1949-01-07 — Page 5

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 1949.

MEMORY

WITNESS'S CHALLENGED BY COUNSEL

More Evidence Given In Larceny Trial

The "extraordinary" memory of a witness, Au Pui, chargeman of the PWD workshops at Hunghom, in regard to materials issued to him for work carried out at the Cathay Pacific Airways premises at Kai Tak, was challenged by Mr V. J. L. D'Alton, Counsel for Spary, during the course of cross-examination in the PWD larceny case involving two members of the Department before Mr Justice Reynolds at the Criminal Sessions this morning.

Accused

Kwong, 47, are Kwok

And are all the figures exact?- foreinn. and Austin Spary, 50, Yes, electrical Inspector, Grade 1, both

Did you say this too?" "One 09. of the Public Works Department, amo Iron-clad switch, They are charged on 12 counts, 14; two-wire

switches,

nue 15-smp

onc

7X10 30-arop 30-amp

ngree you fald

of larceny by public servant, one of three-wire switches. obtaining money by false preteners, Iron-clad fuse, one 60-amp Iron-clad from the steward of the Kowloon | fuse," Do you Bowling Green Club and one of that?—Yes. . conspiracy to defraud the Govern- ment of money.

And thin?

"Work was startet in the engine-room the following day, The Arst erased in the morning handed me two coils of double wire,

1949 To See Peace Again For China?

By SPENCER MOOSA

Peiping, Jan. 6-Everyone here is convinced that 1949 will be a year of treace in China.

Only out and out, pessimints think peace will be delayed beyond June.

No one though, sees its achieve-" ment without

great leat cifficulty.

uf

blages which Gancial-

There are many must be passed before issimo Ching Kai-shek's New Year overlan

into 1 ' biroulard pence throughout China.

The paired panse le a ratulie mesSAKO Puble

benten everywhere. are. writing messages enduring Gene ralissimo Chang's prae move and urging Mio The Tung to order, ų jerase dre

In North Chinn, the possibility counter-offensiva Nationalist of u dwindled weeks ago to zero and the

since has been on #i only fighting small localised scale,

a fortress, but Felping remains

carried i to be no one expects I militarily.

ITALIANS STILL WAITING FOR THE BIG SHOCK

+

T-, -rvical more very falut earthquake tremors kilometres have been recorded la the Rivodutri area, about 05 north of Rume, but up to tonight the prophesied "big dhaster" had not happened.

Other faint tremors were reported in the Santa Teresa and Trinila areas of Bardinia.

The Frediction of Mr William Wheeler, of London, that a big neheaval would fake place today or tomorrow in either Italy or Japan sent thousands of Italians into the open country.

In the Hallat town of Rieil, scene of several mitior earthquake shocks, the townspeople practically abandoned their homes for the alght nud took to the hills and open fields,

As they flocked out, refugees from the nearby village of Rivo- duirl, shattered lu yesterday's tremors, began straggling into the town seeking shelter.

Thousands of Italians all over the country spent last night In the apes. Reuter.

Czech Planes, Arms Flown To Israel

FOREIGN OFFICE ALLEGATIONS

London, Jan. 6-The Foreign Office, in a detailed analysis of the growth of the Israeli Air Force, published tonight, estimated that this force possesses today at least 114 aircraft, compared with about 40 in June, when the United Nations banned the delivery of arms to both sides in Palestine.

These

The total includes 40 operational fighter aircraft which came from the State-owned armament industry of Czechoslovakia, according to the Foreign Office report. The cenzor, that traditional 'eremy of newsmen, has developel teeth.

of the seizure of power by the Comununist fighters mostly

in Prague last type-were Government An Associated Press correspondent Messerschmidt 100-G wrote a light piece on Red stage

A Foreign Office spokenno said theinselven

as angels. It was com-sembled in Palestine,

The Foreign Office statement also tonight that the British Government received bas mude no direct representations pletely censored as "untrue state.

Czech Government about ments in favour of the enemy" and asserted that Israel had

deliverten

of other armaments froin to the

supplies fo Palestine. therefore could not be sent.

Since

British of the the end the censor Czechoslovakia. Including high ex- In another message,

Palestine last May, and plosives, incendiary bombs, aero- Arst the words súbstituted

and mandate in automatic weapons airfields engines, ath

Britain sees the issue as one to be E:3་ cannons second for those of two

ammunition here.

ums for the armament of handled through the United Nations, to whom she surrendered her The centorship office is more than machine

mandate. Reuter.. away from the Tele-com-other Jewish aircraft. a mile

Fighter pilot trainees had been

to Palestine munications Bureau, and is causing

from which newsmen | sent additional detay,

ong coll of jouble wire, about thren; plays in which the Reds protrayed / flown to Palestine in crates and, February.

nut

Mr Percy Chen, Instructed by Mr C. A. S. Russ, is appearing for Kwok, and Sonry is represented by Mr V. J. L. D'Alton, instructed by Mr P. J.

pounds of copper wire, nails and Griffiths. Appearing for the pro- elips." Do you agree you made that recution is Mr A. Hooton, Crown | statement?—Yes.

Chlef Insp. J. Counsel, assisted by

And are all the gares exact Johnson, of the Special Branch,

made this statement, You also The Jury empanelled comprises Jour men and three women.

Three or four days later, there not being suelent wire to complete the two i'palls of Folgerunt, frat

double wire from the first secured, two coils of single wire, one colt of double wire. About two days later, 21 fluoreseen! Sampe, 19 Ave-amp; think deliberate.-Associated Press. slovakin for instruction. switches, six 15-amp power sockets, two d-amp lighting sockels,

wire switches, one 20- 15-ang main wybist !

ub gnie swurfs, one 30-amp main

witch. 60-amp main separating | switch, one witnesses when they were permitted on 30-amp double-wire man switch. desther before a witness wito

one 15-amp double wire min : wilch by the Arst was giving evidence had uished

12 riven to were

work- what he had to say. The prosteus

the Hunghom arted in tion, he declared, should see that a

thome? Do you agree you said that? aliserved in decorum was certain

Ses.

COUNSEL'S COMPLAINT Prior to his cross-examination, Mr d'Alton drew the Court's attention to the fact that Au Pai, who had commenced his evidence yesterday, had mingled with other witnesse waiting to give evidence when the Court adburned for the day and

hast before

completed Au

Counsel evidence.

anke object there

thut respect,

Was

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Mr Justice Reynolds replied that he did not ser much difference su whether the witness mingled with other

witnesses or not when intler could read a verbatim report of what had recurred in Court in the public press.

Mr D'Alton commented that such would be all right if the witness haul completed is evidence, but not while he was still required in the witness box.

Tig

And are all the gures exact?

made

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Israel And Egypt To Cease-Fire

Across

it

R

Czecho-

Fareigo

Also according to the Office information, a small feet of American plast, often using call "non- siras and markings, of

had been run- European country," ning a regular cargo ferry service from Czeel arms factorles of Palts- tine, amounting to some 88 tons per

COLOURFUL

AT SHOW FLEET CLUB

compare favourably?

many of the tund, restrictions and Longcamol envisage a heller

The State Club brings to life one There planes rétnelled at small Yure davit ant then

Robert Louis Stevenson's best is in

Albanian Joved adventure tales in "Treasure down the usually few

the Island, at the Chinn Fleet Club. ad Greek costs and along

of the Manned by "experienced, highly memories for comparison

of outhern coast of Crete of Tel-Avive autounatically lurus to childh

foreign

any vivid characters portrayed in mercenaries

ormation of this Ateiting drama. nationality." condet hart

been facitated by th 10 Po

from Alany of Its rsonnel exemption

Silver, played by Clifford- who is pointly producing this termalilies applied in foreigners in Davis,

play with Father T. Sheridun. Observers in London agree that Reinaldo Obiitas, as Ben Gunn, Canchoslovakia. The shirment of Czechoslovak armis puts in some convincing arting und State factories could only have the role of Mrs Hawking was neatly

។ on such 3vs- handles,

the knowledge en undertaken tematic reule with

the

consent of Russin, whose close too

Czechoslovakk with

Industry have been fightened since the

to have

the neross

dliteb roat and lault a strongpoint with barbaki wire defences and

(Continued from Page 1) Information reaching the Förek Offer from British suurers revealed that although the main body of the Paneli rerols which invaded Eityt with- CONFIRMS STATEMENTS

alt week arto had now You alan said this. "On the Mon-dawn, de latest information, made The Hongiant clear that a contingent has dug day following, lu

main the storkshops, the fast accused hand, in severs kilometres inside Egyptian ed me two exils of double-wire, ono i territory

nails, which ree: south through the desert rod of double-wire, KOITI

to Beersheba.

These forces were raid clips and about two or three pounds of connee wire? Do you agree you all-dozed sid that? Yes,

And you

this statement Lordship

anti-and guns pointed out that fake. "About four or five days offer the witness, nevertheless, could stil work: starfed, the first weeted gave nie 185 sump witches, 18 15-amp title with the witnesses after be

fanett

and sockets

- une lamp had finished his evidence.

Do you agree you made it was holder." Mr D'Alton remarked

British intelligence reports. sus rather worse when such evident that statement?--I did.

And are all the figures exact tested little faith could be placed was unflalsheet. However, he would

in Jewish statements such as that the matter, hera. Tes.

Jewish the not pursue

recently by Did you also say "I did not keep made the Court Counsel also informed

the a record of the materials am I do authorities that all Israeli ferees bad that he wished to apply for

from Egyptian recall of C. M. Rowe, cinetrical (-rot-know-it-anyone-clae kept a withdrawn engineer of Cathay Pacific Airways, cord?"Yes. who had given evidence earlier ti the trim, for further erosz-% anina- tion.

Counsri went on to cross-examin"

lestfiert Pul. who hath Ли

had. carried out at the .work he

CJA. premises at Kal Tak materials supplied by Kwok Kwom (first accused).

with

Au admitted he was at one time employed at the

|

Does that statement apply to ni! these materials or only to one state- ment?--That statement apniles to all the materials I mentioned.

You kept no remords at all ant this is anticely from memory? Yes, that in currect.

you

kde.

three

southern This strongpoint was set up at the point road's highest coinmanding between Abu Aletnila amri Al Au

tory. Beuter.

terri-

CREECH JONES TO BROADCAST

Many Die In

Big Blizzard

mirsing-

nre still

Chicago, Jan. 6.-Rescue workers today thus a mounting number dead from snowdrifts of the ferre The Right Hon. Arthur Crich blizzaril. At least 15 bodles were Jones, Secretary of State for the found and other persons Colonies,

The broadcasting of will New Year message

from London a recording of his talk tonight, and may be lizard from Hadio Hongkong at 9.15 1. in place of the nest episode of Here Comes the Cap

pastponed one werk..

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Yet you cannot give me the ex- 4 totals, or ean you?-I cannot.

At the time you were working in

Pacile, were Cathay Wanchal work the shops of the PWD and had to cuss working on another job?--Yes,

What job was that?-The Govern- | per," she thi Harbour every day from his

Road to mest allier at the Kni Tak Airfield. home in Cheungshawan

Did you draw materials for that work. He could not, however, re-

that he e?--Y

117-Yes. it was when mcmber

and stopped working in Wancha worked at lunghom Instead

QUESTIONED ON FIGURES

J

|

Asked if he could give the Ogures

of certain materials supplied

Can you give an exact account of the materials you drew for thot jch?--I cannot.

Did you also work at the Govern-¦ or's Lodge at Fanling?--Yes. for

the C.PA. Joh, witness replied that

Did you draw materials for that

my friend.

Mr

you

Most of the victims were frozen to death in snow-buried nutu- mabiles, trucks and cabins in Coin. radio, Nebraska, Wyoming and South

Dakota.

lätte

to

Captain Smollelt seemed

dandy and sweet-voiced handle such a ruffianly

crew, but otherwise he did all right. Jim Hawkins might

have displayed little more self-assurance, for he is supposed to be a lad of some char acter. However, this is understand- abic in John Keatest_first_ public appearance, and he should soon ind his stage feet. Squire Trelawney overdid his part at times, and the Doctor's success was to a great ex- tent due to his excellent rig-cul

The second Aet was much better hundled than the Arst, when one had the impression that the pirates felt a bit awicward in their colourful outfits. On the trulse to the Island, however, excellent stage effects helped to create the atmosphere of

for the hatching breeding ground of plots and the planning of greedy schemes.

ang

to be amused

Rescue workers preased through drifts 15 feet high in some places. It was then, too, that the "Yo ho

The storm subsided and ended one ho sounded more gruesome him This is a cheque I got from the greatest rallway tie-urs, m real, far more like the real thing, the Cathay Pacific."--Yes,

history.

Elsewhere, flood waters and not something Then in the cross-examination by forced thousands of people to fire about as the opening scene rather

Chen,

suggested. sail their homes. «I don't know about Exhibit P8 The big freeze in Southern Chill- On the whole, "Treasure Island

than previous fornia is expected by some experts is more ambitious (the cheque)."That is true.

"te pat. something in the C to cause more damage to the citrus shows, with plenty of colour

than the USS00,000,000! life. What he put inside, I doct¦ frukt crop velope.

It is good entertainment.-M When were you working there?- know."—That is correct.

les suffered in 1937,-United Press, 11. Ave 30-amp That was before the war.

How can you reconcile these two Can you remember any other statements? On the one haul you Mr D'Alton: I nim now ruing to work on which you were inployed saki he put in the cheque, and on SIDE GLANCES refer the witness to a deposition at Kal Tak other than the Govern- the other hand, you said "I don't

Do the figures ment joka and that at Cathay Pacific?"

on cannot reinember.

he thought he had 30 15-amp power Job?--Yes, sockets, about 50 amp power switches, and about

switches

In the Lower Court.

you have quoted clude work

the quansel hut as well?

Witness: The figures 1 gave are for all the huts.

Did you say this in your previous evidence? "135-amp switches, one 00-amp swlich, one 15-amp switch,

"EXTRAORDINARY" MEMORY

unswer

and

you all

some lamp shades, lamp bulbs, and drew one and a half or not re-id at the Police Cour! was to the

cannot give know?"-I

RE-EXAMINATION Under re-examination by Mr I put you that it was con-

id that after his venient for you to remember these Hoston, Au Pui s

a periodarrest by the Pollen he was taken extraordinary details over

the CPA premises at Kai Tult.

the of several mouths and including the to

Work there he pointed out

What witness six or seven 15-amp power switches,nel #gures of materials that you

two he had done. years ago, and yel you one 5-amp lump ighthug socket."

when

asked you what best of his recollection, and it was before Die Court BOW, There is no question of "about" member thero? All the quantities mentioned materials you dew for the general the sanit

or whether you worked on During the me he was hellnt Prisuu. witness was are cact, are they not? Yes.

Mr Justice Reynolds: Six or seven ny other job at Kal Tak or not, he itemand

not interviewed by either Chief that, yet you not cannot be taken as an exact number. You cannot remember

extraordinary Inspector Mr Hooton:. I think if the depost-seem to have

This pay for thi tion is being produced, he might be memory?-1 have already told the MacPherson.

but been paid him, period had asked first whether he said what he Court. 1 cannot argue with you.

whs still h amount out- I suggest you remember these de- there Is alleged to have sold. He agrees, very well, but he might say that was not what he said. Then should be proved.

Mr D'Alton: It has been put to the witness that he said it in his de- position, and he agreed.

EXACT FIGURES

also say Mr D'Alton. DH you th? "First accused tool three coils of wire, one coll of twin wire. 100 yards of double wire, one coil of single wire, como nalla, clips and

from the Thunghon copper wire store." Do you agree you sald thai?

Witnear: Yes.

that wherever για

YOU Spares are mentioned, they oxart?--Yer.

(ATCC

ofice,

OF

Johnstea Stib

The Jury asked the Court whe

tails In your 20 odd interviews with standing. The key to the Hunghon the Police. Tit's what it did to store-room, declare: Au, was kept your memory in only telling the by Kwok Kwóng, Court whatever I vont remember. 1 cannot tell anything i cannot re-ther a witness would be called to teatly to the issue of stores, work member.

That is not the answer

to my cards and other matters,

They were assured by Mr Hooton question, but it is obvious you don't want to answer. However, with that that such a witness would be called

to

wit- reply the Jury, good memory of yours, you will rise

sal he

daily pald WHLE IN high in your proferslun, won't you?—

worker, and received his wages 1 don't think so,

ness

NOT OFFERED PROMOTION every two weeks. When he w And yet is it true that you have employed on the CPA job, he was already been offered promotion and paid his usual daily rates, and r a better job in the event of the Re- coved no extras.

Witness declared it would not be true?--No.

areeuse here being convleted? Is thatible to draw excess stores from

During

tho Courte ot your the workshops untess there was some And did you elho say this? "Later

Inside, Ho I put it to irregularity

further examination-in-chief, four Have me the first accused

-could not Boven Inmp you that you said of Hurris "He put agreed that he himself lamps, fluorescent

13 n cheque in an envelope written in draw stores on 's own authority, holders, two iron pipe lamps,

When he was working at the CPA B-amp switches, six 16-amp power English."--Yes,

promines, he wore nothing to iden switches, six 6-amp lamp fighting

fy him as a Government workman awitches Do you agree you said

The trial is proceeding. that? Yes.

And "I took the envelope butle to Kwek Kwong."Yes.

And you further sald "I said to

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CHINA URGED

(Continued from Page 1)

Economic ald alone would the conquest of "relard slightly" Chinn by the Communists, while

economic and milltary supply ald

without

American direction and control would "delay considerably" this dey

development.

4. For any real and permanent succesa In

"American China, direction and control" as veli ยง supply and are essential,

Fald.

In conclusion, Mr Bullitt "We have to recognise that we and nt one of the turning point of human history and we cannot afford, to bo wrong in our decisions, inace the stake may not only be tho'in dependence of China but also the independence -- of tho. . United States." United Press

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