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"Graveyard of ships" claims another victim
LIVERPOOL MURDER TRIAL
Liverpool: February 13. After two trials, Charles Con- molly, 24, was today found not guilty of murdering Leonard Thmns, manager of the Camoo cinema in Liverpool last March. After the Liverpool Assize judge!
Chillong Point. "graveyard of ships,“ has claim- ed another victim. The British ship, ss. Wing Hing, which ran aground near Chillang Point carly, Sunday morning, is total loss, Another British ship, which attempted to give as-
sistance to the Wing Hing, the ss, City of Kimberley, sustained slight hull damage when she ran aground about 8 a.m. on Sun- day.
became
was given, but two hours later when the engine room flooded and the radio went dead, these two men also left the ship.
had ordered the jury to return. Sca divers, who examined fafter the "abandos ship", order
not guilty verdict for murder, the damage yesterday, report Connolly pleaded guilty to steal-ed that the City of Kimberley £50 and conspiracy to rot might have to go into dry-dock gaol for ten for a short time; however, the to load cargo George Kelly, 27, with whom he ship continued
was ten-esterday.
und wha yours.
sent to
robbed the mainger,
feel to death at the Liverpool; Assizes last week for the murder.
An officer of the
Wing Hing
Both stood trial twice. In the said that heavy fog and a weak first trial they both appeared in light signal from Chillong Potat dock but after the jury had fail-were the causes of the disaster.
ed to
Concord to rescue
At 12.30 p.m. yesterday, HMS Concord left Hong Kong at full speed to aid the striken vessel.
She arrived off Chillang Point and started rescue stenfe- using three.
ngree they were retried The Captain of the Wing Hing at five p.m.
ordered the taip nuoridward-on operations- hour and 20 minutes after shefe boats, Brick Jagged rocks at Chilang Polat, 80 miles East of Kong
Ar
out yea-
An hour and a half Inter, 50 Hong survivors were safely on boar
Concord.
RAF OPERATIONS.
IN MALAYA
Singapore, February 13, British planes havo
All members of the crew, the increased their operations against terrorist three European officers and one
In concentrations
Malaya.
passenger abandoned ship on the <fficial spokesman today said that Wing Hing ifeboat, and went 20 surtles were carried es- ashore on Chilling Point. turday in various parts of th
Owners of the Wing Hing, the Federation, their main attacks be Ta Hing Shipping Company ing in the foothills near the road ported yesterday that their ship Trading to Cameron Highlands, a
was fully covered by insurance. holiday resort and military en- valeset centre, and in Johore, Six hours after the Wing Hing where the new type of bomber, struck Chiilang Point rocks, the Erigond, was used with great City of Kimberley sighted the abandoned ship; however, the could not offer assistance because she touched. bottom half-a-mile from the Wing ling, and im- mediately pulled away,
SLCCCES
A British rubber planter, Mr. H.N. Winter, was ambushed and kled by Communist guerilias to- day near Ipoh while carrying, payroll for hir Chinese labourers.
-Reuter.
Only the Captain and the radio optrato: remained on the ship
There were no casualtier. Early yesterday morning, Con- cord discharged the survivors at Fuel Jetty, in the Naval Oi
Hong Kong Harbour.
Later reports yesterday said pletely submerged, that the Wing-Hing won com
and that nu attempt would be made by the To Hing Company
to salvage the ship,
It is understood that the Cap tain of the Wing Hing, Mr. S.G. Halues, reported that the Chillans Paint beacon was not visible in
fog when his
ship the dense
struck shore rocks.
A member of the crew said yes- terday that the Wing Hing's bol- tom hull was ripped to pieces.
Further question on Dairy Farm workers' budget at Arbitration Tribunal
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(Continued From Page 1) Rico consumption
"The figure mentioned by Mr. Thomson was $204, Before this there was a budget for $294.35, That is apparently the budges Thomsen?" referred to by Mr.
Wes
this
Mr. Leung admitted that was correct.
"But how about those who amount was so small. Together spend more than 50?" asked Air. the budget with Major Chauvin Leung.
they worked out the gures the total and amended Mr. Black then turned his ques- Professor Robertson asked Mr. afresh tions to food und said that from Leung to answer the question put amount. enquiries he had made he was without putting a counter ques- Batisfied that, the quantity of rice tion. The question asked was consumed by the principal wor-quite simple, he said.
in the family appears to be Mr. Leung replied that cow correct or even under-stated.
Buk hands living at the form have to him that other mem-go to town to visit friends and asked Professor Robertson. seems to
Mr. Leung replied that bers of the family--the wife and relatives once In a while, say
budget
given by Major the cblid-do Bot consume sa once a week, much. Has anything been added
Chauvin. Mr. Black remarked that he
Mr. Thomson explained that' to the quantify for other mem- took it that the answer is "no." bors, such s relatives or de- Everybody has to incur travel- the budget for $294.35 is the ons pendents of the family?
Ing expenses. How about those corrected from $254.00, "May I ask Mr. Black whether of us (who paid double or moro! A worker carrying loads of 200 than double travelling expenses to 250 pounds of neat in the during the tram stoppage." sald course of his work, is over-eating Mr. Leung. when he consunies 30 cattles of 11 month?" asked Mr. Leung. Mr. Black replied that his question had nothing to do with what a Dalry Farm worker carries. He had already men tioned that as far as the prin- cipal worker Was his rice consumption was possi· bly under-slated.
Then,
if a wife. consumes 25 calties a manth, and a child 15 ́catules"a"month, that scale is only- very general," said Mr. Leung.
Mr. Black naked If it was cor. rect that due to the poor quality of ralion rice, the average worker did not cat It.
rice
concerned.
After Mr. Leung replied that that was correct, Mr. Black said that from enquiries he had made, hal had been led to believe that good! quality rice sujtable for the average office-worker could be obtained between 80 and 30 cents a.eatty, except possibly at times. Ike the Chinese New Year, when prices
Working wivos
WOS
The next budget, the one presented to the Tribunal,
Chinn published in the South Morning Fost on January 12, said to have been prepared by the Dairy Farm workers in con- sultation with Major Chauvin," said Mr. Thomson,
Mr. Leung asked what were the prices mentioned in this bud-
Mr. Black next asked whether, in the case of a family of three, the wife also works, and if so, whether on full time or part time,
Mr. Leung replied that very get. few of them work, and even Mr. Thomson enumerated the for the various items they do want to work they cannot figures find jobs.
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_This. concluded the questions from the Company's assessors, and the Arbitrator asked Mr. J. D. Thomson, the General Manager of the Dairy Form Company, what questions he wished to put to Mr. Loung.
Mr.
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THE CHINA MAIL,
TO clalms 48 during week
Forty-ight döntha" from tuberculosis werk resprded in the, weakended' Feßrukry :4; socarding to, the weekly Health Return released yoja terday,
Tolai deaths from the dia onse in the first 30 days of the year was 260.
Other, deaths in the wook under review includediyo from diphtheria, four, tepm enterio fever, and ode, éých". from dysentery, robles Cabin a) and whooping cough.
Tolst deaths in the same wook from all causap wan-262- as, against 1,202 birthk.”
Bitter hate
ESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1950,
Hong Kong Women's International Club annual meeting
Mrs. A. E. Matthews, chairman of the Hong Kong Women's International Club; told members at their annual meeting yesterday that their institution is filling a need and is providing a meeting place for the traditionally allen cultures of the East and Wait...
Lady Grantham, wife of the Governor, Sir Alexan- der Grantham, was present at the meeting in her capacity as Honoraty President.
Mrs. Matthews sold the values of Eastern and Western civilisation are being made to complement and ' reinforce rather than combat and destroy
campaign inch other in the Club. E. Germany
Presenting the Club's Anances the said that they appear to be la a sound state.
have been Berlin, February 13.
greatly augmented by generous Communist leaders whipped docations from the public, total- up a bitter hate campaign.ling $10,372. The Hong Kong against the United States and Britain in Soviet-occupied Easi Germany today.
It was the dfth anniversary, of the destructive bombing of Dres- dien, ancient centre of German culture, by fleets of Amèrican and British planes.
Royal Air Force records of the February 13-15,
air raids wero *** not made public, but news ac
thep that the counts indicated raids were intended to assist the army of Soviet Marshal Georgi Zhukov, advancing from the East.
In the ruins of the old Saxon capital today, all strent traffic was ordered stopped for one minute of silence at noon
Communist organizations to all other towns and villages of the Russian zone sponsored "Roniem- ber Dresden” observancés.
Jockey Club beatles mimetary donations sise gave us a piano to belp us in our entertainment of Services Personnel,” she said.
Talking about Club activities the chairman säld that in viaw, of the opening of the Chearc darvices Club the Hong Kong
Women's International Club har decided to restrict ita catering 'to the "forces' to wblaż drives and dances, alternately every Thursday evening.
there functions are the Club's contribution to Forces Welfare,"
the declared.
She then thanked all workers for the Club for their efforts during the past year.
The 1st of voluntary helpers contains 75
''The Soviet Army's official for the year 1940 newspaper, Targliche Bunds- nomes.
chau" told the 20,000,000 East. Cermans, "Destroyed Dresden re- minds you-fight against the jin- perialistic robber."
the
Dresden's Mayor wrote chief Communist Party organ, "Neues Deutschland," that the
Anglo-American ralds killed 30;-- 000 civilians but had "not been a military necessity,"
SPORTS IN BRIEF
Aspen, Colorado, February 12. Argentina's two entries for the Championships, beginning here to- Alpine events in the World Ski morrow, were lost-minute ar- Arivals last night.
Mayor Walter Wedaver added: "For this dreadful deed, wo shall remember the American and English warmongers again again. We wish tirelessly to re
and
call this horrible destructive work to all Germans who have beon bought by Wall Street and have become traitor to your German futhorland."
In London, the Foreign Office sald British
American and planes bombed Dresden Ava years ago to give support to advancing Rumian, kroppe The spokesman commented on the campaign of hate against the United States and Britate in the "Kemember Dresden" observances being sponsored throughout the Russian zone of Eastern Germany,
They are Carlos Eiras, aged 18, and Luis de Rider, both of De Ridder is n Buenos Aires. student at Utah University-Reu- ter.
Reminders
„Today...
HK Rotary Club, film screening. Roof Garden, HK Hotel, 12.30
Urban Council meeting GPO
Bldg., 4.10 p.m. European YMCA, Bridge Drive,
B p.m.
HQLF Sergeants Mess, Whist Drive, Queen's Rond, East, 8 p.m.
HK Society for the Protection of Children, annual Chinese New Your Party (Kowloon Brnhch)
British Council sponsored lecture
on "English Social History" by Mr. G. B. Endacott, Coun- cit Library, 5.30 p.m. Shanghai Kedah Plantations Ltd., annual meeting 001-008 Marina House, 12 noon Kowloon Union Church Women's
Guild meeting 10 am.
Whist Cheere Services Club,
Drive, 8 pm.
Coming Events
TOMORROW
HK Amateur Radio Transmiting Society, meeting at China Fleet Club theatre, 5.30 p.m. Toc meeting, 39, Macdonnel
Noad, 8.30 p.m. European YMCA Women's Sec-
ton, What Drive, .10.a.m.
and European, YMCA. Debating
Discussion Group meeting,
T
8.45 p.m.
·
THURSDAY Kowloon Rotary Club, Luncheon,
Peninsula Hotel, 12.30 p.m. HK Stage: Club, radio excerpts from The Chiltern Hundreds" British Council weekly flim show, Helena May Institute, 5.30 HK Women's International Club, Valentine Dance for Services, 7.30 p.m.
Basle, February 12. The Edmonton MercurYE, of
ended their tour Canada, Switzerland by beating the Swiss pational team 8-E with period, Y's scores of 4-1, 2-0 and 3-1, at an ice-hackey match here today.
Men's Club, luncheon at Roof Garden, HK Hotel, 12.45
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"At the Yalta conferéncs. It
Geneva, February 12. was decided the Western Allica
The Yugnalas football tour would give all possible ticilcat | Zagreb Dynpinos today beat a support to the advancing Russian Swiss selection at Lausanne by Rafael Sabatini, master of forces," the spokesman said three goals to zero, having scored swashbuckling, remantle "Drezden was the main communi- once before half-time.
the Saarbrucck died today at a hotel here.. cations centre for the defending At Lucerne,
armies.
Club bent Lucerne by four goals was 75. United Press, -the - German-people-should-repare before the interval-Reuter.
member the German bombing of Warsaw on September 12, 1933): which started the whole chalo of, events."--Associated Press.
which came to a total of $333.35.1 German king of bomblag, to one after each side had scored
"Is that correct, Mr. Leung? asked Mr. Thomson."
"That is correct," replied Mr.
Leung.
The
Three budgets
first
SPA SHO
London, February 12, Ireland's Rugby team to meet Scotland in Dublla on February 25 was chosen today as follows!
G. Norton (Rangers): W.D. AN. (North Ireland),
Phipps (Ireland), (Thesiyn: Paric), M. Lane (Unl vernity College, Carks; J. W. Kýle R. Belfast), (Queen's
own);
T. Clifford Roung Munster, McKibbja.
Müller (Old Belvedere), (D.
then Arbitrator
said feasar Robertson suho read from it Thomsan asked Mr. Leung if it was a fact that the there were in all three budgets as follows
"With regard to the questions budget before the Tribuna! was before him. The
raised by, you this morning. 1.hez the thied budget that the Dairy Put forward by Mr. Thomson as
documentary evidence, 61. what to inform you that was very Farm workere had prepared.
discussed on January 4. astonished to read in the South Mr. Leung asked what budget That would be Exhibit ope. China Morning Post yesterday Carroli Mr. Thomson was referring to Mr Loung. interrupted and regarding the alleged. and sald that he had
Was
never said he had never seen the bud-1 to members of the FRTTITOR Leung up. "Is this correct, Mr. | brought up any family budget get of January 4 and would like Union at Pokfulam of $15,700. {todians)JE. Nelson (Malone).
be, asked.
before..
to see it.
.
The truth is
tually lent any money whatsoever | £1.
Dublin), be and
"I don't think Mé. Black np- Mr. Thomson then explained The budget was passed on to preciates rice," replied Mr. Leung. that on January 4 this year re- Mr. Loung,
and after. **If Mr. Black cats rice he will be presentatives of the Dairy Farm his colleagues had studied it for able to choose between grades workers, and he bad a discussion a while, he was asked by Pro selling say at 80 cents, a catty his office, at which Mr. Leung fessor Robertson if he could iden- and that selling at $1.12 a catty, and he will be able to say which brought up a. budget for $187.35, lify it.
but which after discussion was kind he prefers,"
The Arbitrator, Interrupted increased to $208.90.
asked he equld see by saying thill it 14 not #QJOR- Mr. Leung tion of what Mr. Black prefers two hudgets monlloged by
to eat but what he wanita Ja a
******
BUL "no to the question
Mr. Thomsor
Maloney (University Colleg
J.S. McCarthy | (Dol- phins), D.J. O'Brien (London Irish), JW Mckay (Queen's University, Belfast)-Reuter.
is that I have not se- to any member of the DUK
"As reported to you in January, 1849, the roamper of the store, Mr. Tai Kiu, bad lent $1,895. prior to that date, and the interval om "This budget was prepared these loans was 10 per cent flat
Copenhagch, February 12, before there was any discussion rate, but after your advice in
Denmark
the ballroom won about arbitration. It is not January 1949, this practice, was complete budget," Explained entirely discontinued, and the dancing contest against Britain Mr. Leung.
store manager sings that date has and Austria by one and a half points" "here" tonight. The total Continuing the Arbitrator said made no further loans. The
alor explained to Mr.
My Own
-ahars in this store is Ecores were Denmark. 572, Bri- Leung that what Mr. Thomson the second budget, the one pre- pared in association with Major
only one quarter, and the busi Lain 470-1/2, Australia 316.
The British team was, first in replied Mr. Leung had said was that on JanuaryChauvin totalling $204.35, would ness is run and managed by one the walls; the slow.foxtrot and Black remarked that his badget was prosetiled to him for bo Exhibit Two,
Mr. information came from workers 8187.30 but the amount of the The third budget, which was according to whose calcisions, the quickstopptralia scored he had known for a long time, same budget was later changed presented at the frat hearing the total credit for goods recely heavily in the Vienna waltz and and whom he could trust, to $208.00.
of the Tribunal, would be Ex-ed by all members of our Com the tango-Rute Od'the item of 3 mouth for. "No
presented. We hibli Three, budget was cost of transportation in the only asked for $90 a month special workers budget, Mr. Black said allowance, sald Mr. Leung
"No budget was presented then, be assumed this item would be eliminated in the case, of farm and no discussion; togk place?' hands vias du the farm, and asked Fressor Robertson? No. those workers provided with ace commoration by the Company.
Me."
Budget handed in
A fourth, the budget published $3,002.40. This is made up as
in the "South China Morning Post," would be 'Exhibit Four.
Mr. Thomson then said there was one matter to which he would like to refer, which to him was very important. It is the queda tion of loans to the Dairy workers, which was brought up at the last houring. The procee dings as reported in the. Prose He handed the budget to the and in the official minutes -men- Arbitrator.
Mr. Thomson then said he would hand this parilawar bud.
got in me, pecuminotary evidence,
The second budget from
from the Tam-son,
workers was banded to him on
5 or 4, maid Mr. Thomson January The amount of that budget wa
was $254 and some odd conts
On that occasion.. Major Chau
Mr. Thoms him, telephone telling him that the workers had brought their family budget for a mum of $254, that he had had disur -and."-that, giftar sion with them, a otrufial ting certain
Was an expert on the mah amount of the budg
creased to $195.g.
In Assed in this was:cop Koning, repli UREDI
Narin a
pany up to February 8, 1980, in follow Dairy Farm'
Union
• members K Graziers Union mem-
berabe Kunboys «.coolles ind
dalrymen
Total There
Moscow, February 12. The women's World Speed Skating Championships ware -con- 1.101.8sued home togay when Soylet
La no interest – charged toned the name of one, Cheuk on outstanding account
as being involved in
"I earnestly: hopa "that" making Joana amounting to $63,200 Luna interrupted
competitors, again dominated mat- I bera: Tutlänne. Karelina" of: UESR, Suran that, 2003, matres by A min $149.25, with – Bioma) Zhukaya, 455-3o of the Ussa.. macond, in 1. qužn
52 seca. And Olima. Akileva, of 93,002.40 | the USSR, third-in-1-min, 62.4. Soviet skaters had, won both eventa yesterday (the '500 and be possible for you and the Arbi- 3,000 metres)-Router
more lavexizito the tale facial Av
Aviv, February 12.3. Mr. Hare Mrc
from the workgre of the femisto crătorish, sportsmen : the world He said the amount ant by to row. daylight on this; al- overshab-bied-vited to partici Chauk Tam-WÒN: was only to legation- the cow hands, and the amount he letter concluded with
pate in the third Maccablan ganes which are due to begin in was S12,700
· rosteript, that the wri James Yiraal on Septembljer 37. nothing about the sum of $47.000 225 game ponsored by the bott to have chat to the city Maccabi World Unions are run on the lines of the Olympic Games and events include athletics, ba- BlogSUNGfencing, ng, shooting, „steleme - Pope-laven tennis and
and out the remade $47300 Chou Ten har
to do with Thomson. v.
He had nothing to do with Ic at all." replied Mr Leung
Leiter on subject:gun
Workorg
Protetor
was the point raised by: Mri lowo Cheuk
•Min, Thomson then said he had | guskiló
| recolved a letter on Did" fühJGEN.
whichylie would hånd over to thời háveg Arbitrator "It was addressed-
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