1949-03-02 — Page 5

PWD LARCENY TRIAL:

Doctor Tells Of House Rewiring

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2; 1949.

De G. H. Thomas, Deputy Director of Medical Services, gave evidence for the prosecution at the résumed hearing of the PWD Lar- ceny trial before Mr Justice Williams at the Criminal Sessions this morning.

On trial are Kwok Kwong, foreman, and Arthur Frederich May, 41, Department, facing electrical inspector, grade I, of the Public Works three charges of theft by public servant and falsification of accounts with intent to defraud the Government. Defending May is Mr A. In the latter part of July, he 3. Clifford, instructed by Mr sald he was thinking of this work when May called at his office -J. C. Stewart, while Kwok without a previous appointment.

is not legally represented. Dr Thomas auld be knew Mr A. Hooton, Crown Coun- before the war and especially

reminisced,

afternoons and two man slept there as well.

Mrs Thomas identifed Lee Cho, Ng Shu and Leung Cheuk- wab as being workmen she saw at the house. wa

them a lot of N She gave

some of

the

sel, assisted by Mr J. John, during the occupation and they itches she had bought durtont

ston, ASP, is conducting the prosecution.

J. C. Brown, Chief Elec. trical and Mechanical En- gineer of the PW.D., con- tinuing his re-examination by Crown Counsel, said that May could authorise the number of workmen to work on a job without reference to him.

inst year.

The next witness caller was Mr J. Watson who said that in August at year he was acting

He (witness) then casanlly asked May if he could help with some advice on efectelcal work or if he knew some contractor to do the job. May did not then and there say that he could,

the war.

ner

is answer to questions put by the accused, Kwok, Mrs Thomas said the men never takl whether they were contractor'y or not, nor did she

The cose is proceeding.

mien

l'em. Any said that he would con- sult sometely and se thes could recomend anyone, and he would let witoms kan,

TI further

that wan

arranged May d let him know when they would go mit und see the property.

later May

Witness produced daily X few job and attendance report, telephoned to say that he woukl sheets from July 1 to 31 take a foreman or contenefor up to the house to see 1, soil Dr Thomas

My mot him outside Shanghal the Hongkong and

There was Bank in his ear.

in the car,

Chinese, Pokfulum. May, the his wife and himself went front room to room as he pointed out where the previous points were. He gathered Unt some contrac for would be sent out to do the

Controller of Stores,

Survey

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16

Chinese

At that time he was appointed Chairman of a spertal Board of a complete in make check of stores held in charge workshop in the Government at Hunghon. The survey lasted from the morning of August 14 work.

the evening of August and there were

two present

Board.

hir members of the

the Jehrston,

representing Police, Mr Hardy, representing Kwong, the PWD, nu! Kwok May was not present.

"We found no sidek books or bin cards by which stock could be checked," sold witness.

NO BILL RECEIVED

nak

China Aid Proposal

(Continued from Pare 1)

was present during Mr Lap- hom's statement and dit not mise any objections.

State Department offelala ex- ham's proposal, although they pressed no surprise at Mr Lap- wordt not comment for publico- Other ofeluls said pri-

sid such vately that

would continuation of the merely te present policy of

cement" help for China and could not be taken as new support.

however, Dr Thomas said he was never said it would show told who was the esntractor that the United States was not doing the job and he was never convinced that the Nationalist was going to fall shown an estimate of the cost. Government

They

also buld He also never received a bill. overnight.

were "very When the work was stopper, China's relief needs was about three-quarters done, great" and that America needled He had since bad completed to make as many friends as pos- by outskir workmen.

sible among the Chinese.

The Boarri' then 'proceeded to take a list of all items on the premises. A few estimate job order sheets were produced hut Clifford, the

were found.

The electrical

Cross - examined

witness

by Mr said his

went to

YANGTSE CROSSING

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not 10

Thies.

continue

Inquiry On "Contact

66

Men" Opens

London, Mar. 1—A Bye- man Commliter on “contack men," set up by the Prime Minister. Mir Clement Atlee, after disclosures at the recent Lynskey

Tri bunal inquiry into alleged corruption in Government circlex, met today for the first time.

It is studeratood that the first session considered the them general approach to question of these contact men, the unofficial "Haison officers" between business- men and Government de partments, whose activities the Committee has to in- vestigate.

and determine whether they are "lable to give rise to abuses."

Mr Sidney Stanley, the key witness at the Lynskey Inquiry, around whom the Attorney General, Sir Hart- ley Shawcross, said the whole tangled web seems to have been spun." may he called to give evidence be- fore the Committee. Reuler.

TORIES TAKE UP CUDGELS

TO-DAY

ONLY

The

KING'S

want what Gerile isn't giving!

“GETTING GERTIES

Mayhew Speech "Deplorable"

London, Mar. 1.The Opposition vi gorously attacked the Government today for the "bewildering and deplorable" effect pro- duced by the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Mr Christopher Mayhew's statement in the United States last week that Britain was now in sight of "complete economic independence.".

Mr Oliver Stanley, a former Colonial Secre tand that had it, not been for the "prompt repssication" of Mr Mayhew's statement by Sir of the Ex- Stafford Cripps, the Chancellor chequer, "the whole of our recovery programme might be in danger."

Amid cheers and counter- cheers, he asked what the Prime Minister was going to

Six Years For Abduction

"HEARTLESS AFFAIR"

"The kidnapping of this child seems to me affair heartless to be a completely heartless particularly because of the anguish you must a long period of time to the have caused over mother of this child," said Sir Leslie Gibson, Sessions this Chief Justice, at the Criminal

"when he passed sentence of six years' morning, hard labour on Mak Kau, a young villager of the New Territories, who was found guilty by a Jury yesterday of abducting a six-year-old child, Chan Kwong-yu.

do to see that the "future of the British people is not jeopardised by irresponsible statements by Ministers who have nothing to do with this matter at all."

The Prime Minister, Mr Clement Attlee, replied that the matter had now been dealt with. Sir Stafford Cripps's statement

recovery

that

was

British "nothing like complete"

made after ! was

full con- sultation with the Foreign Secretary, Mr Ernest Bevin, and himself, and represented British the views of the Government.

"I should' deprecate questions

further

in the national in- terest," he added.

"Every now and again state- ments are made which, taken quite apart from their context, may cause, dunculties.

Over a perliki. of yeart, I have known them made by Ministers on all sides of the House

"It would not be "1 suggest

to pursue the matter;" Mr

to believe! wise "George, Strauss,. Conservil-

My Laphum told reporters

The boy disappeared on I find it very hard they were of no value for check-impression was that the Chinese that while present relief spen-

jin May's car was taken out to ding in China mounted 1 December it last year when that the politicni organisation in

question would do wint you tive, asked whether the Prime ing stores on hand.

so that he $20,000,000

the matter the property

n month. the on his way home from had done in

Minister had seen the statement The estimate Job order view

polley

the On child.

four of Mr Hector McNeil, Minister items ordered could recommend a contractor.

con- puss sheets showed

He remembered, a statement

counts I propose to

of State, that Mr Mathew had from the main PWD store for a

truth at the very not recovered until Decem current sentences on you, that blurted out the it might held territory.

to prison for specifle job. In addition to that being made as to whether operations in any Communist- school at Un Long. He was this

Lwrong moment." there were produced Inventories Verament workmen might do well be that we would not need her 30 when a sum of $1,600 is, you will go

tools their spare time. This puzzled anything like $240,000,000."

"Do you share that view and was paid by his mother. Ng the longest of those sentenges." of plain and machinery

that the truth he implication were him. When the men

He indented his bellef that the furniture. These

should not be told by Ministers checked and a few discrepancies work, he was under the impres Chinese Communists eventually Kwan, a widow, to the ne-

the United Stales? "Mr ason that they were contractors'

would cross the Yangtse River cused for his return.” *•*.

comprising four to take

Straus asked. stores were men because they worked so

The Jury. and move southward

territory. mere and three women, ufler de-

The Prime additional Nationalist not divided up as to which jobs |FORUMP and there was nothing

that he had nothing to add to about the matter.

ille said the ECA mission was liberating for an hour yesterday.

his fall-statement Dr Thomas said that he must considering moving its base from found the accused not guilty of

that lur Wo

taking away the. PyShanghai to Canton since most fraudulently have said

of the Government had led to child with intent to procure for material necessary.

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liberation, but May well Canton.

fransom for his be know and would not believe in the

found him guilty by a majority GOODS CAPTURED

verilict of child stenting, de- present ease that he would do Mr Lapham said the ECA was

with menaces, bnything unworthy. From what

rice and ull to mandang $5.000 he knew of May during the war still shipping

fo,

ן

In the

they were going store rushi

proper

first impression was that the stores in a rather were put together systematic, fashion, but later as we proceeded with the survey we found items svaltered pounet

haphazardly.

that the items in the store were laid out for

Heught

wess to help others.

would

did not enquire into the PWD

he knew Ir Dr Thomas saud make enquiries from the Wan necount system. He did not that the work was to be done

chai store which might be use-by Government workmen,

would never have agreed. He Jul.

had expected to pay the cun- tractor, but there was no quies. tion of him paying 'May.

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Mr Adan McKinley, Labour, said that if the report of what Mr Mayhew said was as accurate as the report of what Mr Mc- Nell said, then it was "a traves

to do the Govern-

{ In Halifax, Yorkshire, a wo- rather

More or

man was killed when the roof | ty, utilised less, all the wire and switches

As Mr Attlee made no com- and of what May had dour for South Ching coastal cities, and conspiracy to atter & letter de- were together," said witness.

demand conspiracy

Midlands town of Brimingham. Questioned by

himself and others, words could recently had resumed shipments manding money with menaces, of her home fell in, and in the ment a much harm as possible. Mr Clifford,

The reported that the and

several people were injured by ment on this, Mr Stanley asked not adequately express what of cotton. Watson replied that he did not

AT. fleczon. Crown ium. Dr Communists had euphired about money.

Nei did not make the state- know if the investigation was people

$4.000.000 warth of recovery

prossented, told blown-down chimneys, cellings; it was suggested that Mr Mc-

and hoardings. at the Instigation of the PWD Selwyn-Clarke particularly tox

Churt

was there

A 10-foot chimney crashed mocht attributed to him in the He did not-get-the-impression-him he could fall back on May goods in Tientsin, mostly eation Counsel, who

4. good opïñlon-of-textles, and had taken abo

known-against-the-through-the-roof of a Glasgow | Press.

The Prime Minister-replient- lle formed

sweeping

away three tenement. ite May because of May's willing $75.000 worth of relief flour cap- special jobs.

tured in Peiping. He said there accused.

Asked by his Lordship if he

landings and the entire stairway depends very much on the six context and the accuracy of the were still considerable supplies

trapping of the building

I understand it, radnything to say before sen

reporting. As families in their rooms. of food and cotton in Tsingtau.

Mr Lapham added that abouttence was passed. the accused

Snow blizzards in Aberdeen-whatever was said by the Minis the $125,000,000 pleaded for leniency.

shre halted motorists and theter was supposed to have been Dr "Why?" asked his Lordship. $8,000,000 OF

by Congress

at a private meciing, and I re- appropriated

"Be use i was ony acting as sowing of oats-Acuter.

gret that it has been reported throughout," intermediary spent an REPORT QUOTED

Chinese recovery was still left, $88,000,000 having been

Mr Stanley asked the Prime, GERMANY HIT for the reconstruction pro-

1.-Gale Minister for an assurance Mar. Frankfurt, Witness, in reply to a further Mrs Nora Thomas wife of

gramme.

myself." These funds must be replied the accused. "I did not question, quoted

the Dr Thomas, celd that late July, used by April 3, but Mr Lapham in the child Jury winds today toppled war da-Ministers would feel that it was any gond taking risks His Lordship:

In Western never Bon's report: The Board May, Kwok and her husband said Congress might be asked to found you were not an inter-maged buildings

Mr Attlee Tetorted that there wishes to point out that as the visited

property at Pok- extend the time since the money mediary, and that you dit kid- Germany taking at least 17 lives with the truth. and she accompanied i could not be used at present-

was no question of that. "No electricians were out on jobs Tulum

spection from possibly some of the tools might them on their inspec

Minister will take risks with the

be found in their possession".

room to room. May thought

truth," he added. Dr G. H. Thomas, Deputy the old points to lighting and he Director of Medical Services, power very good, and said giving evidence, said that in July would ask Kwok to recommend last year he was Acting Director. men to do the electrical work.

work Three days later the He owned some hovies at Pok-

The workmen were fulum which had been looted started. and he needed some electrical there daily and did very well.

They worked mornings

work done.

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Chan Chai-tong's Appointment

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“TEMPTATION"

Charles KORVIN

SPECIAL FOR ONE DAY SOON

Stewart GRANGER Rathlon RYAN in

"CAPTAIN BOYCOTT"

I fall to see how and halling the Berlin airlift, nap the boy.

Gusts of up to 60 The Jury could have come to

hour lipped the wings of some of any other conclusion,

you the huge four-engined planes as "I don't know whether

They luxied to the runways and have a mother alive now, but I wonder if you can imagine what it was decided to suspend opera- hove tions. your own "mother would

Some planes in the air were gone through if you had been

diverted to buses where Yung Koon-kau. 51, accoun-

circum- in similar Kidnapped

velocities were lower. tant, residing at 71, Des Voeux

West, first floor.

stances.

German police reported four and Road

Mr. Hin-shing "It is not only a question of charged before

this morning mental anguish. You also caus- persons killed and six seriously nt Central Lo

return n false

ed the woman to sell her rice injured when a brick wall of al with signing

through the Arst furnished under the Inland and Jewellery, and stripped her building fell

Nanking, Mar. 2.-General on May, at everything she had, and the storey roof of an antique shop

Ebert Revenue Ordinance

In jun Friedrich

Chan Chai-tong has been ap- Carmen MIRANDA in money was never returned.

main shopping

Color by Technicolor pointed Governor of Hainan Mr V. J. 1. D'Alton appeared this case the letters demanding Frankfurt's

OUTWARD MAILS en behalf of the defence, while money purported to come from street.

come political organisation. J. Moore was for the

whom Acting President collapse of another Frankfurt Kwangsi provincial clique, |Sub-Insp.

"Whether they came from that A woman was killed in the Island. He belongs

or not

building. prosecution.

pulitical organisation

me. At least ten damaged struc- Taung-jen is a prominent mem-

ber-Reuter-AÅP. Speaking for myself. I doublures were reported to have col- has nothing to do with

other sections of very much whether there was a

lapsed

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At the request of the prose tution, the case was adjourned

a week for further enquiries.

Strasse,

to the

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Defendant was allowed buit basis for any political organisa- Fekfurt, headquarters elly of Council Of Women of $60,000, but cash ond half tion behind your actions because

in surety.

Nationalists To

Join Red Armies

Nationalist

Nanking, Mar. 2-There Army groups which surrendered to the Chinese Communist at Peiping have been liquidated, and their officers and men have been incorporated in the Communist people's liberation armies, the North Shenai Radio announced last night,

They

sions.

wak

Oficers who wanted

to

to Ho

American occupation forces. A general meeting of the Among the Injured were several Hongkong Council of Women will be held in the Y.W.C.A.. school children.

Collapsing ruins were report- Duddell Street, tomorrow, at ed to have killed ten persons in 5.15 p.m. Will all members Cologne, one in Essen and one please note the new date...

1 The Chief Justice, Sir Leslie' Kasset-Associated Press.

Gibson Will be the Rucat speaker, All interested cordially welcome.

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Mail Service by Air and Sur- face to Tientals and Peiping is temporarily suspended until fur ther notice.

Unless otherwise stated, re- gistered Krticles and parcel posts close 30 minutes earlier than the ordinaty mail. If csažin Close Dalure 10 a.m., registered and parcel posts close at 5 pr. on the previous day. Malls aro closed at Kowloon Central Port mee half an hour earlier than the GPD closing times.

⚫ WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2

Closing Times By Alr Shanghal, Nanking, Tsingtao. Swa- tow.. Amoy, Tainan and Fouchow, 3,30 p.m.

Tangoon. Calcutta, Karachi, Ba- hrein, Alexandrio (Nairobi, Johan- nesburg and Marseilles via Alexan dria), Rome and London. (CPO) 4.30 p.m.;

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Closing Times By Saa B. Programme Summary: 4.01, Ivar

Japan, 3 p.m. Novels and His Musle, with Sylvia

Teamkong via Canton, B. p.m.

THURSDAY, MARCH 1 Cecil, Trefar Jones, BBC tele Chorus and Orchestra. Introduced

Cloting Times By Air 0.30, by tvor Novello BBCTS):

Swatow and Amay, 8.30.11. (reg); P=.m. (ord) will be organised | Ollicers who wanted to under-stabbed in the abdomen yester-

Shanghai, 9 a.m. (reg); 0.30 0.m. Studios: 7 World News and News Into 25 independent divi.. so further study would be or day by her husband, Emilio Al-Vaughan Monroe and His Orchestra: Kanised in cadres and given the vero. 65, and is hovering he- .40, Terry Lou at the Plane

tween ilfe and death.

Kunming. Liuchow, Amoy, Bhang- Rhumba eros...The Latin-American воле treatment as those who

Alvero, a building contractor, Amalyals London felny): 7.16, The (ord), dreision stayed at their posts.

surrendered to the police in Dance Orchestra at the Ro, RAP hal, Nanking, Tsingtao. Kwekin, The Radio said the

announced at a milltary

Quezon City, where the Alveros Regional Band (Studio); 7.30, Lon Chungking, Sw, tow and Tainan, 3.30 Rangoon, Calcutta, Karachi, Bah- Continuous Musle by the Melach- meeting on February 25 by th

rine Strings (BBCTA): 6. "From the rein, Alexandria Hatrobl, Johan Chlua commander, bagk Nationalist territory live. He admitted the stabbingdon Studlo Melodies. A Programme p.m. North

had The Alveros

been altorials London Telay): 8.10, Innesburg and Marseilles via Alexan- General Lin Plno, who said he would be given three months' but refused to give a reason.

Variety Request Programmo presen- p.m.: (OPO) 8 p.m. would give Kuomintang officers pay, tree travel, food und -led-

Bangkok Singapore Batavia, Co preferential treatment because ging In Communist territory estranged for many years, but are: 6.15. "It's in the Air" dria) Home and London, (CPO) 4/10

recently were apparently recon-14d by Busan Howard Studio): 0,15,

Alleen Dakker lombo, Sydney & Auckland, 5 p.m. Japan. 6 p.in. of their meritorious deeds in the during their journey.

Salgon and Park. 8 p.m. peaceful liberation et Peiping. If their homes were in libera-elled. Mrs Alvero, founder of a Book Review by

could be college for girls, was taken to Studio): 30. "Anthology" relen

Closing Times By Ken All grades omcers and their ted territory they

Radio Newsreel London Belay):

Stroke and Rangoon, 11 am." Swatow, Noon. families who accepted, work in allotted fand. Those who went the University of Santo Tomas by for Davies (studio); 10. would be Hospital, where she underwent 10.15, Swan Lake with the anc neople's liberation 'armies to Nationalist areas

Gilbert Vinter ABCTS); 11.15, Weather Report and Close Down. would recolve the same traat- welcome. if they decide to re-un emergency operation-United Midland Orchestra conducted by ment as the Communist officers.. turn, the Radio eald-Reuter.

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