1948-08-10 — Page 5

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1948.

Four Men Face FKING OPENS THE OLYMPICS **

Piracy Charge

VAN HEUTSZ STORY TOLD

AT CRIMINAL

SESSIONS

The story of an alleged piracy on board the 4,500-ton Dutch motor vessel Van Heutsz on the high seas off the China coast in December last was told by 'the Crown when four men appeared on trial before Sir Leslie Gibson, KC, Chief Justice, at the Criminal Sessions this morning.

The accused are Ling Cheuk-wah, 40, unemployed; Keung King-chung, alias Lul Pul, 45, travelling trader; Ling Chan-lal, alias Wing Cheung, 29, travelling trader; and Chan Chung-man, alias Chan Chih, 36.

They are charged with pirncy another search was made on the jure gentium in that on December suitcase which the men denied was 14, 1947 upon the high seas they his. Inside was found an address assaulted and put in fear of their of the second accused, lives

Capt. Klaas Albertus Vlicks, master of the Van Heutsz, other officers, the crew and certain pas- sengers (names unknown) and stole from the master the ship's motor-

The second raid was carried out ot this address in Nathon Road the second accused Whe where allegedly found to be in occupancy

of a room. The man gave hila name

boat, seven revolvern, six pistols, as Lui Pul, an alles of the second five rifles, two sub-machine Runa

accused, A search revealed 23 3.100 rounds of ammunition,

$075 ploces Ok Jewellery hidden In Straits $175, Dutch guilders 350 and various parts of the cubicle, Also 'n raincont; from Capt Viteks

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found were 4 bundle of lettera,

of

Omega wrist watch, one pair blno-various bundles of banknotes culars, a fountain pen; and from $500 denomination amounting to Cheng Tim-wee a European style

Bult.

Mr A. Lonsdale (Crown Counsel) is prosecuting, assisted by Mr L. R. Whant, Acting DCI The accused are represented by Mr Char Loseby, instructed by Mr C. A. S. Russ.

All the accused pleaded not guilty.

$51,000.

SUIT FOUND IN ROOM

The third raid was carried out in n room of a Kowloon hotel where third accused

Talks Open On Future Of

Former Italian Colonies Royal Box in Wembley

London, Aug. 9.-The deputies appointed by the Big Four Foreign Ministers to recommend what shall 'be done with the former Italian colonies have started talks. The deputies must try to frame their specific recommendations for submission to their respective Governments.

COAL MINERS

was alleged CALLED OUT

ly found The man first gave Wan Chi-fong,

his name

The Jury empanelled comprises but later admitted he was Ling five men and two women.

PROSECUTION STORY

dale

21

A search European klentifled by os having the

Chinn-kal (third accused), of his room revealed Opening for the Crown, Mr Lons-style suit which was

one of the ship's crew sald the Van leutsz was

that registered in Amsterdam and flew been stolen from him during the Dutch Ang. It had cargo and piracy. pastenger accommodation and plied between Sumatra to Singapore and Hongkong and the Chinese ports of

Swnlow and Amoy,

characters

The fourth accused was found when the fourth raid was carried out at an unnumbered hut in a village in Kowloon City. A chop, bearing the the premises. Accused denied it was

Chan

Sik, was found in his. Two lettera found in an over- coat bore the name and address of Chan Sik, and the address given was

ON STRIKE

The Courell of Foreign Ministers, on the bases of the deputies' views, on the

must reach an agreement

final disposal of the former colonies before September 15 under the terms of the Italiau peace, treaty,

it fails to do so, the matter must

be passed to the General Assembly of the United Nations.

Diplomatic quarters in London were today frankly pessimistic over Paris, Aug. 9-Communist the possibility of an agreement in Power labour

leaders today called the present state of Great 10.000 coal miners out on strike garded it as certain that the United relations, and many observers re- in protest against French Pre-Nations would find ils resultant to be the mojor practica? mier Andre Marie's reform bill. task

The strikes were announced as problem facing the General only temporary. The longest of the sembly in Paris this autumn. The miners went out as the National scattered strikes was for 24 hours.

- NATIVES' OPPOSITION Assembly entered the last of its de- bate on a measure

10 give the French Cabinet wide powers to de- cree economic and financial laws.

government

The ship arrived in Hongkong on December 12 last and took on board eight cabin passengers, and then set sail on December 14 for

to She was carrying about 50 cabin passengers and about 1,000 deck passengers.

Swalow.

Nothing unusual occurred until the ship was of Blas Bay when a number of Chinese took over the bridge and other strategic parts of the ship, which was not carrying

of a flat in Fook Look Sun Street in

over-

As-

It is for from clear whether the provisional pro-Italian attitude of the Soviet Union and the United States will be maintained in the light

Commission.

King George (standing), dressed in the uniform of Admiral of the Fleet, watches the Olympic athletes march past the

Stadium at the opening ceremonies of the 1948 Olympiad. Scated in box (left to right); Princess. Margaret Rose, Sir Fre- derick Wells, Lord Mayor of London; the Shah of Perala, and Queen Eliza- beth-AP Picture.

U.S. Terms

For Danube

Reopening

Want Hard & Fast Guarantees

Belgrade, Aug. 9.-With little hopes of success the United States today introduced its major requirements for a new International. pact on control of Danube shipping. by

Kowloon. On Inquiry by the Pollec,

Under the bill, the the principal

lenant at that address could order economies in the Army of the reports of the four-power said that the fourth accused was aand, Civil Service ranks and frequent visitor there and had used, haul the inx

system. Finance

These, though not regarded to her knowledge, the name of Chan Minister Paul Reynaud would be their authors as reliable Indications anti-piracy guards at the time. 5lk, Immediately after the Police perm

permitted to

to suppress some taxes of the wishes of the local inhabi- visited the

tants; report that the expressed ofated the premises, the occupants-and increase others.

the cubicle, upor whom the Legislative whips agreed to this

views of the Indigenous populations fourth accused used to call, dia- latter clause with the proviso that appeared. The

are strongly opposed to the return principat tenant the Assembly would have ratifying of an Italian administration in the

powers in any such tax decreca when it makes up the budget in December.

The Captain was in la cabin

issuing Arearms for the protection of the ship to the ship's officers, When he heard shouting he looked through the porthole and saw an armed man on the bridge and Immediately after that two armed men came into his cabin and took over the firearms from him. Onc

the

would also say that in addition to the fourth accused, the first and third accused had also paid visits to the occupania.

The trial is proceeding.

of the men was masked with Second, third and fourth accused

The master and the were handkerchief.

identified et identification officers were made to sit down in parades, but first accused was not

after- corridor and shortly wards the master was taken around identified, Counsel said. the ship to collect the ship's arma- ment in various parts of the vessels, which were listed in the indictment

meantime, In the

the master realised that if the ship maintained its course. It would eventually end up the rocks. He then made repre- sentation to the pirates who permit- ted him to change the course of the ship. The place where the piracy actually took place was about seven miles off the China coast, ́ Counsel said.

on

STORM BREAKS OUT

Mother Accused

By 14-Year-Old

Daughter

New York, Aug. 9.-Mrs Helen By a little after midnight on the

and night of December 14/15 the ship March, 31. has been arrested

turned, on the orders of the held in US$50,000 bail, charged

Mar-

it

In view of this compromise as generally conceded the Assem

approve the bill by would r sizable majority late in the night. The measure is vague about what reforms the Marie Cabinet will push, but la aimed at giving the executive branch of the government the means to get more quickly than the legislature can.

This had led the Communists to rge A. Reynaud with secking charge 'dictatorial powers. To this M.

Reynaud replied; ·

It is far more difcult to succeed at financial reform than at a coup d'etat."Associated Press.

tree colonies.

the

They represented, as a whole, the American price for any agreement with the Eastern Europe's Com- munist bloc which would open the Danube to unrestricted trafile from Germany to the Black Sea.

The United States lists of needs were presented in the form of

which

states over the water-

The majority of the interested amendments to a Soviet draft plan Governments consulted by

for a Danube convention deputies have, however, supported would give the Communist the return of an Italian adminis- exclusive control United Nations. tration on a trusteeship under the way.

it was learned that Poland re- affirmed this view in a note pre- sented to the deputies last Satyr day in which she also reaffirmed a previous expressed view that Ethiopia should be given an out- let to the sea through Eritrea,

CYRENAICA – DEMAND-

PARALLEL AMENDMENTS Britain and France filed several amendments along parallel lines, Members of the Western! Powers delegations, outnumbered seven to three, held a series of private meetings today to chart a unified course of action when detalled debate on the Soviet plan opens tomorrow.

The major terms upon which the

The ultimate solution of the prob lem of theso African territories is

Western Powers will insist-and overshadowed by their immense their differences with the Russian strategic importance at a time when draft-are these:

the balance of power in the Eas- ter Mediterrancan

shaken

1.Hard and fast guarantees of free navigation for vessels of ali na-

Plane Crashes through the upheaval in Palestine flens on a footing of entire equality

On High Ridge

writes to Chikung Point, the pince with forcing home prostitute.

daughter where the pirates wanted to go garet,

The daughter, picked up after ashore and dispose of their booty.

Wellington, New Zealand, Aug. 9. About 4 am. the captain was ordered Mrs March sent out an alarm for The licir presumptive to the to take the ship closer to shore us, her as an habitual runaway, told Makgill baronetcy, Richard James

to the rough

by Robert Haldane Makgl, was killed owing ib

weather and the police she was persuaded choppy scas, the pirates were unable her mother to become a prostitute in a Dakota plane which crashed on to get off the ship to go ashore. last September. She said her mother a high ridge in Marlborough this Whilst the captain was obeying the had also forced Pearl Bragg, 10, morning.

Into prostitution. commands of the pirates, a ship was sighted coming from the direction of This put the pirates Hongkong. into a panic and they ordered all lights put out. At this time, a storm broke. A number of junks were seca in the vicinity.

wun

at

which is in a state of flux.

without discrimination. The demands of Cyrenaica for in-

2.-Creation of an 11-nation Danu- dependence under a Benussi

ruler bian Commission upon which the were repeated today at a "Senussi three major Western Powers and Day" celebration marking the eighth

Benghazi Austria would have seats. anniversary of the formation of the Libya

3Require ratification by all ten Arab

the participating countries before Force which fought with the British convention could go into effect.--As- against the Germans and Italians sociated Press. In Northern Africa,

The National

local

representationgress, a body of ves nominated by

to

ITALY'S CLAIM Rome, Aug. 9-Italian Foreign has Minister, Count Carlo Sforza, sent a note to the Danube Con- ference in Belgrade, amning Italy's Con- right to participate in the ference, an Italian Foreign Minis- try spokesman said today.

Italy took part in the 1921 Con- ferenco and has close interests in the Danube problem, he added. She could be considered inside the sphere of Danubian interests through the on San Candido, on the

The ridge is an isolated spot near The police charged Mrs March's the north-west coast of the South the Emir, Sayed Mohammed Idriss sister Katherine, for whom a war-.

El Mahdi Senussi, the Grand Senussi, Island of New Zealand.

Mr Makgill was co-pilot. The to present the Cyrenaican case to the rant has been issued, with procur-pilot, Mr Murdo

Campbell Mac-four-power Commission, held a re- ing men for her young niece.

Leod, only ather occupant of the ception to mark the day.

The Congress is now acting as a Charges by the girl led to the plane, was killed. Mr Makgill was The pirates persunded to arrest of the Bragg girl, Miss Fare the younger brother of Sir Donald, mouthpiece for local aspirations

to assist Leo, 49, and her estranged husband 12th Baronet. He

born at Independence.-Reuter. people, by firing shots, them unload their booty. The Louis, 52. All three were held on Bournemouth, England, educated at captain, the chief oficer and another narcotics charges.

Ifarrow, served in the Royal

Air officer, together with six kenmen follow the pirates

Force from 1920 to 1935 and then were made to ashore. . An armed pirate was put Margaret told them she had seen a entered commercial flying. on board each of the junks and at man give her mother US$50 after He was two years with Imperial this stage there was the

entertain Airways and Hillman Airways be- first she had been forced to mention of hostages, taken off the him, and that twice men had given fore coming to New Zealand and ship by the pirates. Six Dret class her aunt $10 for similar entertain-jeining the Cook Strait Airways. had two *passengers

He was aged 61 and wore taken off the pent. vessel and put on board one of the the charge. She reported that Mar-

Her well-dressed mother denied children-Associated Press. junks.

When the procession approached garet bad run We girl malde AVIATRIX WEDS who brought the ship to Manila, and altend was being made merely to shore after about three quarters within the year.

The

spid police

away

blonde-haired

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of an hour salting, the captain was did so because she did not like the told to return to the vessel. They role to which her mother had arrived back on board shortly before signed her-United Press.

8' a.m. and set sail for Hongkong

where a report was made to the

Police.

POLICE RAIDS

As a result of information and

other activities a number of raids

were carried out by the Police in

Burmese Court Imprisons Briton

the early hours of April 22, Counsel Rangoon, Aug.

-zaid, The, Best was

carried out al

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an address in Queen's Road West, magistrato's court at Insein today

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SHIP RETURNED north-eastern frontier.

The note, which 19 being

to the

Conference

Manila, Aug. 10,--The, es Hiron-transmitted delle, 2,300 tons, of Madrigal and through the United States delegatio Company, which was seized by the says the problem of the Danube is Japanese In 1941 at 11ongkong, was international like that of Tangiers, where Italy's participation was re- peturned to the owners today at cognised by all the Great Powers. a ceremony in Manila Bay.

It adds that Italy's request to Yoshiaki Shiba, Japanese

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and safeguard Santa Paula, California, Aug. 3.-40 Diana Converse Cyrus, 26-year-old crewmen, were taken by U.S. Army Reuter. aviatrix who will soon try for a re- Military Police to a Philippine Com- mand stockade. They will be re- cord sole world fight, married a pilot, Robert Bixey, 34, this after- turned to Jopan aboard noon.

inited Press.

Shortly after the ceremony, the couple flew a load of freight, to Dallas, Texas, ho as the pilot and she ns, co-pilot...

Mrs Bixey hopes to leave on her solo fight on San Francisco round-the-world August 28 from United Press,

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The Police paltet for Ling Chouk sentenced a British subject, Captain D. Vivian, to five years rigorous

Now Delhi Aug. plan to wati (first accused) but no one

evacuate 400 Beliish nationals and answered to that name. A Chinese imprisonment" for violation of the

arms act. act

BANK TO BECOME others from Hyderabad State is Jews had entered the country since who was approached gave his name

Captain Vivian, who Was

STATE OWNED Immediately it becomes necessary to State on May 14, and 10 new sellie- ready and will be put into operation the establishment of the Iorgell as Ah Chow, and it was Crown's

Army Ord- submission that that man was in charge of the Brush

search nance Depot at Tangoon, was ar- New Delhi, Aug. 9-The Indian do so, a spokesman of the British menta had been founded since then, fact the first bccused. A

rested in June last year and charged Finance Minister, Sir Shanmukhan High Commissioner's Office in New bringing to 28 the number of Jewish was made in the bed #pace

Indian Delal stated today,

agricultural colonies established in Manila, Aug. 10-More than 200 provisions for them, thus confront- man, was occupying and three suit with complicity in the disposal of Chatty, introduced in the

covers

Lome Palestine

since · United Nations' employees of Commercial Air Lines | ing thern 'with possible, unemploy cases were found. Ha clalraed two arms.

and Captain Vivian claimed at belonged to him but the third

the Reserve Bank of India

Poles, partition last November.

(CALI) which has been operating a ment." PARKERS AN the ownerhin

Kft whose evacuation; tiús been undermi”

Dr Goldstein, added that he would domestic as well as an International The CALI President. Mr Alfonso belonged to a friend In a suitcase hearing on April 21 that under the

Balks at

Com- taken by the British High Prent

assure the which he said was his, was found Anglo-Burmeso,

support of the ment intervention to prevent the Addres Soriano, recently agreed an which was later identified as

Earlier in April

Although Major C. H. by a special Act. The bill provides

Jewish community. He left today sale of CALI, to Philippina. Ale the sale, which involves

$2,000,000 longing to the captain. Also a gold Young, Royal Electrical and Mecha for nequisition of all shares of the ly that all these people will want to for Tel Aviv where he will attend Lines (PAL).

pesob in cash, and shares. signet sing was found which bore nical Engineers, was acquitted on Bank Held by members of the pub love should the emergency arise sessions of the Governing Council of

However, the sale must 'í bej". the characters of: Leung Cheuk- appeal of a charge of illegally up-lo; and payment to compensation provision is being made for full the World Zionist Organisation, The employees claimed that the proved by the Civil Aeronautics

Reuter

MSDALE scale evacuation-Reuter,

Copening on August 22–Router, Wan At the Police Station. Inter, blying arms to Burmese-Reuter.

ento agreement did not contain Board United Press

Agreement

Parliament today a bill to be State Americans. Canadians

the The plan also

the pawn ticket of andvercoat should be tried by a British court. owned institution, was incorporated mattoner fe not considered like. lnued Ankle of Israel of the con- service, are appealing for Govern- Byclp," and the PAL President, Mr

De-

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