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VAN HEUTSZ PIRACY

Accused Committed For Trial

Preliminary proceedings in the Van Heutsz piracy case were concluded before Mr Blair-Kerr at Kowloon this morning when the four accused were committed for trial at the next Criminal Sessions. The prosecution was conducted by Mr. L. R. Whant, ADCI, assisted by Det-Insps. E. Franklin and C. Pope.

TODAY IN

THE MARINE COURT

of a

BELAS

The defendants were Ling Cheuk- wah, 40, unemployed, Keung King- chung, allas Lul Flu, 45, travelling Wind Clian-kai, alias

trader, Lingvelling-truder, and

Cheung, 29,

Chung-nam, alla Chan Talk, aged 80. They were accused of the piracy on board the Dutch motor vessel Van Houtaz, while on the high ceas off the China coast on December 14 last.

Evidence of дл Identification For landing passengers at Ching Lung Tou, Trun Wan, which is not parade held on April 22 was given a port of the Colony, the coxswain by Chief Inspector W. Gown a who fined stated that the second accused was motor junk $250 or six weeks by Mr Caims at identified by Cheng Tin-ping, cabla the Marine Court this morning. He boy, and by the ship's surgeon, Dr Third accused was Guan Yong-con. Th was warned that if he came up again ho would bo

the identified by two bar boys while the fined

fourth man was picked out by maximum, $300.

Capt

of the KA Vek, master Sub-Inspector McCarthy reported

Officer A

der van Second ship, dis.. had that defendant

been charging ave passengers, who were Neulen, Third Omeer M.A. Neder-

van

der arrested when they reached the koorn, Fifth Engineer H

Ret and also by a bar boy. shore. Defendant pleaded that the

Mr Whant testified to the ident!- Dassengers were cargo owners and

Acation of a suit of European style wanted to save Uma by disem-

clothing by its owner, Chung Tim Sub-Inap. barking at that place.

wee, a steward. It was found in a McCarthy requested that

a very

muitcase among the third accused's 'serious view be taken, as there was

belongings.

a lot of this going on.

.

STATEMENTS

EXCESS PASSENGERS

Statements made by the accused of a large trading Tho coxswain Junk was fined $100 or one month in answer to the charge were then read. First accused said: "I went for carrying 12 excess passengers on board the Van Heutsz with Wong He had two previous convictions for Chun. After the ship had sailed

offence, similar

Defendant w

Wong Chun told me that he intended pleaded that, owing to bad weather, to rob this ship. I therefore could ho. had to employ Avo additional crew members. The excess pas Bengora, ho added, included Ave children. Mr Cairns, Imposing the should have applied considered he

fine, said ha and

for an extension if he

needed more crew.

For carrying four EXCUSE pas sengers, the mistress of a Clasa boat was and $25 or five days.

1

"In the

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

THURSDAY, JULY 8, 1948.

Plane On Perilous Perch

Two Watsonville youths; Leland F'. Adams and James O. Morris, escaped injury, when their Right plane crashed Into the upper branches of a'gum tree near the California' city. The occupants climbed out of the plane and slid 60.

AP Picture. feet to safely down the trunk of the tree.

Malaya Rubber Industry Makes Fine Recovery

not help but do it as Wong Chun stated that he was going to Amoy to do business. I went to commit. the robbery so as to obey Wong Chun. The rest do not know."

Second accused replied: tenth moon of last year (Nov) I know went back to Walchow and ? nothing of the robbery of this ship." in Third accused: "If I took part this matter I would certainly not WAS TOO BUSY

He said production in 1947 - WES) RELEASI on behalf of the dare to enquire Asked why he did not report the hostages' relatives, the whereabouts nearly 100,000 tons avove the 1940 loss of the licence of bla boat, the of the hostages. Therefore my en-level. There was also satisfactory master replied that he WES quiry into the whereabouts of the progress in the tin industry, he said, their behalf was an but the rehabilitation of an industry bury. He pleaded guilty to falling hostages on to

to save the lives of the dependent on heavy engineering produce licences for both his attempt vesels. One he said had been lost, hostages. I had no knowledge of equipment must inevitably

rather slow," but he had never had a licence for this matter." the ann

amall

Fourth accused said: "What evid- was cautioned sampan on the first charge and fined $10 or

ance is there to say that I did.co I really two days on the second (failing to to commit the robbery? take out a licence for the sampan.) know nothing of this matter from

another boat,

the beginning to the end." simtar offence,

Second defendant, Keung, was re- presented by Mr A. J. Clifford, structed by Mr C. A. S. Russ, and the defence was reserved.

London, July 7.-The physical recovery of the rubber industry in Malaya is now virtually complete "owing largely to the fine efforts of the planters and smallholders," Mr David Rees Williams, Under- Secretary for the Colonies, told Parliament today in reply to a question.

tou

The master of charged with a falled to appear and had his bail of $20 estreated.

NO FARE TABLE The mistress of "a ̃Class -X --pas- senger boat was fined $10 or two

ba

Damage had been severe and the shortage of steel and the delay In the delivery of electrical machinery continued to hold up full recovery.

Com-

Mr Nees Williama said he under in-stood that all the hydraulic mines were working again, that there were now 65 dredges in operation pared with 100 before the war, and that more than 50 per cent-of-the Chinese Industry is working again, mostly with gravel pumps.

days for falling to have navigation Good Memory

days for

of

fares

lights, and $20 or two failing to exhibit the table in a conspicuous place. She pleaded that the wind bad blown out the lamp, and that she had forgotten to display the fare table, which, she added, was kept on the house boat.

CRUELTY TO

DOG

Man Claims Animal Wont Mad

For Faces

Thwarts Deceit

ofcc at the Kowloon

PRIORITY FOR STEEL

"If the present progress is main- rehabilitation should be tained, substantially completed by about the end of next year," Mr Rees Williams sald

perfectly fair

Rees

and if Mr Willams appreciated that neither of these industries is able to rehabi- litate itself completely out of its own resources."

London Street

Drama

Londen, July 1-0. Ashwell,. serving potatges in the grocery store where he worked, j. was startled on Tuesday by a woman cust

per's ory "Look at that baby

++

The baby as poised

127 The 37- foot high window ledge of a nearby building. Trained to quick action by his

wartime rescue service with the BAF, Ashwell bolted scross the street -in time to catch the child, whose head-frni fall was broken by a bounce off an awning.

"Then I foting myself wills. the baby In my arms sitting on. somebody in the middle of the pavement,” Ashwell gald.

"Thon child, and - year - old Dolores Cockerlil, . suffered Blight head cut-Azzociated Preas.

Threat To

Dominican Govt.

PEIPING RIOT

Death Of Fourteenth

Student

Peiping, July 8-The death toll from Monday's shooting

here was reported to have climbed to '14, but the figure still facked official confirma- tion.

The latest victim was Yang Lung-" yung, from the Shanghal Normal College in Chanchun, Manchurin, ..

Shortly before his death, a stató- ment. that 13 students died as a re

of sult the

was made at hooting newp conference given by represen tatives of almost all colleges and jiniversities in North China and the Manchurian Students' Union. -They also alleged that 18 students

In a serious condition helement: anld, that fully 100 students were slightly injured during the demonstration

The names of all had not been Elven and, pending final confirma. Lion most newsmen were inclined to coot the high death toll figuro with reserve.

VARSITIES' PROTEST

Eight colleges and universities, which banded together to protest u shooting of Manchurian refugee students, are operating under a cun- bersome title.

It is, The Association of Eight Peiping Universitica in Support of. the July 6 Incident."

So far the committee has issued three protests-one to Vice-President LI Toung-len, a

a second to the World Students Union and a third to "our

countrymen."

An anti-American slant crept in to the message to "our countrymen." This said that the students killed on Monday were slain by "Amerl- can-made bullets."

The eight institutions represented in the Association are the National Peking University, the National College, Railway Administration

Normal Pelping National

Yenching University,

the

College,

Chaoyang College, Huapi, North China College and the Sino-French University.

Among the institutions not taking part are the China University and the Catholic Fujen University Polping Associated Press.

Trade With Japan Talks

of

Tokyo, July 7-British Common-"] Awealth delegates to a sterling area, trado conference, opening hero to morrow, hope a substantial increase. in trade between Japan and the from the sterling area will result talks. But they, expect progress to, be slow.

The conference will be between representatives of the Foreign Trade Division of General Douglas Mad Arthur's Bupreme Command in Japan and Australia, New Zealand, South

and her Africa, Britain coloniem

as

will attend Indian delegates observera pending a decision be tween the British and Indian Governments on whether India will eventually take part.

HK UNREPRESENTED Hongkong, which did not sign the sterling payments agreement, will not be represented...

A serious factor Japanese-sterling arca

Is the convertibility clause, trade of the payments agreement, where

credits are by surplus sterling convertible into dollars at regular intervals.

General MacArthur's delegation will be headed by Mr Frank Pickelle, chief of the Foreign Trade

The colonies will be re The Economic Counsel for to the Liaison Mission in Japan,

by a special mission, in Auziralla cluding Treasury and trade officials who arrived last week; New Zea land by the Trade representative, Mr R. L. G. Challis; South Africa by Mr Francols 1. Jourbert, Trade Commissioner to Singapore-Reuter,

as re- were assembling in nearby Cuba to White Australia

Government." "attempt to overthrow the Dominican

A Conservative Member, Mr Ralph "Had the officer in charge of the

asked if the Government case not noticed the Impersonation, Rayner, there would have been no one else was satisfied that the steel alloca❤ in court to know otherwise, and this tion for both these industries was could have changed the whole sys- tem of ball into a racket" sald Ins pector J. Howarth when he asked Mr. Blair-Kerr to impose a heavy sentence on Wong Sum 37, who was charged with attempted larceny and

Mr Rees Willams replied: "They successful larceny by false pretences,

will certainly have the highest pos

New York, July 7.--The Dominican Inspector Howarth kald defendantsible priority for steel There is no

As to the-Information Service here quoted re- of answering to the name of an opium

question about that. Pleading guilty to a charge

Ah Chiu, visited ihe second party, I think that, with the ports today that revolutionary forces cruelty to a dog, Chu Sik-leong, at smoker, Central this morning, claimed he had shroff's' an excuse for the dogfruddenly went Magistracy, signed his name us Ah present prices, particularly

habilitate themselves very much out mad as he was giving it a bath and Chiu, and asked for $15, the balance gards tin, they will be able to re-

after

Bine of $35 from of their own resources"-Reuter. deducting the ran wild in his shop, biting him in

ball

Ho of $50.. the hand and leg.

would have got Inspector Moran told Mr d'Almada away with the deceit, but for Sub-

Chuk-tin's Cheng Chu took the dog to Central Insp. that

for faces. Inspector Sub-Inspector Station yesterday..

memory Davies who was on duty saw that recognised defendant as previously of Wong string answering to the name animal was tied with the

could Fuk-kuon, and receiving $5, balance round its mouth no that it

from an oplum smoker's ball of hardly breathe. The dog was bleed- ing from the mouth. Sent for ab- $50. Inspector Cheng remembered ceruse the case particular servation, the dog was found to have this

WIS a police constable. a wounded shoulder and lacerated

defendant ad- questioned, tongue.

Inspector Moran naked for a serious mitted the offences, stating that he view as the cruelty was absolutely thought the smokers would not at Wanton.

Chu ploaded that he asked his tead, and so would not mind his fokls to te up the dog na he found pocketing the difference. it impossible to muzzle it, because it was so wild. He took the animal to the Police to be dealt with and he himself had to undergo anti-rables treatment.

Remarkding that there was a cer- taln amount to be said in Chu's favour, Mr d'Almada nevertheless fined accused $75 for he said Chu should have muzzled the dog so that It could breathe,

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to a Defendant was sentenced total of ten months hard labour,

Obstructed PC: Fined $150

Letters To The Editor

Horoin Trafficker's Sentence

Policy Outdated

The Service stated that it had received a cable alleging this from Senor Telesford Calderon, Secretary

July Brisbane,

7--Dr James to the Dominican President, Dr Trujillo. The cable alleged that Duhig. Roman Catholic Archbishop some of the forces had taken part in of Brisbane, said today it was "high that the whito Australia an earlier attempt at Cayo Conte, time" and that they had now acquired air pelley be reviewed. eraft and were planning to bomb Addressing

vital Dominican' centres.

United Nations As- sociation luncheon, the Archbishop

Last August, President Trujillo asked President Ramon Grau Sag said with Australia's birth rate declining and her limited population Martin, of Cuba, to halt the activities it was possible that Asiatica might of an "International Brigado" which

ho

years. alleged; was sasembling in Cuba take over within 100

He said: "It is high time we looked to overthrow the Dominican Govern

considered it to this position and con

and ment,

which reverses. Bir-In today's issue, in heavy

European countries type, you use the expression "Heavy: A month later, the Cuban Army seriously. The

and Oplum announced, that it had crushed the have come pond rom which the Sentences for Heroin

movement and that 800 members of in wartime

Commonwealth nations Offender."..

the expeditionary force were seized British According to the text, the keeper on Guinches Caz, 60 miles of the suffered very severely, should be a a heroin divan was sentenced to Cuban coast. It also sold 000 more salutary lesson to us who live in a 12 months imprisonment for the surrendered in two ships without young country exposed to possible opposition at the port of Antilla. dangers from racea only hours alr possession of 1,585 heroin plila.

Tho

Dominican Republic is the distance away.

The white Australia polley It was the HK Telegraph which,

a cam- oldest settlement of European orlain opened many years ago, paign against the use of heroin in America--Router.

letter from me.

of

Ratifies Turkey than dealing in

Aid "Agreement

with "He should have been charged with aiding and abetting an escape I know of few offences against from legal custody," Inspector Moran the law worse

destroys body and INJURED DURING Central this morning, pro heroin, which

pecuting Kwong Wo who was charged morals, breeds other crimes, all for before Mr d'Almada with obstructing BOMB PRACTICE

no possible sentence which could constable in the execution of his the sake of a few dollars." I know duty.

Inspector Moran said when the be classed as heavy for this offence.

YOUR FORMER › A Chinese sergeant major of the constable arrested a hawker in Lee

CACORRESPONDENT Police Force was slightly injured in Yuen Street West for selling socks. the arm by a splinter from a tear-resterday, the hawker threw his gas bomb at Central Police Station basket of goods to Kwong. The con- The headline roferred-not simply This morning during a tear-bomb stable then arrested Kwong as well. to the single sentence of 12 months The two prisoners struggled with the for possession of heroin pils, but practice which lasted for an hour.

The practico took place in the constable and while the latter kept to the cumulative fines and terms Station compound, and the surroun- his hold on Kwong who had the of imprisonment for other offences

under the Dangerous, Drugs Ordin ding offices were afected by the socks, the hawker, escaped.

Kwong was fined $150 or a month, ance-E. IFT].

wirely must have

a very irritating effect on hundreds of millions of Allaties who dealre to be friendly to us but who resent the brand of

them. Inferiority which we put on

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