1949-03-09 — Page 5

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 1949.

Kwok Continues Own Defence PWD Larceny Trial

DENIES FALSIFICATION

OF LABOUR ACCOUNTS

Kwok Kwong, 47, foreman, on trial at the Criminal Sessions in the PWD larceny case, continuing his evidence in his own defence before Mr Justice Williams and a jury this morning, denied that there had been any falsification of accounts because workmen were sent out to jobs before there was a job number for the particular undertaking, Also on trial with Kwok is Arthur Frederick May, 41, electrical inspector, grade I, charged on three counts of larceny by public ser- vant and falsification of documents with intent to defraud the Government.

Kwok is not legally represented, but May is being defended by Mr A. J. Clifford, instructed by Mr J. C. Stewart, while Mr A. Hooton,' assisted by Mr J. Johnston, ASP, and Mr D. G. MacPherson, ASP, is conducting

case for. the Crown.

Resuming his stand in the witness-box, which he entered yesterday afternoon at the close of the case for the prosecution, Kwok said that when the Police came to the Hunghom workshop the workmen were detained out

was taken luta alde while he The premises.

Later a policeman, Mak, asked him if he knew anything about the job at Pokfulam and he replied that he did and that ዘር was instructed by May As do the work.

Then Mr Johnston came for ward

esked lu and

Mul whether or not he had asked questions, and lu reulled that he had.

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to Wanchal, lo Sume wotilel then take delivery.

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The sturen ardir juntes always showed the Jobs numbers for which the materials were quired.

Bese materials sometimes went fo other Jobs nol yet approved, Kwok ron- cluded.

Accuseds' "Excellent"

Records

In Navy

Evidence that the accused had! excellent, records in the Royal Ma Clifford then proceeded Navy mud had given entire to erosex mine first accel, sailsfaction In their work 011 Mr Citford: As I understand board HMS Eneare, a Fleet lug, your story, you say you were | was given by Lirut. W. J u to make a penny profit Hanns, RN. Oficer Commanding

of kny

these trans-HMS Encore, before the Chlef Justice, Sir Leslie Gibson, when the trial of three Brilish naval

nctions?

Kwok: I was never toh that they were money-malting jobs.

You just did them

of nut In there your

sense of duty OF 2 evidence of this that is relevant foreman?Yes, certainly, since

May had taken the To the charges.

res ponsibility of doing these jobs and instructed me to do so.

IIKA Lordship:

Kwok: We were talking about The Fokfulam job in connection

with May.

Hi Lordship: Did you tell Ju Muk what you have de- tailed to the Court at length?~ Yes.

You have given evidence - of larceny garding the counts of wiring and lampa. De you wish to say anything about the falsifications and

daily Inbour distribution Jobs? What lo Ju Muk had nothing to do with falsification of documents. His Lordship: Do you wish ta say anything to the Jury now?

Buld

had to do them.

bren

Inve you recently convicted on three counts of Istealing Government property?

Yes, but in the case of May I say

no shortage in that there was the materials.

ratings on six charges including rape and robbery with violence was continued at the Criminal Sessions this morning.

Gen. Dwight D. Eisen- hower (right), recalled to temporary duty as chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, has Pre- sident Truman as an at- tentive listener as they converse at an air show al Andrews Field, Washington, D.C.—AP

Lieut Hanns niso mentioned Austrian

that the second accused, Judge, had recently been given «

Picture.

Treaty:

special mention for bravery aunt į Russia Backs

efficiency.

The accused are Joseph Mc- Guinness, 24. Vincent Judge, 25, and Wham James McConway, 21, all Able-Seamen attached to

MS Encore, a Fleet tug.

They are charged on threo His Lordship: That's not very counts of rape and being alders clear. What do you mean "pound abettors to the same offence, shortage in the material?"

robbery with violence of $20 from Leading Telegraphist Leslie George Cubitt, 27, of HMS Tumur, assault occasioning bodi- ly horm to Cubitt, and larceny of $50, a cigarette lighter and a propelling pencil from Cubitt.

Yugoslavia's Claim For Reparations

Kwok: What I mean is talk:

London, Mar. 8.-- Russia to- in May's time in Hunghons

day supported Yugoslavia's de there was no shortage of any

for "substantial re- inands in the materials

Hunghom

parations from Austria. stores, because every job when

The United States, Britain NO FALSIFICATION

completed had to be checked hy

and France, however, all re- a clerk and an inventory was All three accused pleaded not newed their opposition to cr-⠀ Kwok: My defence on the then mole and

submitted to

'guilty to all counts. They are tracting reparations from Aus- counta is this.

There has been May for further checking be-

"V. J. Le fria. represented by Mr no falsification of documents fore being sent to the occupant D'Alton, instructed by Messrs The Russian Ambassador, Mr because it was usual for work-of the premises.

Hastings and Co., while the pro- George Zarubin. nsked the men to be sent out to work be- *fore there was a job numner Mr Clifford: Am I right in sccution is being conducted

for the particular job, Hence, saying that you knew you could Mr M. liceman, Crown Couns, Big Four representatives work-

the Austrian ing by Det. Sub-Inspector it assisted material labour was take no

treaty to appoint of that,

a sub-com- In-W. II. Summers. chargest to other jobs and nd-being discovered in that

mittee to consider the Yugoslav justed when authority had been ventory?

The Jury comprises six men reparations en and one woman.

Lieut Hann

because

without

obtained I have nothing else Kwok: That's correct.

His to say

Without Lordship: His Lordship: Have you any-being discovered by whom? thing to say as regards any of the evklence heard here? »

way, your

by

said that since attached

on

peace

In

Returns To Duty

Defence Against Submarines

BRITAIN

DEVELOPING

NEW WEAPON

London, Mar. 8.-Britain is making pro- greas with a new submarine weapon, Mr John Dugdale, Financial Secretary to the Admiralty, told the House of Commons today. It hoped to get a prototype for trials in a destroyer this year, he added.

WAN

"In a future war,” Mr Dugdale declared, "it may be that the Atlantic will become like the Mediterranean in the past, with England taking the place of Malta,"

Mr Dordale was speaking on Dealing with Commonwealth the Navy Eastimates for 1945. Į co-operation. Mr Dugdale said 50, amounting to £180.230.000 that since the war, six cruisers and Supplementary Estimates of and 32 destroyers and been £ 15,500,000 fot the current transferred to the Dominion Navics. They all formed a vital part of the nnval defence of the Commonwealth as,a whole... Router.

year,

Mr Dugdale described as "no dream" a recent statement by Mr John L. Sullivan, Sceretary of the United States Navy, that;

future war there may be as many battles under the sun as on the surface.

Est

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

The Admodern--submarine--editorial-of-yesterday's-date.----

was enemy

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the

Modern submarines might re- main submerged for five weeks and travel at 20 knots.

"We are ourselves working on The West tentatively rejected the sub-committee idea.

results are this problem. Our

Future Of China Mr quite spectacular and most satis- The American delegate, Mr Clifford: May I put it in they were

factory,

but there is no reason to to HMS Samuel Reber, apparently feared that you have another

Lordship?

Sir,Rarely, if ever, has the the creation Encore in December last year, that

of a sub-suppose that other nations are! Did you know that an inventary both McGuinness and Me committee would

menn accept not doing the same and having local press presented a truer and Kwok replied that he wished would be made of all the stores, Conway had proved satisfactory nnce of the principle that re-equal results." he said,

more fueld Insight of the pre- did not con- sent polities, in China, than your to say that in cases whem there not Including cables, of the

and the men's parations should be paid.

Mr Reber told the negotiating -sider- was no job number the workinen number of power potat and there work

records showed they were of

Its greatest only wrale

Your enlightenment anent Dr him

for plugs after a job? " chit

meeting that the Yugoslav claim invulnerable," good character.

had no legni basis or economie which Britain drew Kwok: Yes,

frigate, different materials, they

of Sun Fo's resignation, is without nbtt stores from his

In cases Du you know that those As for

had about 150. dubility or contradiction what- Judge, his character, Justification. If Yugoslavia where there was a job number Inventories were supposed to be was very good and had been needed help in rebuilding its materials drawn would be en- checked in head office agner good continuously

from Austela was not the Mr. Dugdale added that the It would be a truism to slate

was also don't know. All I cared war, 1943. He

Admiralty and cost sheet by Ho Sung

had been

making that whatever maybe the oul- May having checked the inven- Encore for 20 months, and bad He added, however, that the prototypes of two fast frigates come of the coming

from

existing tory against what was in the given entire satisfaction in his United States was willing to converted

de parley, China will be divided bulldog I would take it that work. Recently he

stroyers wayk

would have between two powers from the of Improving i

which CORRIDOT had been everything was all right.

given special

relations mention for economic

between greatly increased speed. If this North and South.

successful, o much bigger bravery and efficiency, and the Austria and Yugoslavia for the

would programme benerit award had been noted with

of both,

Arfect, This, in

was holding cume later. satisfaction by the ship's com-

out to Yugoslavia the prospecti "In short, we hope we shall of better relations with the be able to make the life of the Submarine both West it Belgrade eased its de- most modern mands

Austria.-United hazardous and uncomfortable,"

he said.

tered at the back of the estimate stores issued from head office”... joined the Navy in November.my, Mr Reber said, repara-servered part of her re-j soever.

In the event of a workman becoming ill there was a form, which May signed, man to sea the doctor.

a workinan be came

to

for the

wanted witness

(Kwok) early in the morning

When

leave

and Kwok would instruct the clerk to type out an applica- lights un a stores

tr

"RETURN NOTES"

you drew

20 fluorescent

order note pany. did you think that May would

lion form which, after it was

to

L

the

note."

a

he since

the answer, 'un

pro-

Cross-examined, Licut Hanns

The records signed by May, was sent over expect to see in that inventory agreed that workshop. the whole of those 20 lights that į duced were Wauchak

oficiul ship's re- Where a job required men 10

10 you had drawn if you had not cards of character. He admitted work overtime on Sundays this returned any?--In such a case if knowledge of McGuinness was authorised by May on I drew 20 lights for a job and having a previous conviction in the form was put up only 19, when it was com a civil court in Gibraltar, but Saturdays and sent to Wanchai.

pleted, the remaining one would what offence he had committed May designed the installations then be returned to the stores, and what sentence he had re-

a stores "relurn for various jobs. Witness made together with

ceived, witness did not know, out the estimate sheets and parsed them on to Lee Po- Do you think you could get GIRL "WILLING" shang, who put down the cost away with stores that you put

Called to the witness his less book in price

on the job without May

corroborated thot possession. The sheet was then Binding it out?-Mny would err-McConway passed to Lau Shu-wing, whatainly know exactly how many starins previously given by his

what took ! would check and, after find-lights were in the building he fellow ing it, to be ecrrect, would cause it was his duty to visit pince on the night of January forward to Mny's' office. jobs dally, and If I only put 3-4 last. He said that during

May would then

check it 19 lights in the premises and 20 the time they were in the Red correct any

were in the inventory it would Lion Bar, some Scots Guarda-

Invalved In be discovered. wrong. were

from

the

over again

and estimintes that

inen

necured of

became

box.

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The form would then be gent If you get goods on loan from fight with an American sailor to Wanchai and finally to the The stores he would not dis-Who had a gun with which he

Hend fee.

threatened cover it. is that correct?--lle When authority for carrying would discover that also be Conway out the job was given Mayenure he, would find a shorloge separated would inform witness in writing. of materials in the other job. Witness would' then check the You misunderstand me. estimate of cost and submit it you got something na the "On to tiny for signature to enable him to obtain materials for the Job,

Mc-

salior

soldiers. the saldi

he and Judge the the men, look sailor outside and put him in to u. rickshaw,

Another American Loun Book" from Wonchal, not whose acquaintance they hud from any other job, May would made in the Bar asked them hot know

would that,

ho?- to accompany him to get somu Yes, I have to inform him.

women, MeConway continued. Even in the ease of applying and the accused went with him tot materials from Wanchal on because the American

sald he

loan, I must first inform Atay would pay for them all.

1 because I cannot borrow any Весливе

SIGNING OF SHEETS Further explaining, Kwok said that the estimate cont sheet was not signed by May estimate job order until the had been approved. He him- self signed the estimate cost ⚫ sheet as soon as it was made loan the

materials from Wanchal with Discussing the incidents in the out a stores order note, and in hut where the alleged rape oc- the of applying for stores (curred, McConway declared that words "on loan" the girl, Lee Yeuk-ngo, offered would also appear on the stores no objection to the attentions of up.

order nota.

the three accused. She was very ...... next

The climate cost sheet was

I suggest to you that when willing, he declared. Wanchal sent to the

McConway Cross-examined, you take things on loan you do storekeeper who would apply not have a stores order note?-denied that the story he had for the materials for him, wit-

That could not be done.

given was agreed upon between continued.

the

three Are any fluorescent lights on the

accused following He admitted he stores were delivered to Wan-toon to you in that "On Loan their detention. chat he would instruct Ho Sung Book" that you signed for and was more drunk than his com- Ch clork in Hunghon) to make have not replaced? No, I never panions.

ness

When

out a stores order nots which | alaned for such fluorescent The trial is proceeding with would be submitted to Maylights in the "On Loan Look.". Counsels' closing sddresses 10

the Jury. for signature, before being sent The trial is proceeding.

1.

Press.

on

SIDE GLANCES

His gelhaistom

fleet.

conversion

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*COPA 1944 BY HER SERVICE, MIG T. M. REQ. 4. I. PAT, OPEJ

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Whether Chiang - and

-Kni-shek

his clique including his brother-in-law T. V. Soong, Sun Fo. H. 11. Kung and company. are welcomed to this Southern regime, is expremely doubtful,

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to the Chinese, even probably

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(Continued from Page 1)~ Two local labour leaders who como to London for talks on sugar pleaded his causo with the Colonial Secretary. liis critics in the islanda said it was croditable that the Governor should champion the "common man" but he need not have the Shanghal,

B.-The "ranged himself against

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law that GY1,000 notes are expected sent responsibility and hour cyclone hii. Sythels in

order in the colony,

| Eastern Pakistan last night. to circulate tomorrow.

equivalent

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