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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, APRIL 14, 1050.
British Council still operating
in Red China
Courtesy, and consideration characterised the Com- munist treatment of the head of the British Council in China who will lopra Hong Kong today for England on the RMS Carthage. She is Miss Linda Greer, who reached Hong Kong from Peking and Tientsin last week en route home on retirement..
In an interview yesterday, Miss Greer sald flie Communists have. imposed no restrictions on Bri- tish Council werk in China, al- though they have ordered the suspenaton of all United State: Information Service activities.
British Council libraries remain.
in Shanghai, Nanking andd open Peking, and lectures, film shows and other cultural activities con- tinue to draw fairly representa- ilve
crowds.
Iss Greer said she had orl ginally planned to leave China on the General Gordon, but willing- ly changed her mind when she received permission to proceed to Tientsin to catch a Hong Kong- bound ship from there. Permi- sian was granted before news of Gordon's flaxto reached
the
Shanghal.
In her application she asked the Communis authorities if she could visit Peking, which she had not seen since 1948. She said It was not important that she co there, and she would understand To If permission were denied. her surprise, she encountered no difficulty whatever in securing a carte binelie to spend as many days as she wished in the ancient sapitul.
Peace in Peking Mixo Greer was enthusiastic about Peking under the Com- munists. She said the city was woll administered, clean, and still lovely' place in which to tive,
She said there was pence there, and the people appeared to be quite contented. There was law and order-much more law and order than in 1048 when it was still under the Nationalists.
Miss Greer sald many Chinese friends came to see her, and she thoroughly enjoyed her 10-day stay. There was no question of
any anti-British altitude, because she
nothing but encountered courtesy, consideration and kind ress.
She did not meet any Communi- ist oficials because her position as head of the British Council in Ching was not, an official capacity. However, she stayed with British Consular representatives in Pelc- ing and felt they were leading normal, unrestricted lives."
The foreign community in Fek- ing appeared satisfied and not anxious to leave.
Miss Greer said she left Peking profoundly impressed with its cleanliness, orderliness, and quiet.
MISS LINDA GREER
Personalia
Departures from the Peninsula Wednesday included Hotel on Mr. and Mrs. A. Swanfeldt, Mrs. Mrs. J. M. II. B. McBirney, Cojuangco, Mrs. S.S. Papu, Miss S. Park, Messrs. S. W. G. Lehoian; V, N. Williams, Jefe Günd-Kasein and M. Boonchouye.
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Among the now arrivals at the Wednesday Peninsula Hotel on were Mr. and Mrs. R. Lin, Mrs. W. II. Barrington, Mrs. D. Bum stead, Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Bratide, Messrs. E. Wodak, P. J. Elzkorn. A. Bland-Calder, R. D. Fredine, G. E. Lyoyd and A. Sherman.
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Correspondence
The Editor takes no reprourit lity for views expressed in litlers by correspondents, and by ne means Megyeidrily"" adresa ““kich! them.
SATY
'EYE-WITNESSES
NWANTED
gir-May Tup permitted tha at your correspondence columns for the purpose of an appeal to any of your readers who may be able to assist me?
At approximately 5.00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 15, this year, my father, Mr. T. F. llwang. was crossing Des Voeux Hond at the Pedestrian” crosslög, run ning between Mosace, Jardine, Matheson & Co.'s offices on the South and the Post Omlee on the Worth, his route "being from the South side towards the Post Ofice, when he was struck by francar and received Injuries frein which he died the next morning.
ACCUSED SENTENCED TO DEATH
FOR TIGER
MANSIONS MURDER
The penalty of death by hanging was meted out
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to In Kwai yau, 26-year-old unemployed, by Mr. E.H. Williams, Acting Chief" "Justice, yesterday at the Criminal Sessions for murder.
p, who still protested his innocence, remained stoically calm, however.. The jury of five men and two women returned the unanimous yer- dict after a half-hour deliberation.
at
The prisoner was found guilty parted from the scene by the
luter?
KAI TAK TOPICS
the RM Carthage,__,
He is going to England for a nine-month furlough.
of Having taken part in a robbery time the stabbing occurred, the Mr. O. Hamilton, Kal Tak Alf- the Tiger Bali basions, defence argued, and it could not port Manager, will leave for "the Causeway Bay, on October 20, be said that he had a common United Kingdont this morning in last year, in the course of which intent with the others.
The atcused in his dwn gefence Hardener, Law Shu-fon, war fatally stabbed and died two days afected to say nothing..
The jury was exempted from] Mr. John McNell, instructed service for a period of one year by Mr. I. W. Gunter, defended by the Acting Chief Justice at the the accused. The prosecution was trial's conclusion. conducted by Mr. A. Hooton,. Crown Counsel, assisted by De
Sub-Inspector CAA. tective Nicol,
To date the Pollee have been undble to locate eye-witnesses although at such a busy crossing there must have been many; and
are anxious
In the course of the trial, as we, his family, re learn the true circumstances of Crown Counsel acquainted the the accident, I appeal to any of jury with the legal doctrine that your readers who may have when a person is killed during Wibiessed the accident to com- the commission of a crimp in- municate with me c/o, Tho volving violence, all the persons Edilor, China Mail." I need taking part in the crime in ques- hardly Any that we shall be tion are guilty of murder by eternally grateful for any assis- virtue of common intent, tance that may be forthcoming. Eafel blow unnecessary
Your talthfully,
It was unnecessary, in order H. N. Y. HWANG,
to bring about the conviction of a member of the band, for hum to have actually struck the fatal blow.
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NECTAR OF THE GODS Sir, I read, with amusement an article in your paper of the It was recUM“ 1.12th, in which
mended, in a talk at the Rotary Clab, to help relieve the present water shortage in the Colony by substituting it with "Nectar of the Gods. If it is campaign of e local Wine Market here to create a boop (pic) for their business, They
have Certainly chosen a most opportune moment to launch such a campaign; but, though am far from being an authority on the subject, I cannot quite conceive hole shy kind of wine, though as delicious as may seera, can take the place of water, which is really Nature's
Messra. Abgar L. Tong, P.C. Crespigy and 3. Grafalda arrivedDrink in the Colony yesterday by CPA from Manila;
Messrs. JP. Webster M.
Moffatt, Jones, G. Wong, N.R. P.D. Davis and Lin Teck arrived, here from Bangkok yesterday by CPA.
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Mrs. W.J. Cater, Mr. and Mrs. W.H.F. Coates, Mr. and Mrs. M. Etheringon, Messrs. J.M. Adam Kim Yu-cho and Kwon Pil-iyu left for Inchon and Tientsin yes terday by the ss. Poyong,
Mrs. H.M. James, Mrs. H. G. H. The old painces, the national Ankerom and Miss H.F. Hafford. treasures, the parks and орен spaces were well-kept. She was left for Yokohama yesterday by curious before she arrived how the ss. Pakhol.
the Communists- -were-treating The U.S. State Department yes, terday announced the transfer of
but she left convinced they
could not be in
them.
otter hands. be in botter lo Tientsin, Miss Greer said, Mr. Paul H. Pearson from Hon
the saw a lot of destruction. Kong to Munich,
Germany, of
& very
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Requirements for aviation pilot's licence
All aviation pilots who are
Mr. Max Oxford: Deputy Direc- or of Civil Aviation, will look after the airport matters fluting Mr. Hamilton's absence. *મ
The Far Eastern Flying, and Training School is the only place in the Colony where "Link" train- Ing facilities are to be found.
Installed in the private offled
of Mr. A. S. Halls, the training facullies include A small sto enclosed cockplt big anough to hold u student pilot and necessary flying equipments.
The "Link" tralper is still tha
blind dying.
holding British Airline Trans basic trailer for Instrument and port Pilot's Licence will be re- quired to undergo cortain new training requirements in order to be qualified for flying air line transports.
.of
Court Brevities
Summoned for managing a school without a licence and for
In an information circular re-1 In bis closing address to the Jury, Grown Countel had pointcently issued to different Bying ed out that from certain state- organs in the Colony, the Depart- ments made by the prisoner to ment of Civil Aviation said that the police after his arrest near- there were proposals for the now ly two months after it was regulations to be Introduced later clear he did take part in the this year (subject to the issua
employing an unregisterel robbery concerned.
the Hong Mr. MacNellf for the defenceng Kong Air Navigation teacher,. Yung Chik-pem, df
Nguu Cha Wan Road, "wos" - collonded that there was no
the new requirem minded by Mr. James Wicks at prove for the airline transport evidence whatsoever to
Kowloon yesterday for hearing that Tp was actually present a licence, the DCA stated that ap- on Aprli 20..
woman the Tiger Balm mansions that plicants for the licence must be Chah Wai-chan.
less than 21
of age. Feary
Teacher, was also summoned for morning.
They must have hours of tenching without a licence, nying experience. .05 Mots in fly-? Mr. A: S. C. Còmber will re-
present both defendants, Ing machines, including:
hours (a) 100 urs of night dying
Assuming that the accused had in fact been present some time at the place, he had already de-
Chicken thief sent to gaol
not
(b) 250 hours of flying as pilot" in charge (this including 100
10
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Hearing of the case against hours cross-country dying. 25 Gunner. Calin Scott Brown, aged hours of night
hours of flying ding six 20; 34 Light' Anti-Alreroft Re-
the
with robbery Cross Ciment, charged months);
with violence, Was fixed" for country flying as second pilot in Afril 24 By Mr, T. X. d'Almada
requiring more at Kowloon yesterday. Convicted on a charge of re-flylog machines
The paldier was alleged to celving 51 stolen chickens from than one pilot (unters' ho has a the Government Experimental lying as pilot-in-charge): (0) 75 nssistant, of a wilat watch,
total of 200 hours cross country have
robbed Cheung Ho, ́NAAFI Poultry Farm in Sheungshui hours of aving solely by reference squntain pen and s Jackeet Gen- Tow? Is there any suggestion as on April 8, Chan Yuk-kwon, to Instruments (a masinin f 25 taining $39 in King's Park on to how this wastage could be 18-year-old unemployed, was hours Link trainme naybe, ac- March 16.
three months cepted towards this "otal:) saved? Don't tell me "Nectar of sentenced to
The amount of water concumed by the population in the Colony, compared with' Its other means of usage is, I am sure, small percentage. What about its wastage in the washing of cars, lorries, and the watering of lawns and gardens, just to mention
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the Gods" again! This must have hard labour by Mr. F. X. appeared ridiculous to other d'Almada at Kowloon yester- readers,, as it did to myself, ot day. the, very idea!
M. M. O.
Embezzler Sentenced
Was
Robbers sentenced
Six of the eight robbers who 122 wrist watches from 11
乩
Tse-ming. aged 50. 022 Fload, was fined $350 by
CaAlmada at Kowloon yd
Mr. terday for operating a massage establishment without a leade Krided by Inspector G. Daylit on Wednesday evening, establishment had 13 rooms, tour hath poms, Nine girls wern its employ..
On the application of Detective- Inspector Watson, the charge against Yeung Kim-ming, aged
document was withdrawn and The eight were found guilty Yeung was discharged by Mr. J.
Evidence
adduced that during the night of April 8-9, thei! high breed chickens were stolen from the Form and were located the next day' at the Kung- LI Poultry Market. Waterloo Road looted whostructions word given by the Hillwood Road,second floor.
taken for sale among other things police to the Market to retain on November 25 last year defendant when ho returned, were each given eight years the chickens, valued a hard labour and 12 strokes Wher
obe
he witness alleged, was giver
as advance.
stone. to six months hard labour by $150 as
Defendant, pleading not guilty Mr. Reynolds at Central to a charge of theft of the chic met and two women of robbery Reynolds at Centrul yesterday, yesterday.
maid that while travelling kenis 00.6 truck frum Taipo to Kow with aggravation, and accordingly Defendant was charged with foon, he was asked by a man to sentenced By Mr. Justice Gould, session of a forged bank draft the Bank of Commerco, Ordető- the embezzlement of $3,216.00
They Chung Yuk-hang, Leej
Lou Fu-yuen, Linwood, Mississipi, for US$500. from woman, Chan Hal, at 34 look after the chickens for him Senilor Pulsne Judge. All denied purporting to have been Issued by Des Voeux Road West, ground and that he was asked by him to the allegations auginst them. Boor, in October last year:
Yam Hing-ful and
Pleading guilty to a charge ming, aged 34, was sentenced
Many wracked buildingt had Consul. reports Associated Press of embezzlement, Yeung Tak-$510, were brought in, defendant, yesterday at the Criminal Ses-3, for the possession of a forgod
not been repaired, and a lot of from Washington.
desolation was evident.
WEDDING DRESSES FOR AIRWOMEN
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Inspector Hung for the prose cutlon said that defendant was! employed by complainant as at accountant and cashier in her rice
She saw no reason to suppos that the British Council's work in China would eventually be restricted by the new Govern ment. The authorities seemed to
Two wedding dresses have been realise, she felt, that the Council's functions were non-political.
obtained by the Far East Miss Greer is returning to Eng. Force for the use of airwomen Iand after two years in China, who may marry during their tour Before she came here she was of duty in the Command, salt beadmistress of Lady. Margaret an official announcement yester Hall, Cambridge. She is a well dhe two dresses are of different design, in white figured satin, complete with veil and coronet
A month with free board and lodg wreath tee of $5 to cover the cost of provided. On October 14 last year; defendant left the shop cleaning. As charged for the lonnnd was not set agait until he of these wedding outfiti.
was arrested.
known lecturer an economics.
HK CHINESE MANUFACTURERS UNION MEETING
Mr. Shum Choy-woh was re- elected Chairman of the Hong Kong Chineso Manufacturers Union, at a meeting of the Union
of orange, blossom,
FORTHCOMING
WEDDING
shop.
Defendant was paid $80 per
After defendant had absconded, complainant made a check of the books and the money in the safe, trusted to defendant. The money in the safe was en
collect the money.
Tspector E. C. Sharp Shaungahul prosecuted.
PRINCE OF WALES BANNER COMPETITION
Sau-hing,
Kul-ng-
was charged with
TWA others Liu) Sang-lap Fire in British
freighter
and Yam Hin-ching, were given three years for counsel- ling and procuring various of
A fire, which broke out in The items taken from the pres the coal bunker of the 83. mises concerned were 101 men'
lasted more than 10 The winner of the Prince of wrist watches; 21 ladies wrist Yearby, Inste
Banner Wales
Competition watches, one goldfinger ring, hours in Kowloon Bay yeste for the year 1949/1950 is the HK850 and USE,”
Part of the 100% was recovered The British freighter with some 17th Kowloon (La Salle Col- inside a disused air raid tunnel: 9,000 tons of bulk wheat graived which is under Mr. A. Lonsdale, Crown Coun- here from the Stralis 'yesterday legef Troop the charge of Group Scout sel prosecured assisted by Deteo afternoon. As she was-stemming yesterday to elect gmcials for the been announced af Lance Cor- The forthcoming weddings have
master the Rev. Brother Casive aspector T. Hidden The Into Harbour, her master, MA alan and Scoutmaster Henry accused were not legally repre. Page, reported that a fire broke
sented. Ma ensuing year.
Mr. Tat-chee and Mr. K. L. poral Ronald Cochrane of the
It was then found that This Troop won the Banner for Hau the two outgobig Vice- Royal Military Police, Victoria Chairmen, are also re-elected Barracks, and Frivate Jane Mor- $3,218.80 was
The winner of the banger har Members of the new Committee row Guilbert of the Women's plainant tried to find defendant the second year in succession.
bo called
The were Messrs. Richard Der, Chow Royal Army Corps, 39 Macdon- but without success: Complain-
Governor's Troop." Cham-Kwang, Wong Tuk-sau, noll Road; and Guy de Rod, bark ant then made a report to the the bonour to bo
The Banner will be presented to |.... Woo T-ching. "Leung Chung- agent, of 8 Forfer Road, and Malas police hing, Chin Chiu-ting and Chan Gilberto Priscilla Degroad, of 24 Nothing was heard of delen- the 17th Kowloon Troop by the Kwaishing.
Macdonnell Rood.
dant until April when há re- | Gövdrier bathe Scouts turned from Macao. On arrival, George's Day Parade on April 22 the poiled werd waiting“ for: `hìm and he was arrested.
HELPS PREVENT TOOTH DECAY
IPANA
IPANA
Com-
In a statement to the police defendant said that he hoid absconded with the money rid had lost it in Macao gambling He was now without money and ralurged to the Colopy to foo for work, S
BROTHERS ROCK BUOY MISSING The salvage tug Frosty Moller returned to port yesterday from Macho waters and reported that the Brothers Rock Buoy was not Insight. A PRE
Mr. P. R. Dixon, master of the
Ja statement from the dock, defendant bald that he yielded to Moller tuff, declared that he he rudder temptation and look the loved it must have sunk, money. He was sorry, for what The Frosty Moller afflyed hete ho had done and promised-not recently from Okinawa, with the
KEA Lindu Moller, in towin to do it again. S
TAI HANG JEWELLERY Wholesalers of CUT DIAMONDS
out in a bunker. .......
The revassel-vas directed to Kowloon Bay where she was met. by Bre. Bosta. Though the be was not serious, it was not con- pletely put out uptli 12 dctobe
There is the Arst visit of the. worn.British steamer,
Price control offenders fined
number or persons
the "Justice"; of "the Price:Court at Central yesterday charged in on summonses of over-charging
RMS CORFU And-failing to. love price tags str tached to the commodities dis-
RMS Corfu is due played for sale is their shops:
Mr. H. Bittinn, Chief Intnde rivere on May 13 for of the Price Control: Office, United Kingdom. prosecuting, told the court that jinder the comman
drive was under way to die. 4.S. Parker, let Southampton courage these practices therphs on April 7, Pawongers who giving the public a fairer 'deat is will disembark
The three persons summoned ny. were fined in amounts ranging arre from 1300 10:1250,
FRESH FISH PRICES
thì. Toài" Kh Kannady, Tow? Wel
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