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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

BRUCE FOUND GUILTY

OF MANSLAUGHTER

Sentence On Naval Officer

Postponed To Tuesday

KENNETH DUNCAN BRUCE, 24-year-old engineer officer of his.. Majesty's Navy, was yesterday found guilty of the manslaughter of Lam Shing-shf in a motor accident in Hennessy Road In the early hours of April 4.

Sentence was postponed, Brace to remain in naval custody until Tuesday morning.

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The trial occupied two "days at Mr. Murphy: I put it to you that the Criminal Bessions before the you lost complete control of the car Chief Justice, 8lr Atholl Mac-In Hennessy Roud and went on Gregor

driving completely unft? You had two accidents within an hour or two but it never occurred to you that you were unft to drive? NO

Mr. P. Murphy, Assistant Crown Solleitor, prosecuted, as sisted by Traffic Inspector S. C. Baunders,

Bruce was defended by the Hon. Mr. Leo D'Almada. Jnr,, Instructed by Mr. D. Brittain Evans.

The following served as the jury: —Messrs. J.-F. Lawrie (foreman), V. P. Santos, J. Mar, Chan Hung- ching. B. A. 'Young Wong Shiu- wa, and J. W. Hundred,

Regarding the Wancha! incident. Bruce admitted yesterday that he

Taul Tat, a houseboy employed by Mr. W. B. Finnigan of the Hongkong University, who was at the Tat Yuen Restaurant with Bruce, also gave evidence.

Bruce appeared to him to be perfectly normal at the restaurant

After counsel had addressed the

Jury and his Lordship had summed up, the jury retired for seven

GENERAL

NEWSETTES

His Excellency the Governor

His Excellency the Governor and Lady Northcote will dine with and Lady Northcote will be pre- His Honour Str Atholl MacGregor sent at the Hongkong Jockey and Lady MacGregor on Tuesday. Club's fifth extra race meeting on at 8.15 p.m.

Monday at 12:30 pm

The Rt. Rev. J. McCloskey, Ro- man Catholic Bishop of Nollo, was

Mr. Leon Britton, Far East Gen- eral Manager for RKO. Pictures, In the Colony yesterday on his who is

pleasure trip to way to Philadelphia on home Shanghai from leave.

Manila, passed through the Colony yesterday.

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Mr. C. Cress, Executive Manager,

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of Chrysler Export Corporation and Lady Northcote will dine with His Excellency the Governor was in Hongkong yesterday on his His Excellency Admiral Sir Percy way to Shanghal on a pleasure Noble, K.C.B. CV.O., and Lady trip.

Noble on Thursday. at 8.15 p.m.. at Admiralty House

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Mr. Horatio Hawkins, Commis! stoner of the Chinese Maritime) Customs, was in Hongkong yester United States Navy, accompanied Capt. J. J. McMullen, of the day on his way to the U.S.A on by his wife, passed through Hong- home leave. Mr. Hawkins spent akong yesterday. few days in the Philippines,

Capt. McMullen. who was in charge of the U.S. -Naval Hospital at Cañacao, P, is Mr. T. Wilson,"general agent going to take up his duties at the of the American President Lines Naval Hospital. Boston. In Hongkong. who went to Manila

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did not look, round and did not minutes and brought in a f to on a week-end visit. passed His Excellency the Governor

ask his Chinese companion to look verdict of guilty.

round The Chinese, he said, look-Called to testify to accused's ed round himselt, and as a result character, Capt. E. M. Haes sald of what the man saw, he thought that since he assumed command everything was all right.

last September he had always He was of opinion that it was found Bruce obedient and amen- possible for a man to escape unable to discipline. He could give hurt after being hit by a car. him a very satisfactory character. Capt. Haes expressed the opinion

NEAR NORMAL

Accused said that after the ac- eldent, apart from feeling tired and

a headache. he felt near "normal.-

Passengers

ARRIVALS AND IN TRANSIT

The following passer.gers.arrived In the Colony yesterday:

Dr. Lin Yu-tang, accompanied by his wife and family, returning from a pleasure trip to Manlia. "Dr. Lin

Yu-tang expects to spend some time in the "Colony:...

Other arrivals were: Mrs. Carmen Abaya, Mrs. D. Ayala de Cu Unjieng, Mr. Jose G. Baretto, Mr. Antonio

that "Hongkong was a very difficult place for his men to and suitable relaxationi, vand, with this Lordship agreed.

SIX WEDDINGS

AT REGISTRY

his

His

Excellency

the

through Hongkong yesterday on and Lady Northcote will funch his way home on leave.

with the Chinese Members of. Council at the house of the Hon. Governor Sir Robert Katewall, C.M.G, J.P. and Lady Northcote will be pre LLD, on Wednesday, at 1.15 p.m. sent at the Retreat by the 2nd; Battalion the Royal Scots at the,

The wedding of Mr. William Hongkong Cricket Club at 6.15 p.m. on Wednesday.

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Ashton Turnbull, the Cameronians, (Scottish Rifles), elder son, of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Tumbut), of 5. Rue Mr. W. H. Thomas who arrived

d'Arco. Shanghai, to Miss Honor In the Colony on Thursday from Mr. Pembroke Wicks, CBE, and Fiona Wicks, elder daughter of the North is not Capt. W. H. Mrs. Wicks, of Mole Bridge House. Thomas, of the American Presi- dent Lines, as was inadvertently 20, at Christ Church, Ester, Bus-"

Esher, Sussex. took place on April stated. yesterday.

sex

Mr. Alex. Frieder, well-known Mrs. Maria L. Elizalde, a mem- Six couples were married yester-Tobacco King of the Middle West ber of one. of Manila's oldest day at the Registry, Supreme who has been visiting the Far families, arrived in Hongkong yea Court, yesterday. The parties East, with his wife and family terday on her way to the United were

passed through Hongkong yester States to visit her brother, the day on the way to their home in Hon. J. M. Elizalde, who is resi- Cincinnati, Ohio.

dent Commissioner of the Philip- pine Government, at Washington. Judge Frank Ingersoll. President D.C. She is accompanied by her

two children.

Mr. Edgar Bird Hamson, clerk of the Peninsula Hotel, and Miss Les Lal-fong, of No. 10 Nga Tsin Wal Road: !

Mr. Yeung Chung-shing, clerk,ct the Philippine Iron Mines Inc., Miss Ho Koon-fun, of No. 2 Mal-day, accompanied by his wife, on of No. 186 Tunglowan Road, and passed through Hongkong yester-

lory Street;

their way to the States on a plea- sure trip.

Maria Bayot. Mr. F. M. Chalmers, 160 Tunglowan Road, and Miss Mr. Chu Kwok-luen", clerk, of No. Mrs. Rosario Chaves. Mr. A. Beng Cheung. Mr. Chiu Tel Cac. Mr. Tserg 5-win, teacher. of Ling Chris Christenberry. Mr. Cedric Ying College; Cole, Mr. K. Chlong Dee, Mrs. Ro-

Mr. Sidney Chang Liang, clerk, sario de Gonzalez, Miss Violeta of No 43 Belcher's Street, and Miss Gonzalez, Miss Nelida Gonzalez. Hellen Chen, of the same address; Major Joseph Hafer, Ü.S.A., Mrs. Mr. Wont Kuo-chi, of No. 59 Fuk Joseph Hafer, Mr. Huang Chu Hua, Wa Street, and Miss Lau. Shu-ying. Mr. Minoru Ito, Mr. A. L. Kotzebue, of No. 71 Fck Wa street;

Mrs. Marcela Kuo, Mstr. John Kuo, Mr. James Liang, engineer of Miss Helen Kuo, Mrs. Lam Cheng the Chinese Central Government. Chui Wah. Miss Maria Lam Wal residing at the Luk Kwok Hotel, Ming, Mr. Oldrich Leblock, Mr. and Miss Lam Lal-yau, of No. 343 Jose" Yun Lee, Miss Lee Cot Lim. Hennessy Road. Miss Soña Lee, Mr. Sumiin Li. Mrs.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Lia Guat Cheing, Miss Kathleen The following forthcoming `mar- McCullough, Miss Corazon Mjriages are announced:- Melencio, Miss Angelica M. Melen- Mr. Robert Ashton Hill, lecturer. clo, Miss Caroline M. Melencio, Hongkong University and Miss Mrs. Felicisima Mesing, Mstr. Tito Ruth Emily Audsley, teacher, Edu. M. Meslu, Miss Remedios, Sunilco, cation Department, Hongkong: Miss Thelma Sunico, Miss Julia Mr. Feliciano Jover Le lesma, Nakpil, Miss Mercedes Nakpil, Missawyer, No. 36D Santiago, Manila. Antonia Nakpil Miss Carldad P.I.. and Miss Lilla Chua, alias Nakpl, Miss Jane Ng. Woon Han, Chua Yu-ty of No. 3. Pechtung. Mrs. R. L. Pearce, Miss Adina B. Amoy China. Rigor, Lt. C. B. Rigor. PI., Mr. Soon Kheng Tồn. Mr. Sum Chin Wink.

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It is now learnt that Mr. Luis Chan has definitely Dxed May 25, 27 and 28 for his 5th One-Man Exhibition to be held at St. John's Mr. Lewis Henry, President of Cathedral Hall. Mr. Chan had the Insular Lumber Company and originally planned to exhibit at one of the best known financial the Cathedral Hall from today till experis of the Far East, passed next Tuesday, but in view of Mon- through the Colony yesterday en day being a holiday, he has de- route to New York and the Atian- cided, to postpone his exhibition tic Seaboard on a business trip. until May 25.

GOODS THAT

NOT THEIRS

WERE Stone

Thrown At Boy

Prison sentences totalling 23 months were imposed by Mr, Q. A. A Macfadyen at Kowloon

Court yesterday on Chan Yeans. ALL OVER PICKING- 23, Ho Sik, 20, and Kwok Kam- shing, 28, appearing on varicus

A FLOWER charges of store-breaking of ob Accused of having assaulted a taining goods by false pretences,

three-year-old European boy, Nor- -Defendants are accused of man Curtis of No. 3, Somerset Ru.. stealing nine electric pumps from two Chinese gardeners, Lau Wins. various places in Tsimshatsui, 22, and Chan Yue, 21, appeared on Wanchai and Shumshuipo, beremand before Mr. E Hummsworth

tween December last year and last at Kowloon Court yesterday. They April.

were on ball of $10. First defendant was charged

Major Wm. M. Tow, U.S.A., Mr. Tse Elizalde, Mstr." Francisco Elizalde, Hao, Mrs. Uy Sio, Mrs. Cecile Vin-Miss Carmen Elizalde, Mrs. E. E cent. Mr. Jose P. Wong, Mr. Yan Elser. Mrs. Harry A. Encell, Mr. on ille counts, second defendant Court with his head bandaged Ho, Mr. T. Yu Liu Yong, Mstr. Peter Asterio Favis, Mr. and Mrs. Alex

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IN TRANSIT

Frieder. Miss Allce Frieder, Comdr. and Mrs. Paul R. Glutting. U.S.N., Mstr. Paul R. Glutting, Mstr. John

Norman Curtis appeared in

and where he had been hit with a stone. on the three A medical certificate produced stated that he had a cut three-

on six of the same counts third defendant other counts.

The pumps, valued

at about quarters of an inch in diameter

$50 each, have all been. recover-on his forehead.

All defendants will be mended for banishment.

ed to strike the boy with a 'ban- recom-boo, and then had thrown stones,

BAIL OF $200 ESTREATED

Miss Angeles Araullo, Mr. and A. "Glutting. Miss Katherine A. Mrs. Leon Britton, Mrs. Concepcion Glutting, Miss Margareth Greiner. ed either from pawnshops or from Insp. Rogers, prosecuting, sald de Vera Certeza, Miss Alicia Cle- Miss Meta L. Greiner, Mr. W. Athe persons they had been sold that first defendant had attempt- mena, Miss Vivien E. Conner, Mrs. Hargear, Mr, Horatio Hawkins, Mr. to, it was stated in Court, Dale Collins, Mr. C. F. Cress Mr. Lewis Henry, Miss, A. D Hooper, PT. Dzih, Miss Rosario Ferro, Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Huber, Mstr. J.

at him. He had also attempted to Caridad O. De Gallego, Miss Thel- C. Huber, Jr., Miss Barbara Huber. ima Gallego, Miss Violeta Gallego, Matr. Stephen Huber, Mrs. Ray

strike Mrs. M Read, of No. 10, Mr. and Mrs. H. Garcia, Mrs. Lois Hurley, Miss Patricia Anne Hurley,

Somerset Road, who had attempt- ed to retain him when she had Glem, Mrs. K. T. Ho, Miss Helen Mstr. Douglas Lane Hurley, Miss C. Hooper, Mrs. W. A. Hutchison, Carol Sue. Hurley, Judge and Mrs.

godę into the garden to investigate Miss Mary Louise Jorsick, Mr. Frank B. Ingersoll, Miss Esther Vir- Sheldon at the Central Court yes however, not pressing the charge.

Appearing before Mr. Hthe commotion, Mrs. Read was. "Teddy Lim, Mr. Peter Lim, Mrs. Gginia Johnson, Miss lidah Alden terday charged with A. Lindsey. Mrs, C. J. McKenzie, Johnson, Lt. F. A G. Kelly, Mrs. gaming house at No. 12, Johnston keeping a

·PICKING A FLOWER Mrs. John E. Mardini, Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Kelly, Mr. Adrian Leclerc, Mr.

Ip Tee, 46, baby amah, giving J. Millot, Mrs. Mae Jean Moody, Anthony P. Lee. Mr. Mariano Lee printing lottery

Road, possession of lottery tickets, evidence, stated that the trouble Mr. H. Nakashima, Mrs. Faz On-Miss Lourdes Leon-Guerrero, Cdr. and possession of af unlicenced from the boy having gone to the announcements with the gardeners had originated alaco. Lt. W. A. Federson, U.S.N., and Mrs. William G. Ludlow, U.S.N., printing press. two printers. Au wall separating the garden of his Miss Pacita de los Reyes. Mr. Con- Miss Anastasia B. Ludlow, Miss Kwong. 49, and Puri Ng. 19. were own home from that in which the stantino Rodas. Mrs. Gordon H Josephine R. Ludlow, Mr. and Mrs. Ross, Miss Carol Ann Ross, Mr. Ro- P. & MacDonald, Mr. and Mrs.

fined $100 or two months' impri-gardeners were working, and had man Shyetz, Mrs. W. E. Stewart, Floyd J. McGarthy, Bishop McClos-

sonment and $50 or one month's reached into the adjoining garden Miss Marguerite E. Wathem, Mr. R. key, Mr. and Mrs. A. McDermid, imprisonment respectively. Au has to pick a flower. D. H. Wünier, Miss Felicidad Capt. and Mrs. J. J. A. McMullin

a previous conviction against The gardeners, had shouted out Zamora, Mr. Mariano Zamora, Lt. (M.C.) USN., Rev. Joseph F. Mc-him in 1933 for the same offence. "Stealing" and first defendant B. Jurika, Mr. Moses Lucas, Mrs. 8. Nicholl, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. McPher- F. McCaskey, Mr. Felix Padilla, Mr. són, Mr. and Mrs. R., B. McCrac, T. Yama Guchi.

Miss Winifred E. Mann, Miss Juana Rev. F. Mateo Crawley-Boevey, Mendizabal, Capt. Thomas Moran, Miss Irene E Harrison. Mr. and U.S.N., Mr. and Mrs. Jose Moso, Mr. Mrs. Lloyd Herrett, Mr. Frederick and Mrs. John Meyer, Mr. F. 'K. J. Sager, Mrs. A. M. Simpson, Mrs. O'Brien, Lt. M. I. Planes, P., Mr. secuted.

J. Shannon, White, Mr. Leo Bt, and Mrs. Charles Regenass, Miss Amant, Miss Trinidad Aviado, Miss Carleen Regenass, Mr. M. C. Ro-

A third person, Chan Yung, who picked up a bamboo and attempted was arrested at the same time to hit the boy Both men then failed to appear in Court to an-started throwing stones, «-one-of- swer the charge, and had his ball which hit the boy. Teresa Lee, 13. of $200 eatreated.

daughter of Ip Yee, stated also Detective-Sergt V. Morrison pro- that the gardeners had thrown stunes, second defendant throwing one that measured at least four square inches,

Insp. Rogera said also that Mrs

Martha Jane Betts, Mr. John Boyd, milly, Miss Jenn Balet, Mrs. A. L. Miguel R. Unson, Mr. and Mrs. Lieutenant J. P. Canty. U.S.N., Strong, Mr. B. M. Sturm, Mrs. Mary James C. Wendell, Mr. T. B. Wil-Curtis was worried lest the gar- Mrs. J. P. Canty, Matr. Joseph Swartz, Mr. and Mrs. "Weaver A son. Miss Helen V. Hinkley. Mrs. deners would again attempt to Canty, Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Solomon, Miss Elaine Bolomon, Mr. Mary, E. Howe, Mr. Daniel Leder-assault her son, and asked that Dandots, Mr. William De Munbrun, Washington Sy-Cip, Mr. Hunting- man. Miss Sibyl R. MacDonald, Dr some action be taken to prevent Mr. P. A. Durkee, Mrs. Maria Luiza ton Taylor. Mr. F. Umbrelt, Mr. Jesus L1-Soriano.

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