1949-04-06 — Page 5

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 1949:

Mahjong Murder Trial Expelled From Hungary

Defence Opens

Expectant

Mothers Jump

"DEAD MAN WAS THE From Blazing

AGGRESSOR" CLAIM

In his opening address to the Jury in the Percy Chen Pottinger Street Murder trial, Mr (Counsel for accused) aid this morning that he of witnesses was going to rely on statements made at the time of the incident that there was a fight between accused and deceased.

He would also submit that the deceased was the aggressor, inasmuch as that he had lost a large sum of money at mahjong that night, and that being dissatisfied with the circumstances, he was ready to pick a quarrel with anyone.

Accused in the trial is Ngal; He added that the dead man Pak-churen. 20, salesman, of the land had a bed. night, and was Wah On Stationery and Fro-ready to pick a quarrel with vislou Store, Pottinger Street, anyone. who is accused of the murder

It is for the prosecution fo of Lo Kla, his 20-year-old show that there was no fight. there 18 that cousin and co-foki on Septem- My submission ber 20 last.

was. My submission is that that The trial is being heard be-fight was a continuous fight from forc the Chief Justice. Sir the time when they started to fatal to the time the Leslie Gibson and a Jury of quarrel

In other five men and two women at the blows were struck. Criminal Sessions.

there was no "cooling Appenting for the Crown is Mr A. Hooton, Crown Counsel. assisted by Det. Insp. T. Cash- man. Mr Chen is for the ac- cused, instructed by Mr A. S. K.ing

words

off" period."

Mr Chen suggested that

the

persons present at the time--L Tat and Lee Tang-were keep

back something from the Court, or that their estimate of the time was not suffelent to remove complete doubt from the minds of the Jury.

Lol.

When the trial resumed this morning, Mr Chen said that no-

would cused

not give any

FATHER'S EVIDENCE evidence, and ihat he would conduct the case un accused's Ngoi Kwok-leung, father of behalf.

accused, nnid he lived with his Defence Counsel. addressing wife and two children (Robert the Jury, said that the accused and a daughter) at 80, Morrison Was the son of the owner Hill Road. They were a Christion of the shop at 20. Pottinger family. He had a brother, nam- Street, Ngal Kwok-leung.

Hospital

Effingham, Illinois,) Apr. 5. Two women in labour escaped from the blazing hospital here early today in which nearly 60 poople, including

about 20 children, were feared to have lost their lives.

Both expectant hothers-one from a of whom jumped second-flvar window-gave birth to bables inmediately after- wards, and all four were report- ed doing well.

Elghteen Inmates, including eight bables, were killed lenp- ing from the windows of the four-storey St. Ardhony's Hospital, which was destroyed, in less than an hour.

Many others were badly in- jured. Trapped victims screamed from six for help as firemen nearby communities battled to

them free

and relatives for their searched frantically klasfolk in the intense heat.

Firemen found the bodies of 11 bables still in their flame- blackened metal cribs in the charred wreckage of the second four-The uncounted bodies of patients from upper floors were strewn about the nursery and under windows.

The Cathelle nuns in charge of the hospital set up a Яrst-aid stallon in a garage. Dr George Wood, a staff physician, pul tha number of dend at 50 to 58, but an accurate figure could not be

ad. Ngal Man-fal, who was 7 given as the hospital records

Ngal was called as a witness priest. He was a paper mer-were lost. Police records show- for the prosecution in the lower chant, a member of the Papered that 55 people escaped. Court, but was not tendered for Guild and the Hongkong Chin- cross-examination by the Crownese Chamber of Commerce,

The hospital chaplain, Father

In the present proceedings, so The accused, he said, was Sandon, was reported to have

Non, During lilled. ho would he called as a wit-his second

Two nuns and a nurse ness for the defence.

childhood. he had been in a were missing. Mr Chen said that accused's rather delicate state of health.

from The father would say that the ac-and suffered constantly

have cused was quiet and rather re-beri-berl in the reet. When he f'cent, and was considered to be was about 15, he had suffered not as bright as the rest of then severe attack of heart disease. family.

Mr Chen: Do you know if he

about Counsel and he would also was worried call the younger brother of ac-health? eured, Robert Ngai Pak-wal. | Witness: Every who was also a prosecution wit-again he complained

was feeling giddy.

ness.

the

These Iwo witnesses, father and brother of accused.

blaze was thought to in a coal chule started with the flames flashing up o If shaft and enveloping the whole building. The hospital is of the residential section in OWN

Efngham. town of 8,000 popu- rithw and latton, 200 miles south of Chi-

that ho engo. Reuter.

his

The accused was the dullest saich. of his children, witness

would both my they were mem- He was quiet, and seldoma spoke. Missing Bank

bers of a respectable family in He was employed in the shop pald fairly well-to-do circumstances as a salesman and was Mr Chen continued, Another $50 a month, plus his food must

commission percent. Was 10

sales,

The

оп

he witness would call

decessed, his Father Ngai, a Roman Catholle

In the priest. Fr Natal wasiri say that nephew, also worked accused left Wah Yun College at shop and received wages on the Both the accused same basis. the age of 17, having only then

He would say and deceased were on friendly renched class 7. that accused was always very terms, and witness knew of no obedient and particularly quiet il-feeling between them. and reticent.

Cross-examined by Mr Hoo- ton, witness said that one of his FIGHT ALLEGED

other sons Was 121 under Referring to the alleged in-graduate in Hongkong Univer- eldent, Mr Chen said: "The Prosity, while another was an un- secution relles on the fact that dergraduate In Liigaam Univer- there were no signs of a fight. sity.. and on the fact that there must some interval for a have been *enbling aft" period between the and the fight. if it did quarrel take place. The defence is going to rely on the statements prosecution witnesses made

of

nt

the time of the incident. In which all and every one of the

Mr

Evidence corroborating Chen's opening was given by Robert Ngui Pak-wal.

The trial is proceeding.

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York, New

Apr. 5.-Mr

wilnesnes had said that there Franklyn D. Roosevelt, Jr., san

was a fight. was a night

Manager

Arrested

In a hotel room in Vienna, Lt-Col. John P. Merrill (right), points to photostatic copy of a receipt for garage bill which the Hungarian government says he refused to pay and for which With reason he was expelled from the country. him is L1-Col. Peter Kopcsak (left), who also was expelled from Hungary. Both were assistant mili- tary attaches of the U.S. Legation at Budapest. Hungary also accused the two U.S. Army men of spying and "brutal abuse of diplomatic privileges."

-AP Picture.

ISRAELI-SYRIAN ARMISTICE

TALKS OPENED

No Man's Land Meeting

Border,

No Man's Land, Israeli - Syrian Apr. 5.-Israeli and Syrian delegates held

be- three-hour meeting in the No Man's Land tween their frontiers in Northern Palestine today fourth Jewish-Arab to open negotiations for a armistice,

Torrential rais! was falling when the representatives as sembled in a tent for the con- ference, under the Presidency

Arabs together for tuiks on a permanent settlement.

Dr Ralph Bunche arrived la the

from Lebanese capital of M. Henri Vizier personal Rhodes today to end his Pales

of the Acting · line Madintor's mission by Dr Ralph handing over to the United

representative Palestine Mediator. Bunche.

The Isrucii delegates objected to the credentials presented by the Syrians, which were signed by Syria's new head of State, Colonel Husni Zalm, who

en- dorsed them as Chief of Staff Beach

(Florida) of the Army, llenderson 5.-Richard

annictant 40-year-old

Daytona

Apr. Crowe,

The Israelis said that

the

Notions Concilation Commissioil. An Iraqi spokesman sald that though they would not agree they had no objection to other Arab States participating.

Egypt.

Syria. Transjordan, the Lebanon and Saudi Arabia (also representing The Yemen) fold the Commission that they were eager to take part in any attempt to restore peace in the Middle East.

US Senate

TO-DAY

ONLY

Committee Considers Atlantic Pact

Washington, Apr.. 5-The

Senate Forelan Relations Com- mitico discussed the North At- lantio alliance in a 90-minuto closed session today.

Senator Tom Conally (Demo- crat, Texas), the Chairman. declined to predict when thie Treaty would come before the Senate for ratiileation,

President Truman is expected to send the Treaty to the

Senale very soon.

But there may be some do- lay to enable hit simultaneous- ly to present Congress with hi proposals for a foreign military assistance programme to imple- ment ita purposes.

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Ratification by the United States will require a two-thirds majority vole in the Senate.

The Truman Administration is anxious for speedy action but the Senate is far behind schedule in its consideration of rocial reform "Fair Deal" legis- lation.

OPPOSITION EXPECTED

Action by the House of Re- presentatives is not necessary House for ratification, but the will have to approve the Bi authorising funds for the pro- Vision of military supplies to The North Atlantic and other Powers. More Congressional ap- osition is anticipated to this

than to the formal rotacu- lion of the Treaty.

As soon as the Treaty comes I into effect, the North Atlantic Powers will set up a Council of Member States with a Military Staff Committee to co-ordinato

defence their

plane and resources.

The representatives of the Brussels Pact Powers lost no time yesterday and mel with the United States Secretory of State, Mr Dean Acheson, a few minutes after the formmal signature of the

Treaty

discussed Presumably, they the integration of the Western Union defence system into the North Atlantic defence sys- tem.-Reuter.

Douglas May Lose Sight

Of One Eye

Fishing Accident

London, Apr. ·B-An Amert- can Embassy spokesman ald here tonight that there were tears that le American Am-

Douglas,

hook

Int

branch manager of the National talks were to be held between City Bank of New York, who governments and not between The Commission will not bassader, Mr Lewis is alleged to have disappeared armies, but the Syrians explain anally agree on the place and might lose the sight of one eye on March 27 with $884,600 of ed that a new government badme of the meeting unit its

as the result of a Asking ac- his bank's funds, was arrested not been formed in Damascus members have seen Mr David

in which cident

a ly atter last week's coup d'etat. Ben Gurion, the Israeli Primo caught in his eye. here today.

Mr 'Agents of the FBI followed The Israelis then

Douglas was fishing agreed to Minister, in Tel-Aviv on Thurs-

day. Reuter.

Andover, the river Test, near stated Crowe into a dimly-lit bar at continue the talks but

Hampshire, one that this did not imply recogni-

of the most this Atlantie beach resort last night and held him under ar- tion by Israel

beautiful rivers in England and of the new

a famous trout stream. quietly Syrian regime. rest. They moved

He was the weekend guest of that patrons of the tavern went

the exclusive Houghton Fishing on drinking unaware of the

Club, dram being acted.

After

by

will be The next meeting held in the same place on Fri- day morning.

Crowe surrendered quietly, It is believed that the Syrians

will be willing to strengthen} put he was in a more aggres- sive frame of mind this their internal position after the morning. While being escorted recent coup d'etat by reaching and to a car by the Federal authorian agreement with Israel

Draft Plan For Germany

of the late President, announced today that he had accepted the chairmanship of a committee which plans to build a $1,000,- 000 children's village on the outskirts of Jerusalem.

ties, he lunged at a cameraman concentrating on domestic ques- Experts Get Down Mr Roosevelt ·

Blons. told reporters that the institution would care for 1,000 orphans and displaced children now in Europe. The project is under the ausplees of said the "Save-A-Child" Foundation. and

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"The prosecution would also suggest to you that accused was the aggressor. For the defence 1 put before you now that it was the deceased who had lost that night a sum of money equivalent to half his monthly pay, that the deceased was the one who was in a state of mind, shall we say, of dissatisfaction with the circumstances," Mr Chen.

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"She says sho's got a torrible sunburn and it's too hot- I didn't think she'd get so lonesome first timp sho's boon away in 42 yanra!"

und partly smashed his camera,

He told police officers that he spent his time as a fugitive here. lounging on the sunny beach visiting numerous The FBI said it had recovered $54,708 of the loot in a suitcase In the apartment house in which

bars,

he was hiding under the name

of Richard Karr. Another $36. 505 had been recovered previous ly-United Press.

"Dead"Baby Rescued

From Sewer

Kower.

by

1.

a

Israel has already signed armistice agreements with Eipt, Trutsjordan and the Lebanon-Reuter.

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the accident he was Immediately rushed to hospital

in

operation and the eye was i

on yesterday. His en- gagements were cancelled for a

week.

His condition this afternoon was said to be "as good as can! be expected."

Mr Douglas is being attended

Washington, Apr. 5.-A Bri- fish official today said that the by Mr Maurice Whiting, one of Germant 'experts. Mir Patrick Britain's leading eye surgeons- Dean Ancl Ar Christopher Itouter. Sterle. started work yesterday with United States oftelata on draft plan for setting up

Beirut, Apr. 5-All Arab Western German government, States, except Iraq, agreed today with a definition of te respons- to take part in an "exchange of billiles and those of the occupa views" in Europe with Israeli tion authorities, rep, osentatives present, it was The experts continued work stated in Beirut, capital of the today and Mr Ernest Bevin, the British Foreign Secretary, and

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The Amb replics were sent to Mr Dahn Acheson, US Secre- tence of death for the murder of Harry Saul Michaelson, car the United Nations Palestine tary of State, will review it to- toonist and variety artist, in Commission, which has been morrow.

Loudon dat was dismissed by meeting in Belrut for three The official said that Mr Be-the Court of Criminal Appeni wecks. The Commission first

viii, Mr Acheson and Mr Schu- today. discussed the refugee problen man, the French Foreign Minis Lewis entered the flat ns and then branched out into anter, had no intention of reach burglar and struck Michaelson Washington, Ápr. 5. The

U.S. TO TAKE

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attempt to bring the Israelis and ink clear-cut agreements here with a steel chair as Michael-Census Bureau expects to And

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wife,

Radio Hongkong

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f

DISASTROUS

1

FIRE

(Continued from Page 1)

showed 131,000,275 persons reputed ear of danger..

on German problems, but they son was getting out of bed. Rbout 150,000,000 persens respeedy departures of people' Pittsburgh, April 3-A new-

hoped to be able to agrce on The London Court of siding in the United States from their hutments, born baby, thrown down

the main outlines of the prob- Criminal Appeal dismissed on when it

As the flames reached the population mother, who

Appeal by Malcolm Frederick count next year.

joeld factories so the smoke bę- thought it was "dead", cried

Mr Bovin has seized every Roach, 34-year. old Canadian, Mr J. C. Capt, director of came thicker. Mr R. S. Half- lusifly in Shadyside Hospital |...

opportunity to discoss Euro-living at Leyton, Essex, against the Census Bureau, made the Brown (Yaumati) and Mr G. A. after is rescue by two police-

pean, especially German, prob- his conviction of the murder of estimate before the House Ap-R. Wright-Nooth (Shamshuipo) child was in men today. Tho

lems with the other Forelyn his 25-year (Continued from Page 1) the

Rose propriations sub-Committee to-directed Police operations and 'perfect" condition despite

Ministers.

Louise. Roach had been

sen-day.

d'd good work in keeping the fact that its early hours of life

Premier Thakin Nu will also Thus, during the Presidential tenced to death-Reuter,

The last census, in 1040,

They were spent in a clorked newer. assume the portfolio of National reception last night, he and

out four or five persons, The police found the 10-year- Planning.

other Foreign Ministers, inclu-

siding in the USA, The ten-who, in spite of the fire peril, old mother in a park shelter,

Two additional portfolios weroding the Scandinavian and Bel-

year population Increase, if the had returned to their huts to re- after had walked where she

given to Finance Minister U Tin. gian representatives, got to-

prediction is borne out, will bo cover the last of their belong- giving birth to the seven-pound These are Commerce ant Sup-gether for talks.

about 10,000,000,-United Press. inga, ten-ounce, baby unattended.

plica,

Mines and Industry,

Mr Bevin han decided to go I.K.T,

Between 6.30 and 7 o'clock_n Taken to hospitol, she said she

Former Judicial Minister Bn to the United Nations Assem- 6. Programme Summary: 0.01,

vast area deed

enveloped in thought the baby was

Gyan becomes Minister of Forests bly on the advice of the Em-Light Variety 6.40, Songs by Pant

fames which carried all before because it "didn't cry".

and Agriculture and Information bossy. This constitutes an add- Robeson 7 Record Round-about"

Variety Request Programme presen

Save Child

them. Altogether 10 dollverles The offleers returned to the Minister Tun Ule assumes in led strain because of two extra fed by Jean Talliday. (Studio); B

Paris, Apr. 8.-Ten-year old und four motor pumps wore but so far he has World News and News Anniyals. station after they had prised addition the Education portfolio. Journeys.

(London Bray): 8.15, "Ses · Tea" Nicole Beitry was sitting

used to quell the confiagration. the grating off the sewer and Maha Win Maung, in addition stood up remarkably well, As Talks on Sport, (Studio): 4.30, Lon-

Some of the fokis not about reached down for the child, who

Transport and Comcording to Bellish sources. to being

don Studio Melodies-Mantovani and and playing in her hospital bed was wrapped in a pillow-stip. munientions Minister, becomes He may exchange views with Its Orchestra (BUCTS): "From today after 43 people from her breaking down their structures

as Patrolman Public Works and Labour Minis Mr Acheson on other problems: BBC Theatre Orchestra Concert to Strasbourg to give her about to a place of safety while

the Editorials" (London Relay): 0.10. (vlilage had travelled 124 miles end currled the wooden planks It began crying

In Peter Setteit cradled it in his ter

includingt

Communist conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham,

the Hongkong Shipyard. com Arms, It was placed in the The announcement sald the menace in Southeast Asia, but InACTS: 10.10, Anthology pre eight pints of blood.

Nicolo is suffering from leu-pound there was much activity hospital incubator.

there sented by Clifford Davies. (Studio); is the British 'offlcini kaksi

would hat be sufficient time to 1940. Dance to Guy Lojobardo and chemia, a chronic blood disena, removing wood.

Royal Canadians: 31.- Radio which necessiinted hammer out combined policy. Nowarcel (London Stelay) United Presi.

Weather Report and Close Downt | transfusion-Reuter.

Frontier

Areas Ministry

The mother will be charged unchanged with Miha Ba Shing As Koren Affairs with abandonment. United continulog Press.

| Minister-Associated Press.

the

11.10.

Blood Transfusions

up

$1 blood

was

By o'clock the outbreak was brought under control.

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