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HAMMER MURDER:

MENTAL DISEASES

SPECIALIST

GIVES EVIDENCE

"My present finding is that the accused has been and is suffering from manine depressive insanity for the last Hix or seven months," declared Dr R. D. Scriven, a specialist In mental diseases formerly attached to the Indian Govern- ment, when he testifled in the Hammer Murder Case before Mr Justice Gould (Acting Chief Justice) at the Criminal Sessions this morning.

On trial is Cheng Kwok-king, 40, Swatow merchant, who is charged with the murder of Bervant girl, Cheung Chat, 22, nt GGB Bonham Road, first floor, on March 15 Inst.

Mr A. Hooton (Crown Counsel) is for the prosecution, assisted by Det. Insp. T. Cashman,

Mr A. J. Clifford, instructed by Mr C. A. S. Russ in appearing for the accusedtl.

The Jury empanelled comprises three men and four women.

Dr Scriven said that he and other European members of the Indian Medical Service were asked to retire when the Indlan Government changed in August last year.

Whilst he was a member of the IMS he moved from point to point, but between 1938 and 1930 he was employed by the Government of Punjab ns specialist in nervous diseases, which included insanity.

of

Dr Scriven said he first rande physical examination accused and found he was not suffering from why obvious physical disability. After that, the examination took the form of questions and answers.

know about ne- Witness suid he 'cused's mother antt about his father's cousin. His impression was that his mother had eommitted suleide whilst from depressive she was suffering Insanity and the

rousin paternal suffered from an attack of maniac insanity. Both were degrees of the The entire disease was called manize depressive instuity. At one end of the seate was monine and at other end depression, but the the

same disease.

was that his

The second reason two sons did not obey all his stric- tures that he had suggested to them in letters.

The third was that, some months before, accused's elder brother had camilly suggested to him that he might remarry. Without thinking of the Immediate Implications accused had worried about what was going to happen in the future to any child- ren that might be born, and took a complete abnormal view of the situa tion.

The last finding was that during the last two months before the crime, accused had suffered from gradually increasing insonula, Dr Scriven said, His present finding was that accused had been and was suffering from maniac depressive Insanity for inst six or seven months,

the

Witness had read the statement made by accused. In this disenso, were frequent and hotnicidal acts might be committed either in ʼn sinte of confusion, or

with even knowledge by the person affected. Confusion could arise at any time, and frequently led to homicide and often to suicide.

some

PATCHY RECOLLECTION

Mr Clifford: In the case of homi- con- cide would he, in a state of fusion, know what he was doing?

Dr Scriven: Ile would be com- pletely oblivious of what ho was doing, although he might have some confused or patchy recollection of the occurrence later.

Would that mean that at that lime

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4

1948.

WESTERN EUROPEAN UNION MEETING

Denounces Poland West Germany Plan

London, Aug. 3.-Poland has again denounced the plan for Western Germany but declared it was "firmly convinced” that conditions for four-power settlement of the German problem existed.

The Polish statement was made in a note to Great Britain-another in the series started by Poland in protest against the recent three-power Western conference Germany.

The polish note was delivered to the British Foreign Minister, Mr on July 30 by the Ernest Bevin, Polish Ambassador here and made public today by the Polish Embassy. Originally, the Polish Government the London protested

against

on Western Germany. agrozmente on Britain rejected the Polish protest. Significantly a few hours after the

conference on

BRITISH

OFFICERS'

On

usuat was for mixed forms of the he knew what he was doing?--No. This note is Poland's latest rejoinder. PREDICAMENT

disease occurring at the sune time or occurring alternately. Recovery was the rule and relapse was usuch

Would the recollection be neces-

sarily correct? Not necessarily, important Kremlin might or might not.

Would he at such a time distin- guish right from wrong?-No.

In case of some knowledge, it was

ལས་ normally referred to as uncontroll- fimpulse, witness said. As able

authorities differed 50 medica! much, he had no personal opinion as to whether a person in uncontroll- Impulse knew right from able

SURVEY FIGURES On the question of heredity, Dr Seriven said that the only survey that had been made was in Central Europe and he saw no reason why the Bgures there should not apply to the rest of the world. In that survey it was proved that when one parent hnd this disease, the liability to occur in the children was be- wrong. (wten nine and 10 percent., that Dr Scriven sald he gave accused a first uncle or first cousin an injection. It was an ordinary had the disease, the liability was 2.5 routine procedure, it saved time and percent. Combining Insanity on both it broke down inhibitions. sides of the family, the

It was his, bellet, withers continu- would be 25 percent, or one in four..

theed, that from the moment the ac-

cilsed

was, according to his own idea, provoked by someone, until some considerable time later, he had no knowledge at al. A man suffering from such a disease was violent.

when

liability

"The present condition of accused," Dr Scriven continued, "s that he shows a slowness of speech and action." That was a recognised symptom of this disease.

Asked whether, taking into con- sideration that accused was a magis- trate before, that would have any wald that bearing on it, wliness accused's present mental condition nowhere approximated to a man of such previous record. It conveyed to wllness' mind that accused was still suffering from a depressing phase from which he had not yet recovered,

accused was not

1

In his opinion, accused's statement to the pollee bore some snorks of con- fusion, witness concluded.

The trinl is proceeding.

First Case Of Its Kind

Accuser was melancholy, Dr Scriven declared. He would qualify by anying that miserable about the present

fir

As it was the Arst case of it cumstances in which witness found

normal, kind, Tsang Ming-tui, c/o Ah Wing, him, which would be reaction, but that he was abnormally 22, Connaught toad Central, was co- wretched and full of self-reproach toned by Mr Cairns at the Marine He was inclined Court this morning for being under for his entire life. to worry about what appeared to way in his speedboat in the area witness to be comparative triviali-between the red marking buoy and Boy on ties as to the progress of his children the foreshore of Repulse

added In future,

Mr at school. That symptom appeared June 27.

Cairns, such enses would be severe. ly dealt with.

to witness to be abnormal,'

CLASSICAL SYMPTOM Continuing, Dr Scriven said that the rest of his examination

Chief Health Inspector J. Reid,

stated of Sanitary Department,

that accused was, from his own state- the matter had been reported to menta, bis life immediately preced-him ing the incident.

by Inspector Ismail. Bench Inspector, Repulse Bay. The speed- boat was cruising and making S Another classical symptom

turas.

It was a dangerous practice emerged in this story, witness Bald. Accused had been married twice because of swimmers, and the do- fendant had been warned by the witness and beforo

him whether Inspector on duty not to go laside discussed with he had considered remarringe. He the area. replied in the negative, saying he

had

did

company. whether

not like women now and felt several other

shy

their und miserable

in

he had ever

the Beriln crisis, the Polish note said:

Ministers of the five na- tions of the Western Euro- pean union leave the "Huls Ten Bosch" in the Hague after lunching with, Prince Bernard and Princess Júllana. The ministers were meeting in the Hague to discuss the course of action in the delicate German problems. Left to right: Ernest Bevin, United King- dom; Georges Bidault, France; Baron Van Boetze- Iner Von Oosterhout, Holland; P. H. Spaak, Belgium, and P. Dupong, Luxembourg-AP Picture.

Arabs Forming

Palestine Govt

New York, Aug. 3.-Jamal Hus- seini, Deputy Chairman of the Arab Higher Executive who is now in the U.S., told the Associated Press that the Palestine Armbs were Bow

"My Government is emly con- Tied Up With Opposing forming their own government. It

vinced that conditions for such a previously-concluded and binding settlement do exist, provided that agreements of the powers concern- ing Germany bc respected and further decisiong left to the organs cùlled upon to deal with them."

However, the greater part of the Pulish note comprised the #sunl denunciations of Western policies, including the now familiar charge that the Marshall Ploa "leads to- ward economic and political sub- ordination of participating states and

simultaneously economic structure of Europe, and tendency to establish the pre-war with it also the dominating role of Germany."--United Press.

Indian Armies

London, Aug. 3.-The Govern ment was tonight urgently con-

how

British best sidering officers can be extricated from the Indian and Pakistan armies now ranged against each other in Kashmir.

would include representatives from areas held by the Israells. Jamal Husseini said

that he would be prepared to take any govern- position in the proposed

He would fly to Damascus on August 14 to confer with Arab

ment.

leaders.

The British, he said, were the "real criminals" responsible for the present situation In Palestine though they had repeated now that An, offelal statement in Delhi to- they were under the control of the was United States which was blind be- day that the Pakistan Army expresses·a

of the cause of the influence of the Jewish sister Dominion, corroborated later vole.

Jamal Husseint sald that the fighting against the forces

well-informed by

quarters Karachi, has raised the most serious Arabs might ask Russia for help done 50,--Asso- problems for Britain. The gravest but had not yet concern was being expressed here ciated Press. about the serious implications of

Clerk Faces Serious Charges

Robert George Stewart, 20, clerk employed at the cashier's office of the Royal Naval Dockyard, was charged before Mr Hin-thing Lont Central this morning with four charges of larceny as a servant of eash amounting to $18,057 between April 26 and May 31.

Accused was also charged on two counts of falsification of accounts, and four alternative charges o simple larceny of money.

At the request of Det. Sub-Insp R. H. Woodhead, accused was re- manded until August 9. Defendant was allowed ball of $1,000 cash and one surety of $1,000.

No Option

Future

Charged before Mr

In

ta

situation which obviously cannot be

allowed to continue. The

whole

Commonwealth is considered to be BIG 4 MEETING

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Berliner

British officers are not thought to be taking any active part in the Aghting but the clear suggestion is

The Russian controlled that on both sides they are playing

In- Zellung, in its version of the an. Important part in training and

cident, said one of tho black mar- he planning for the Kashmir campaign.

keteers sought to scape and called upon people in the streets for help..

THREE CATEGORIES

The majority of the British offl- cers cerving with the two Dominions fall into three categories and means exist for withdrawing them the predicament in which they now finding themselves.

The

from are

and

"He shouted that he was a British scelor resident and that the Soviet sector police were trying to kidnap him", the Zeitung said. "Thereupon several passersby Fun to his ald,

the threw

pollee stones at injured one officer."

No official British comment on the the incident

Russlan was available, sector police headquarters acknow. ledged only that raids made.-Associated Press.

first category are British Army technicians and other staff officers who were seconded to armies of India and Pakistan when there became soparate forces.

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A solution of the problem of these men is simple. It is understood that they can easily be withdrawn. The second category is Indian on long leave Army officers who, d'Almada at pending retirement, chose to serve the Central Magistracy this morning in the armies of the new Dominions. Defendant plended that he saw with keeping an opium diyan at 346, Third come the ex-India Army men boats there and Queen's Road, West, 2nd floor, on receiving a pension for their services

but after being August 3, Tong Wah, aged 36 years, who decided to enlist in one of the detained in prison at Tel-Aviv and- followed them,

CX- These latter can be released on Sunday without Mr..was sentenced to six months im- now armies.

Coplas of photographs taken warned he did not go again, naked Accused was

their recommended for influenced through usked him whether his prisonment and

pensions planation. sought Cairns

now paid under the sterling balances An Israeli Government spoker-by the South China Morning female company, and he replied that own commonsense did not tell him banishment.

Port and Hong Kong Telograph he did sometimes pick up a girl and not to go where people were swim-

Eleven persons, found on the pre-agreements by one of the two Do- man said today that the Larsen

funily had been connected minion Governments. go to a hotel for the night. This ming.

intsen during the rald carried out by last happened about a year ago, ae-

St Tang and party, wero charged Certain enactments regulate the anti-Jewish activities for a number Staff Photographors are on view

of years.

He said his Government cused had said. Since that time

with opium smoking and each fined service of British personnel with the had warned the United

Nations fifty dollara ‘or 20 days.

forcea Indian and Pakistanl accused had been completely with

that and Truce Commission repeatedly out any desire or thoughts of that

Me d'Almada also warned that no | there is, of course, the agreement kind. This disease was characterised

option of a fine will be granted to between Britain and euch of the Do- they would not allow any member into Israell for by loss of sexual desire and interest.

divon keepers in the future.

minions in turn that serving officers of Larsen's family into Accused hind told him that a month

may be withdrawn if it is deemed ritory.

He stated the Ismell Government or so before the incident his thoughts

necessary. Reuter.

was forced to detain him when ho had continually run on sulelde; Dr

entered Tsraeli ot Latrun on Friday, Scriven said, That was consistent

adding that Larsen had since been with the disease.

handed over to the United Nations They and allowed to leave by plane for Amman, capital of Transjordan........ p fleuter.

there was suicidal tendency.

Theft Of Cloth

And Yarn

Food For China

Tam Yee, 23, Chan Kam Chal, 20, charged d'Almada at Central Witness considered that the letter and Make Yau, 18, were

food which accused sent to his brother before Mr

Shanghai, Aug. 4-ECA and today with stealing on August 2, depression ertreme showed

to of cation cloth and 20 shipments China topped the Ilis 42 yards

arrival mark with tho method of suleide was that he was reels of collon yarn to the total 68,000-ton

long tons of rico from Bangkok, according to an official announcement by ECA

going to the seashore and drown value of $84 and with intent per yesterday afternoon of about 9,000

and

because

he was a

himself, reasonably good swimmer he had contemplated giving himself a blow on the head before falling into the water, with a hammer that he had ago, witness purchased, some mo sald.

contemplated

manently to deprive the rightful owner. Chan Kam Chai was further charged with feloniously stealing and carrying away from a stall in Pot- tinger Steet nine dozens of towels to the value of $90, which was the properly of Li Siu, on July 10. So Man, 25, travelling trader, charged with receiving,

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The Escort then steps off again, Two other shipments of rice, total-and marches up to the main door of Port Sergeant, en route

gate. The to the

Sir Charles argued that formal ling 4,100 tons, are

assisted by the sentries, closes the

abrogation was essential under Inter- Shanghal.

A total of US$20,000,000 has thus doors, which are then locked far been scheduled by ECA Head- means of the keys. A Royal Salute national-law and accused. Vishinsky Is then given by the Escort to the of attempting to dominate the con- to quarters in Washington

ference by control of the Eastern First three defendants were each rice and flour shipments to China Keys, and the National Anthem is

European bloc. Sir Charles sald given twelve months, and the second during the period from April to played by the Band. he

that he himself would refuse to be On the completion of this core bullled.

Vishinsky hammered away at the sentences to be served consecutively. So Man was sentenced to twelve China Programme is being bought the Port Sergeant rejoin the Band, claim the Western powers them-

All defendants were re-

from stocks allocated to China the whole, marching. past the tolves havo:violated the 1921 tresty months. commended for banishment.

Suspected of being involved in the by the International Emergency Governor to the Main Street, where through frequent changes and that

Food Commission',

the Outpost platoon joins them. the present. conference's operations thefts, Ho Chi Ming, 30, travelling

A total of 67,000 long tons have They continue to the Convent, the are under instructions from. trader was found to be a returned. deportee. He was given twelve already been procured. The majori Governor's Residence, where the caunell of Foreign Ministers and now.convention; Associated Press. months and ordered to be banished ty, if not all, of this rice will, coro, Kays are returned to him in h simple they have full authority to write a

from Slam-Rouler. by Mr d'Almada.

CONTEMPLATED SUICIDE Accused had told witness thres

why reasons sutelde,

The first was that he had falled in business. When wllness examined that reason, it appeared to him to be illogical because accused was not really badly up against it. Business was admittedly bad, there was little or no business, but he had taken no stepa, to write to his brother for help with which he could easily emerge from any small trouble,,

was given another, six months, the Septer procured under the ECA mony the Escort to the Keya and

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