1949-03-15 — Page 5

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 1949.

Begins Address Boy Imprisoned

Defence Counsel Closing

PWD LARCENY TRIAL ENTERS TWELFTH DAY

The PWD larceny trial entered its twelfth day at the Criminal Sessions this morning when Mr A. J. Clifford, who is defending Arthur Frederick May, 41, electrical inspector, grade I, began his closing address before Mr Justice Williams and the jury.

Charged with May is Kwok Kwong, 47, foreman. They are both accused of three counts of theft by public servant and three of falsification of documents with intent to de- fraud the Government of money.

In Own Home

For Years

Boston, Mar 14-The strange story of a 14-year-old boy, who was kept a virtual prisoner in his homo most of his life be cause he was allegedly illeg timate, was disclosed today by the police.

The authorities, who talked t Gerald Sullivan at the polic station, told this story..

room

Until today he did not know whether he was a boy or a girl, Ha cannot rend or write. Fi mother kept him locked in n most of the ime. He meals were brought to him in the room. He has never had a cat or dog. He never had a Ught in his room at night. Coldf the line of

year by stale of a tree outside his win

11" the

Kwok is not tegally repre- with a criminal charts and not Rented. The prosecution is con- a departmental inquiry, The

to ducted by Mr A. Hooten, Crown | jury ind

decide whether Counsel, assisted by Mir J. May commited the eri ninal | dow. He had never heard of

Joliston, ASP.

offences, not wheber, in their out something, opinion. I might have found had he done something different.

Before Mr Clifford began his ful speech for the defence, Dr G. IL Thomas, Deputy Director of Medical Services, who was n

In his submission, sald witness for the prosecution. Counsel,

behaved had Muy was recalled at the request of logically throughout. "Did he the defence.

deliberately steal PWD pro- His Lordship: Dr Thomas, Iperty? Did he deliberately ant fulsify accounts? intentionally have naked you to come here to clear up a certain point. The Those are the questions before point I want you to clear is you," said Mr Clord.

made Wis

where referencé

He went on to say that it was about Government workmen very ensy

for a person, having doing the job at Pokfulam In heen caught red-handed, to say their spare time,

that so-and-so told him to do it. There was no witness in the Dr Thomas: 1 have no collection of hearing any con- World to prove his case and it versation at the houre between was his word ngainst the other only. That អព what Mr May and Kwok Kwong mon

Government workmen Kwok Kwong was saying.

About

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baseball,

IN GIRL'S CLOTHES

The police first found the boy when he escaped from home yesterday, barefoot and clad in

giri's torn clothing.

They subsequently arrested his mother, Mrs Anna Frances Sullivan, 45, widow and mother

of three other children,

The police captain said she acknowledged the boy was her son and she had kept him lock- ed up because he was Megit-1 male.

in court she was arraigned on a charge of neglect of a minor and held in US$1,000 ball for hearing on Wednesday.

The boy was taken to another home. Someone asked him if be loved his mother wil he said: :

doing the work. May brought i If that really was the issue up the matter when we were would there not be something walking up the road and just after all the enquiries of the about to leave the place. May Poilce that some person would don't love her. She was very spoke to me I don't know how mention May. but throughout bad to me."--United PreRS. for Kwok was away from the whole of the evidence of all HE then-about something to the workmen May was never this effect: that he thought once mentioned. It was not that

Government work even allered that money was men-I presumed then

passed to Mar. workmen might

be his

be

willing if asked to do the work The second point he asked the that I was wanting to be done jury to consider was whether a in their spare time or on holi-person would deliberately ret n dnya.

trap for himself. May bad

and renovated the renewed

Did

Hs Lordship: anything about that?

make any remarks?

you say system at Wanchal and was al- Did you ways trying to get the system

tighter and tighter. He tried Dr Thomas: You will remem-set the suspense account which ber that I said that I was would have made a complete puzzled and

wondering check and dispensed with the how that would be done. May double areaunting system.

Would a man make mentioned that It was quite uilĮ right if the men were working which he Was to

WILS

have

a net in

he caught? in their spare ume. We were asked Counsel. If May

were together. As I

doing what was alleged inten- talk that did not apical tonaly would he have left a me because-oli, there is this written record of everything? that I want to say--in connection were saying, deliberately taking

If he was, as the

prosecution with that, if such a plan suc- ceeded I should have to pay the men from Tokwawan Market to workmen Individually and do other jobs, would he have would have to buy or pay for left an oficial diary saying that materials as they were

tre bought.

in tint period he had visited the Such

a plan did not

to market twice. The very record appeal to me because I could not visualise showed that there was in fact

So I did no, guilt in May's mine, such a protracted job.

"It"

not pursite the matter. I did

not make

an emphatic

STATEMENT UNTRUE

also knew, for Kwok had pro- mised them extra pay presum- ably to come out of the money made in carrying out private contracts.

tie

The evidence of the attempt to deceive May by altering lorry log sheet was proof of this conspiracy and if the jury necpeted this, it was an acquittal for May because no one would attempt to deceive a co-con- spirator.

Mr Clifford submitted

that Kwok's version of the circum- stances of the Heltmeyer job was completely fnise And May's evidence on that

this

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Session Special

Union Of W Council Opens

(By Sylvain Mangcot, Router's Diplomatic Correspondent)

London, Mar. 14. The Foreign Ministers, together with the Defence and Finance Ministers, of the five Western Union powers, opening a two-day special session of the Union's Consulta- tive Council here today, were believed to have discussed the Atlantic Pact and related defence

matters.

་

of the

Council meetings, a single joint communique is expected at the end of the session.

Icelandic Foreign Minister, M. In Washington today, the

Bjarni Benediktsson, conferred for 40 minutes with Mr Dean

MA

US Coal

TO-DAY

ONLY

"Holiday” Begins

Pittsburgh,

Mar. 14-John

minera

of

L. Lewis 428,000 closed alt coal mines cart the isissipp! River today by the simple procedure of stay- Ing at home.

While the minera obediently hegan their two-week holiday with no plekeling or demon- strations, huge stockpiles

of

gat enabled the steel mills to cantinue their record-breaking production.

and

The American Tron Steel Instituto saki the steel industry would reach an opera tluk rate of 102 percent of theoretical capacity this week;

If so, it would mark the ninth consecutive week Amerl- en's steelmakers have produced at 100 percent or beller.

At the beginning of the walk- out, the nationni coal stockpile was 07,500,000 tons, the biggest since the start of the war, but the two-work

holiday or pm- test is expected to cost 24,000,- 000 tons of coal, or about third of the amount on hand.

Harlest hit by the walk-out after the miners themselves- who stand to lose an estimated £17,000,000 in wages-were the Eastern railways. They elving furloughs to

50,000 men employed in transporting coal,

The shut-down began with- out incident on the first shift. Only supervisory personnel and maintenance crews,

who keep

are

the water pumps and ventilating systems in working order, show- ed up.-United Press.

BRITAIN'S

WARNING NOTE

(Continued from Page 1) Observers in Rhodes today were uneasy over the prospects f a flareup in the Palestine war. They regarded the Iraqui-. held central sector as a danger | spot.

at

The area based on the Arab triangle formed by Tulkarm, Nablus and Jenin, is not covered by any

cease fro

agreement. The

agreement renched Rhodes last week between Isract and Transjordan stops at the southernmost

point triangle, where the Iraqui-held uren begins,

of the

Tension in this area has been rising rapidly in the past Tow days and the Israelis have com- plained of "cattle ralds" from the triangle into their territory, They threaten reprisals.

United Nations observers are Investigating Israell charges thot Arab reinforcements have poured into the triangle.- Reuter.

China Situation Latest

Acheson, the Secretary of State, the terms of the North Alantic Pact,

Immediately afterwards, the Foreign Minister had a discus- sion with two State Department

Counsellor,

pression John Hickerson, Director of European Warded with an official position

(Continued from Page 1)

was a point against May. Dr Special Assistant to Mr Douglas oficials, Mr Charles Bohlen.did not want to give the im-

as

Affairs.

and Mr

Obscrvers thought that among the matters discussed was the procedure and timing for parti- cipation in the Atlantic Alliance of Norway, Den- mark, Italy, Iceland and Portugal. The consideration of defence that estimates was expected to take point up some time on both days of wo true. It was sensible to get the session. Questions on the a Chinese person to kuy things propused Council of Europe will from shops, because they got come up tomorrow. them cheaper.

Mr Clifford

The United said he agreed

States, it wrin with Crown Counsel's opening informed

understood, will be kept closely discussions speech that there was a similari- ty between the Heitmeyer case through Mr Lewis Douglas, the and Dr Thomas' case. He did United States Ambassador

Landon, and General Marshall not agree,

however, that

S. Carter, nominated today sells Thomas would not have puid

for the "development and en- except on the production of ordination of the military contractor's bill, and

Kwok, who had had

sistance programmes." practice in

in getting Referring to Kwok's "many false bill-heads from the Cheong

Co., would have got an- session opened transactions," Mr Clifford re-

to thu olher one for Dr Thomas... called his statement Police which he bad read out to The evidence of both Dr and

Mrs

Thomas, to a great extent. Kwok and which Kwok nitted that he had made to the supported May's Police. Kwok now said that showed that it was May's inten

evidence and certain portions were not true, tion that either a contractor or and Mr Clifford added, "You. Government men in their pare members of the Jury, will say time should do the work. to yourselves, if they were not May went there to do true why did he tell the Pollec for a friend, to see which was 10 service in such clear language that they the most economical lay-out. It juisest us the

were true'?"

was not preposterous that Go- what happend.

50 (and would Mr Clifford then read por- Ivernment men

cultural aspects do the Western Union, Called by the defence, J. A.

spare time. All Accountant of tions of the statement, to re- work in their

Following a precedent estab- Organisation for Bendall, Senior

and over the Colony fresh the jury's memory,

men the PWD, lestifled to a survey i

liclied at previous Consultative, Economic Co-operation. here working day and night and some pointed

instances to

where he made, 03

s doing double jobs. instructions, In

Kwak haut deceived Europeans

Mr Willion Warby, Inbour, September 1946 on the account-in the office

und May.

had proposed that the Consulta He

petent to discuss economic ques- tions. Reuter.

because it was purely

before, if i gertion. As I said were put to me if I wanted the I would Job-one,definitely.. have decided no. It has weighed heavily on my mind that I did શબ્દ

emphasise that. It distresses me very much. If there was uny misunderstanding on this point. I am truly deeply distressed.

His Lordship: Thank you, Dr Thomas, I think you have given recollection of

pd-

Wern

I am bookkeeping system contended that when Kwok COUNSEL'S WARNING

In

PWD. ile

rend

the appendix to the report to the Wes

dard and efficiently

11

tories were

organised

caught red-handed he

"The prosecution has

asked

Director of Pubile Works which, urned and sak that he never you to infer guilt from the forms: stated that in the electrical de, did any private contracting and which have been signed. That i de when he was caught a second is circumstantial evidence about partment there was a high stan-time Kwok had said that he which you have to be very care- sedid the work because he was ful," warned Mr Clifford, adding dered told by lay. "What evidences Lordship has said that he and this was a fact considered

imself has signed an entors worthy of bringing to his special was that?" he asked. notice. The system devised was The next point of interest without

check on

checking Inver- on ali

operations.

every was in the Lowbridge, Shackic- Mr up to date elon

Williams: "That la Justice "Co instance, &

because in a particular instance. I do topt in reference to electrical there was. Mr Clifford sald, a not siga all inventories without

other departments.

false receipt and it was There was a highly satisfactory $70. If the jury accepted the go away with that idea. It was for checking. I hope the jury won't state of affairs in view of the

story of Kwok Kwang he and a private contraction and noth- unusual conditions under which Ho Sung were going to collect this money for May for not having done any Hoolon.

work at all. as Did Kwok strike the jury

philanthropic as all being as that? asked Counsel.

Aures in

it had been obtained.

Replying to Bendall sald that the report concerned the Wanchat stores. lle did not investigate at Hung hom workshop. He had checked the system of forms, used al Wanchal.

had

When asked by the Foremnan of the Jury whether he seen the written instructions

to the electrical workshop, wit-

Hess replied in the negative. They had never come through him ns senior accountant, for approval. It might have come during his absence Home leave. He was primarily concerned with the head offico and each section of the PWD had its own system.

up

On

Foreman: As a qualified man can you Eny whether or not you would have passed this system in. Its entirety?

Witness: I have not seen it.

Mr Clifford

reminded

ing to do with public duty."

Mr Clifford went on to sub- mit that it was virtually im- possible for a person to check everything before signing. Un- less one had a very large and the eficient supervising staff, one

for

that he should be re-

the recent pence mission

He made no slatment to the to North China, which resulted The two-day extraordinary press between the meetings. in the resumption of postal

at Luncaster In the House of Commons to- and shipping services. House-today-with-an-agenda-day, Mr Hector McNell. Mr. Klang Yung, however, sald

covering:

1-Atlantic Union.

2.-The Council of Europe. 3. The report of the Secre- |tary-General of the Western

Union on defence.

Ho's

Minister of State, fold a ques-he would helpTM General tioner that the Foreign Secre-Government in private capael- tory, Mr Ernest Bevin, certainly ty. did not wish to exclude ceono- The third member of the mic questiona from the discus-Shanghai delegation, Mr Chang sion of the proposed European Shu-chao, was reported to have Consultative Assembly.

agreed to taking the portfolio of Mr MeNeil added that it Judicial Administration. would be necessary,

to ensure

Young. 4.The report of the cocin that the new organisationstar LI Huang, postponed a

The

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OUTWARD MAILS tive Assembly should be com-

With effect from March 7, 1949. All correspondence intended to to forwarded by Air to London only and then by surface mall to destination, must be superscribed "y Air to London only." in future it will not be melent to merely, supersertbe much car respondence "vla London."

Air Mall Servier, to Tlentin and Pelping is temporarily sus pended until further notice.

Unless otherwise stated, re- Ristered arifeles and

parcel posts class 30 minutes exter than the ordinary mall. 31 mall close before 10 a.m., registered and parcel posts close at 5 p.m. on the previous day. Mallard closed at Kowloon Central Post office half an tiour earlier than the Q10 closing times,

TUESDAY, MARCH 15 Closing Times y Air Swalow. Anny, Nanking, Taington and lathow. 3.30 p.m.

Shanghai, 3 p.m.

Manila, Honolulu, USA & Canada,

Air Parcei Post for Manila, Jono-

Jury that Kwok had already could not guarantee that every-15 p. been convicted of three lots of thing was working smoothly and July, and USA, (CEO) 4.30 p.m. thefts and submitted that the properly as inid out. It was un- (GO) p.m. present thefts were just another fair to expect this of May, two on his, list.

May was trying in between Speaking of the count dealing his ordinary jobs, to cheek with Lowbridge, Shackleton and things bit by bit and put them best

Co., Mr Clifford declared it to right. He was doing his

Ordinary Airmall (Printed Matters, Samples & Small Packet Postal for atanila, Guam, Honolulu and USA, (CPO) 4.30 p.m.: (GPO) 5 p.m.

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Itangoon, Calcutta, Karachi, Bati- rein, Alexandria (Nairobi, Johannes-

be most improbable that a man to put things in order and there burg de Marseilles via Alexandria).

of May's position would stoop, was evidence of this. He had Rome and London, (CPO) 4.30 p.m.; to allow his brother-in-law to no

be charged $70 for Government yet got round to everything, (GPO) S

his

and

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nor had he succeeded in getting Ceylon, India. Mindagascar, Aden,

inadequately-trained under-paid staff going. the blame falls on the head of "I-submit that a great deal of

people to do

Government for getting responsible jobs

properly which was taken tree, May's enquiry of whether Mr Hellmeyer had a bill for the ilghts, before he knew of Police Investigationg in that direction was significant of his innocente.

CONSPIRACY CHARGE involving large sums on the pay

the

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18 Closing Times By Air Bwatow and Amoy, 8,30 a.m. tred);

Manila 12.30 p.m.

Shanghat. Nanking, Tsingtao, Swa›

Mr Clifford alleged that there Clifford, adding that until Maywand The system that you saw. wng a conspiracy among the found out it was surant, he had Shanghai, 9 am, (reg); 0,30 a.m. would it be a system that can onlee HT at Hunghom to de- the right to assume the system (ord). be operated a

at all times will-

κείνη Μην. Not

en going on only did Hoe hind ontest out any supervision?-No sya Sung. brother-in-law of Kwok, and that his 1-st-metions were few Amby. Tainan and Foocow tem in the world con bo operated without supervision. nway, but so did the time being carried out

* falsifica With rempt to keeper at Wanchal office; while CRIMINAL CHARGE Kwok. Hop, who was set to ton of document.

was clon: Opening his speech for the de-collect money from Mr Helt- that it was not of May's doing fence at 10.80, Mr Clifford said meyer, was also a relative of said Mr Clifford, that they were. now dealing Kwok Kwong. The workmen The case is proceeding.

Closing Timer by Bes. Bangkok. 10 a.m.

3.30 p.m.

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fwatow. 1 p.m.

Bhanghai. 2. p.m.

Amoy and Jupen, 3 p.m.

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