 1 di eral William Booth.

married in 1939, has a special not have any intention to hurt General Kitching nude interest in work among women her but I was forced to do so,

of vocal art is World President of the a composer

I feel very sorry". Yam told the music at the age of 15, and of Satvation Army's organisation Judge. musly for brass bands when 19. for women, the Home League. He denied that he chopped

mume as

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When he was told that Apel would face further investiga- Thirty-six deaths from

tions on returning to the U.S. fectious disences occurred durand that It was possible that his in the week ended on October seaman's cord would bu Suspended for five years, Mr Leonard discharged the sallar unconditionally under a speciat power, without conviction re- gistered against him. and

14

were vach ond

O the total 29 deaths

tuberculosis, from

One from measles, amoebiasis

(unspecified) dysentery 1wo

ach from diphtheria and cerebro-spinal meningitis.

In the same period, 154 fresh cases of tuberculosis were noti-

fred.

Orther

infectious

cliseases notitted in the week were: proueblasis-six cases; dysentery

zcillary)--ten cases; dysentery (unspecified)-one case; esteric fever (typhoid)--den cases; en- teric fever (paratyphold)-four ensem poliomyelitis one case; diphtheria--17 cases; measles-- three enses; ophthalmic con- torn-three cases; malaria-15 enan; and cerebro-spinal Men- ingitis three cases.

However Apel was bound over in $750 tu be of good bc-

haviour for 12 months."

The magistrate told Apel to behave himself while awalling a ship to take him home,

Seriousness

Mr Iconarıl said: "I should

like to tell you the seriousness of offence. As a of this kind rule) don't pass a sentence of ! less than six months even for Arst offenders."

Mr Leonard sald he took a lenient view because Apel was not an addict and also because of the possible consequencfs following Investigation by tile U.S. authority on his return

Births registered in the home, Colony totalled 2,376 608 In Hongkong, 1,321 In Kowloon and 35! Is the New Territories. There were 328 deaths from all cause-1 in Hongkong, 191 in 20 in the. New

Kowloon and Territories,

Prize-giving

The prize-giving for the China Mai's 17/21 Photograph Competition will take place in Staff Club of the South China Murning Post at 5,30 pm | tomorrow.

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The presentation of cameras and camera equipment to the Aine winnera and four place gettera will be made by the Editor of the China Mail, Mr R. G. Hutcheon.

Insp D. J. Collins said police went to a viace near the Far

Mansion in Tsimshatsui East where they found the defendant and another man lying in the street,

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Tent-pegging practice

WOMAN AGED 70 JAILED 3 YEARS

A

70-year-old woman Was senienced Lo three Mr J. F. years jail by Dargun at North Kowloon Court this morning an iwo counts of possession of dangerous drugs.

Chung Moon-yuk of 30 Lung Shing-read, 2nd floor was arrested at 3.30 mm en October 21 in Kun Tong resettlement area, When searched she was found to te in possession of 14 grams of dangerous drugs and 24 ozs of barbitone.

Defendant who pleaded zulity claimed that she did not know what the rack-

when she ages contained

them was asked to carry for a few dollars,

Revenue Inspector Y. C. Chan prosecuted.

24 ENTER

COLONY ILLEGALLY

The splendour of the cavalry of byegone days will be recalled in the "Tent-Pegging" ovent of the Hongkong Searchlight Tattoo to be held at the Hongkong Stadium from November 9-11.

Tooms of vidors from the 17/21 Lancers and 81 Coy, Royal Army Servico Corps, will compoto against one another scor- ing "hits" on wooden "tont-pegs" with the lance and sabro.

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The accompanying photograph shows 17/21 Lancers in action on their training ground at Sek Kong.{Army P.R. photo).

Russians jailed for theft

Alexander Poroviov, 33, and

Alexander Urchenko both Russian refugees,

From the Files

25

years AGO

for a

wider

October 1936.

Appealing understanding and more sympathy with Soviet Russia, by English people especially, the Rev. C.B.R." Sargent con- cinded his address to

Hongkong Rotary Club yeater day on his impressions of that country, with the remark that sooner or later the Soviet would command everybody's interest.

In his journey through Run- sia recently, he found a free- dom of speech that was denied in Italy and Germany, and he was intensely struck with the devotion to the State exhibited by all classes.

28, AFTER 35 days of sub-

sisting on tea, a 50- wore found guilty at Kow- year-old French writer in loon District Court this Ward-road jail at Shanghai morning of four charges of has officially called an end simple larceny and wore to his hunger-strike. sont to jail by Judge N. R. Wylic. Paroviov, who had one pre- vlous conviction for legal was given 12 months,

Looking none the worse for it the man appeared be- fore Judge R. Kaufman of the French Consular Court for further interrogation în

A total of 24 people were charged before Me J. T. Williams at Contrat Magistracy this morning with entering the Colony | while Urchenko, who had five regard to the charge of be- Illegally.

Eleven men and 10 women. who pleaded guilty, were fined $20 each, with the alternative of spending seven days in 11,

Three children, two girls and

entry,

police records for dishonestying in possession of a false. and a drug offence, was Jailed passport in Peking more

than six weeks ago. for three years,

The prosecution, conducted by When brought to Shang- Chief Insp T. W. Wheeler, ac hai from the North, the cused the two men of going to

two restaurants, a store and a (writer) was a stoutish in-

tender banknote

con-

The two were taken back to the station where they were a boy, were discharged under form to make purchases and dividual. As a result of his searched. A small packet of Section 35 of the Magistrate's while doing so Porovlov would hunger strike, his appear- heroin was found

Ordinance. among tho

denomination ance д high

has improved belongings of the defendant,

to moke payment Both men were sent to hos-

while Urchenke would engage aiderably. The man has lost pital. The other man was still

the attention of the cashier and about 25 pounds. under treatment,

Bhopkeepers by his indecision over further purchases.

Hearing fixed

man

The case of Kwan Sang, a 24-

Sheung Shul year-old charged with possession of 60.5 ozs of heroin, was this morning transferred to the Victoria Dis trict Court by Mr T. L. Yang at Causeway Court for hearing on October 28.

$4,500 AWARDED

BY SUPREME COURT

IN ASHTRAY CLAIM Judgment for $4,500 for breach of contracts was this morning awarded by Mr Justice W. A. Blair-Kerr to Wallem, Lambert Brothers Ltd, against the Wing Tai Metal Manufactory.

The Wallem, Lambert BYO- Mr Benjamin Ltis, for the do- thers had claimed damages fendants, confirmed Mr Choung's against the Wing Tal. Blating ainiement.

that a quantity of rolary

ashtrays Wing Te manufac- - In awarding judgment to the Lured for the plaintiffs ware de- | plaintiffs, Mr Justice Blair- feetivo in mechanism.

The case was heard

Supreme Court.

At

Kerr also dismissed a odugler.

the claim by the defendenja for $4,093. No order for costa was

the start of the hearing made. tuls morning, Mr Oswald

Cheung, appearing for are Mr Choung was inetryotect by plainine, Loid the Court that Meants Johnson, Stokon the action had been settled and Master, and Mr Liu Was in- the defendants would submit to structed by Morera C. Y. Kwan | Julginent for $4,500.

and Co.

The Illegal Immigrants arrived here in three parties, the first by sampan on October 14, the second by a motor junk on Sun- day afternoon, and the third by carly yesterday sampan morning.

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Demolition of the old. City The shop owners

discovered the shortage of money from the Hall, at the corner of Queen's cash box after the two had left road and Des Voeux-road has nearly been completed. The on board the premises.

were ar- The offences were committed future of the site has not yet

and by the police in June

decided by the Govern- September this; been ¡ year.

Some were found

the junk and others rested on shore neting on Information.

POP by Go

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I FEEL SORRY FOR THE POOR CREATURE THAT WAS SKINNED

FOR IT!

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